Trump's Crypto Empire Hits $1.4B Amid Scam Claims
cryptocurrency.com.tr reports that Donald Trump now runs a $1.4 billion crypto empire. The outlet highlights his previous description of the sector as a "scam for drug dealers" to contrast with his current financial holdings. This development was published on 30 September 2026. The source also promotes an upcoming Altcoin Pro Summit scheduled for October 2-4.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for TRUMP, measured when this story was written up on 30 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
TRUMP (Official Trump) is trading at $2.03 with a 24-hour spot volume of $18,227,852. The 1-hour buy ratio is 47.5% and the 4-hour buy ratio is 47.4%, both slightly lower than the 24-hour average of 49.8%, indicating that buying pressure is fading in the short term. Volume delta shows net selling of -$46,882 over the last hour and -$329,145 over the last four hours. The cumulative volume delta (CVD) for the day closed at -$174,276, confirming that sellers have been more aggressive than buyers. The buy ratio represents the percentage of trades executed by buyers, while the volume delta measures the net value of buy orders minus sell orders.
The latest daily buy ratio of 50.0% sits at the 60th percentile of the last 322 days, against a median of 49.4% - ordinary for this coin.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for TRUMP, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Over the preceding week, the 7-day average buy ratio was 48.9%, making the current 24-hour ratio of 49.8% slightly higher by 0.9 points. However, the 24-hour volume of $18,227,852 is only 0.68x the weekly average, indicating significantly lower trading activity. The coin experienced a price change of -9.7% over eight days, with a total volume delta of -$5,047,001 for the period. Net buying occurred on only 1 of the 7 days, suggesting this is an unusual period of sustained selling pressure compared to typical weekly behavior.