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Crypto.com gave $1 million to Trump's inauguration and $10 million to MAGA Inc. before an SEC dismissal

Date
2025-12-16
Entry type
crypto-regulatory-sequence
Current status
Donations and enforcement closure reported; CRO business combination terminated August 7, 2026

The dated sequence is $1 million to the inaugural committee, $10 million to MAGA Inc., a March 27 SEC dismissal, and a later-terminated Trump Media venture.

Entities and roles

Relationships in this file

  1. Crypto.comgave $1 million on December 16, 2024Trump Vance Inaugural Committee, Inc.
  2. Crypto.comgave $10 million in February 2025MAGA Inc.
  3. Securities and Exchange Commissionformally dismissed investigation on March 27, 2025Crypto.com
  4. Crypto.comentered a later-terminated CRO treasury agreement after political contributionsTrump Media & Technology Group Corp.
  5. Donald J. Trumpson and director of the Trump-branded public media companyDonald Trump Jr.

Money trail

  1. paymentTrump Vance Inaugural Committee contribution$1,000,000
    Paid by / source
    Crypto.com
    Received by
    Trump Vance Inaugural Committee, Inc.
    realized · 2024-12-16 · observedPopulation Crypto.com contribution to Trump Vance Inaugural Committee, Inc.Period 2024-12-16 to 2024-12-16Basis Use Crypto.com's signed LD-203 report for the exact amount, date, and payee.Limits Political contribution, not a personal payment to Trump or Donald Trump Jr. and not proof of causation for the later agency or business decisions.Open cited evidence
  2. paymentMAGA Inc. contribution$10,000,000
    Paid by / source
    Crypto.com
    Received by
    MAGA Inc.
    realized · 2025-02-28 · observedPopulation Crypto.com contribution to MAGA Inc. reported by APPeriod 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28Basis Use AP's recipient-level amount and month; the report does not publish the exact February day.Limits Month-bounded political contribution, not a personal payment to Trump or Donald Trump Jr. and not proof of causation for the later agency or business decisions.Open cited evidence

Claims and evidence

  1. factreported

    AP reported that Crypto.com gave $1 million to Trump's 2025 inaugural committee in December 2024 and $10 million to MAGA Inc. in February 2025, before the Securities and Exchange Commission formally dismissed its investigation on March 27. Crypto.com later entered the Trump Media CRO treasury agreement, which the parties terminated in August 2026; AP did not establish that the contributions caused the regulatory or commercial outcomes.