The president-elect and his family have a direct and potentially lucrative stake in the sale of a cryptocurrency product that surged in value in the hours after going on sale, days before his inauguration.

By Elizabeth Howcroft, Rae Wee and Michelle Conlin PARIS/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The crypto project connected to President Donald Trump, World Liberty Financial, raised $1 billion in token sales, the company said on Monday,

As Trump is sworn back into office on Monday, $TRUMP topped the market cap, bringing along optimism for the cryptocurrency industry.

President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee received millions of dollars in donations from firms in the cryptocurrency industry that’s already seeing special attention from his administration, new disclosures show.

U.S. President Donald Trump's launch of a crypto token shortly before his inauguration on Monday creates new conflict-of-interest concerns, ethics experts and industry insiders said.

The launch of the Trump token, which hit a $15 billion valuation, rides the trend and raises questions. Axios reporter Brady Dale explains what a meme coin is and what owners can actually do with them.