On-chain analytics firm Arkham: Trump wallet traced, holds a thousand Ether
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Arkham: Trump Holds One Thousand Ether
The online analysis agency Arkham tweeted that it has identified the Ethereum wallet of former U.S. President Trump, with total assets worth $2.82 million, including:
ETH: 1,535 coins, approximately $2.79 million
WETH: 15.9 coins, approximately $28,000
MATIC: 3,421 coins, approximately $2,120
WETH: 12.6 coins
Donald Trump’s crypto holdings are now on Arkham.
We believe @realDonaldTrump owns the wallet 0x94845333028B1204Fbe14E1278Fd4Adde46B22ce
This is supported by information from his financial statement filed on August 14th. pic.twitter.com/SHZ3kxrnOe
— Arkham (@ArkhamIntel) August 16, 2023
Prior reports from Fortune, Bloomberg, and other foreign media cited financial documents indicating that Trump's Ether holdings were valued between $250,001 and $500,000.
Recap: Former U.S. President Trump's Financial Reports Exposed: Real Estate Income in the Hundreds of Millions, Holding Ether
However, the Washington-based Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, CREW, on August 14, released certified full financial disclosure reports, showing a wallet value of $2,806,341.
Arkham emphasized that the wallet they found closely matched the balance of crypto assets in the financial disclosure, and the wallet was also related to the previous NFT project "CollectTrumpCards."
Recap: Trump Launches NFT Project with a Total of 45,000 Pieces, Priced at $99 Each
Trump's Past Statements: Bitcoin Looks Like a Scam
Trump has always held the attitude that "the U.S. dollar is the world's currency," believing that the value of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin is based on air, worthless, highly volatile, and used in illegal activities such as drug trafficking.
He has also stated in the past that he is not a fan of Bitcoin. However, after leaving office, he still made a fortune by issuing NFTs.
I am not a fan of Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies, which are not money, and whose value is highly volatile and based on thin air. Unregulated Crypto Assets can facilitate unlawful behavior, including drug trade and other illegal activity….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 12, 2019