Crypto.com gave $1 million to Trump's inauguration and $10 million to MAGA Inc. before an SEC dismissal
Reporting and findings
- reported
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.
- Associated Press: How a Trump Media deal with a crypto firm exposes potential conflicts of interestSections ‘SEC Investigation’ and ‘Hunting for new partners’; donation recipients and months, March 27 dismissal, and later venture chronology
- U.S. Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act Database: Foris DAX, Inc. 2024 year-end lobbying contribution reportContribution #0; $1,000,000, December 16, 2024, Trump Vance Inaugural Committee, Inc.
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: Trump Media Group CRO Strategy announces digital-asset treasury transactionExhibit 99.1; August 2025 CRO Strategy transaction terms
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: Trump Media & Technology Group Form 8-K reporting mutual termination of CRO Strategy business combinationItem 1.02; mutual termination effective August 7, 2026
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025Director and beneficial-ownership sections identifying Donald Trump Jr.'s Trump Media role
Summary and current status
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.
Donations and enforcement closure reported; CRO business combination terminated August 7, 2026
People and organizations
- Trump Vance Inaugural Committee, Inc.$1 million contribution recipient
- MAGA Inc.$10 million contribution recipient
- Securities and Exchange Commissionagency that formally dismissed its investigation
- Trump Media Group CRO Strategy, Inc.joint venture
- Trump Media & Technology Group Corp.later commercial partner
- Crypto.compolitical donor and later commercial counterparty
- Donald J. Trumpsitting president and beneficiary of trust-held Trump Media shares
- Donald Trump Jr.son and Trump Media director
Relationships in this file
- Crypto.comgave $1 million on December 16, 2024Trump Vance Inaugural Committee, Inc.
- Crypto.comgave $10 million in February 2025MAGA Inc.
- Securities and Exchange Commissionformally dismissed investigation on March 27, 2025Crypto.com
- Crypto.comentered a later-terminated CRO treasury agreement after political contributionsTrump Media & Technology Group Corp.
- Donald J. Trumpson and director of the Trump-branded public media companyDonald Trump Jr.
Money trail
paymentTrump Vance Inaugural Committee contribution$1,000,000 - Paid by / source
- Crypto.com
- Received by
- Trump Vance Inaugural Committee, Inc.
paymentMAGA Inc. contribution$10,000,000 - Paid by / source
- Crypto.com
- Received by
- MAGA Inc.