Trump Bets Big On Crypto Stocks With Fresh Q1 Buys

A fresh government ethics disclosure has revealed that Donald Trump and his family made a series of purchases in crypto-linked equities during the first quarter of 2026, adding positions in Coinbase $COIN, MARA Holdings $MARA, and Strategy $STRC to their portfolio.

What the Filing Shows

The disclosure was filed with the Office of Government Ethics using a standard 278-T form and covers all securities transactions over $1,000 made by Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, and any dependent children.

Coinbase was the most frequently traded crypto stock in the filing, with nine separate purchase entries. The largest of those came on February 10 and was valued between $100,001 and $250,000.

Trump also reported two purchases of MARA Holdings, the bitcoin mining company, with both transactions coming in under $50,000.

Strategy, the digital asset treasury company formerly known as MicroStrategy, saw the most complex activity. The family made eight separate transactions involving Strategy's Class A shares, both buying and selling during the quarter, with the largest Strategy purchase on February 12 valued between $50,001 and $100,000.

Broader Context

The filing, posted May 14, spans 113 pages and covers more than 3,600 securities transactions between January and late March 2026. Crypto-related trades represent only a slice of that total activity, which also included positions in Nvidia, Microsoft, Oracle, and other large-cap names.

Trump has made crypto-friendly policy a signature of his second term, replacing the leadership of the Securities and Exchange Commission with officials more favorable to the industry, creating crypto reserves through executive orders, and pushing Congress to pass the industry's regulatory wishlist.

Purchases of Coinbase $COIN, Robinhood, and SoFi sit inside an active pro-crypto policy window, a detail that has drawn scrutiny from ethics watchdogs who note the overlap between the administration's legislative agenda and the family's personal investment activity. The disclosure satisfies current reporting law, yet it widens an already active debate over executive-branch trading rules.

Sources:
Trump Family Bought Coinbase, Strategy, and MARA Shares in Q1 - CoinCentral
Trump Pivots From Bonds to Buying Hundreds of Individual Corporate Stocks - Sludge
Trump ethics filing reveals thousands of trades tied to U.S. stocks - NBC News