Trump Buys 100s of Stocks in 3,600 Trades as Crypto and Tech Bets Expand

2 articles · Updated · Sludge · May 14

A 113-page ethics filing shows Trump shifted sharply from a bond-heavy strategy to buying hundreds of individual U.S. stocks between January and late March 2026.
The disclosure covers more than 3,600 transactions and includes companies such as Apple, Nvidia, Microsoft and Amazon, many in sectors regulated by his administration.
Crypto-related purchases stood out: Trump bought Coinbase, MARA Holdings and Strategy shares while advancing pro-crypto policies, replacing SEC leadership and backing industry-friendly legislation.
The filing also shows millions of dollars of Oracle stock as his administration facilitated a TikTok U.S. operations deal, plus AI and government-contractor names including Nvidia, AMD and Palantir.
The trades, previously disclosed in aggregate at $220 million to $750 million, are the first second-term filing to show Trump picking individual corporate stocks rather than mainly bonds.

Are disclosure laws sufficient to ensure impartial decisions amid thousands of presidential stock trades each quarter?

How do ethics rules address a president's trading in sectors directly influenced by their own administration's policies?

When investments align with foreign policy meetings, what frameworks prevent conflicts of interest on the global stage?