Forget Trump’s Crypto Earnings: First Lady Melania Earned $17 Million From Books, NFTs and a Film

Forget Trump’s Crypto Earnings: First Lady Melania Earned $17 Million From Books, NFTs and a Film

Rishabh Mishra
Thu, July 2, 2026 at 12:31 PM EDT
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While Donald Trump’s crypto windfalls dominate the news, his 2026 financial disclosure exposes a quieter, $17.2 million revenue stream for First Lady Melania Trump—fueled by digital collectibles-figures-arrive-at-walt-disney-world/” title=”Photos: New Disney Signature Collectibles Figures Arrive at Walt Disney World”>collectibles, a memoir, and a highly lucrative movie project

The MKT World LLC Empire

Because federal ethics rules require the President to disclose a spouse’s employment assets and income, the First Lady’s earnings are included in Part 5 of Trump’s OGE Form 278e annual report. Her wealth is channeled through a Palm Beach-based entity called MKT World LLC

According to the official filing, this holding company was “set up to enter into various agreements, including but not limited to appearance and speaking engagements and the sale of NFTs and other collectables, to receive net proceeds from the book ‘Melania’, and the film ‘Melania’.”

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Inside the $17.2 Million Windfall

The most striking revelation is a massive payout for a movie. The disclosure lists a “License agreement with Designers Manager – Film ‘Melania’,” which generated $10,710,000 in “Net proceeds.”

Additionally, the First Lady continues to profit heavily from digital assets. A separate “License agreement with Designers Manager for the sale of NFTs and other collectibles” yielded $6,011,259

Her book deal rounded out the portfolio, with a “License agreement with Designers Manager -“Melania” Publisher Skyhorse” bringing in $521,161

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Breakdown of Melania Trump’s MKT World LLC Earnings

• Total 2025 MKT World LLC Income: $17,242,420

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Massive Gains from WLFI and Memecoin Royalties

Trump’s cryptocurrency ventures generated over $1 billion in income in 2025. The president’s earnings featured more than $520 million derived from token sales by World Liberty Financial—a crypto project launched by his sons—alongside an additional $65 million-plus from selling equity in WLFI’s parent entity, WLF Holdco LLC