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Politics & Government

Trump family's cryptocurrency started trading this week

By Maria Aspan,

Steve Inskeep

Published September 3, 2025 at 4:00 AM CDT

The Trump family's World Liberty Financial cryptocurrency started trading this week, highlighting the extraordinary degree to which the First Family is trying to profit from being in the Oval Office.

Politics & Government

Maria Aspan

Maria Aspan is the financial correspondent for NPR. She reports on the world of finance broadly, and how it affects all of our lives.

Steve Inskeep

Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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