{"id":72916,"date":"2026-05-22T10:53:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T10:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/trump-media-sends-2650-bitcoin-worth-205m-to-crypto-com-raising-treasury-questions\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T10:53:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T10:53:52","slug":"trump-media-sends-2650-bitcoin-worth-205m-to-crypto-com-raising-treasury-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/trump-media-sends-2650-bitcoin-worth-205m-to-crypto-com-raising-treasury-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Media Sends 2,650 Bitcoin Worth $205M to Crypto.com, Raising Treasury Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"@container mb-[25px] rounded-sm overflow-clip py-0.5 pr-0.5 pl-2.5 bg-success-100\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-m overflow-clip rounded-[6px] !bg-success-10 p-3 @[420px]:p-m\">\n<h2 class=\"m-0 flex items-center gap-s text-[19px] !text-[#1c1c1c] md:text-[20px]\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 10\" fill=\"none\" class=\"shrink-0 text-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M1 1.5h14\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M1 8.5h10\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span>Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"m-0 flex list-none flex-col gap-m pl-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">A Trump Media-linked wallet sent 2,650 BTC worth $204.93M to Crypto.com on May 22.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Trump Media posted a $405.9M Q1 loss on crypto markdowns and still holds 6,889 BTC worth ~$532M.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">No official statement has been issued, leaving the transfer\u2019s purpose, i.e., sale or custody, unconfirmed.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Trump\u2019s Treasury Strategy Draws Scrutiny<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Onchain <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lookonchain\/status\/2057648353681485873\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">data shows<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> a Trump Media-linked address depositing 2,650 <span>BTC<\/span>, valued at roughly $204.93 million, to <span>Crypto<\/span>.com on May 22. Following the transfer, the address still holds an estimated 6,889 <span>BTC<\/span>, worth approximately $532.78 million at current prices, per Arkham.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The purpose of the transaction has not been officially confirmed, and it remains unclear whether the move represents a partial sale, a custody restructuring, or a <span>liquidity<\/span> arrangement with <span>Crypto<\/span>.com.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Even though Trump Media has not issued a statement, for a company that has publicly positioned itself as a <span>bitcoin<\/span> treasury proxy, moving such a massive tranche of <span>BTC<\/span> to a <span>centralized exchange<\/span> is bound to raise a lot of questions, one that institutional observers, too, will not ignore.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_816244\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-816244\" style=\"width:1656px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-816244\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trump Media\u2019s recent 2,650 <span>BTC<\/span> move to <span>Crypto<\/span>.com, per Arkham<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Trump Media originally purchased approximately 11,542 <span>bitcoin<\/span> at an average cost of $118,522 per coin, investing <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bitcointreasuries.net\/public-companies\/trump-media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">roughly $1.37 billion<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> in total. A prior transfer of 2,000 <span>BTC<\/span> occurred in December 2025 when <span>bitcoin<\/span> was trading near $87,378 (well below the company\u2019s average cost basis), which analysts widely attributed to an internal custody move. Today\u2019s transfer, at significantly higher prices, invites a different interpretation depending on what the company does next.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Q1 2026\u2019s financial picture adds important context, given that Trump Media reported a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2026\/05\/09\/trump-media-truth-social-405-million-loss-crypto-holdings-bitcoin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">$405.9 million net loss<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> for the quarter, driven almost entirely by unrealized losses on its <span>bitcoin<\/span> and Cronos (CRO) holdings as <span>crypto<\/span> prices fell from their late-2025 peaks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The company\u2019s operating business, Truth Social and affiliated media assets, generated positive operating cash flow of $17.9 million over the same period, meaning the headline loss was a mark-to-market accounting figure rather than a cash outflow.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>2,650 <span>BTC<\/span> Move Puts Trump Media\u2019s <span>Bitcoin<\/span> Strategy Under the Microscope<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The broader corporate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binance.com\/en\/price\/bitcoin\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bitcoin<\/a> treasury trend has been led by Strategy, which holds <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/strategy-adds-535-btc-for-43m-saylor-pushes-total-holdings-to-818869-bitcoin\/\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">over 818,000 bitcoin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> accumulated across multiple years of open-market purchases. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bitcoin.com<\/a> News has reported on Strategy\u2019s continued buying into 2026, with the company projected to reach 1 million <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binance.com\/en\/price\/bitcoin\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BTC<\/a> by late this year. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Trump Media entered the space differently, deploying a single large tranche from $2.4 billion in capital raised through stock and convertible note placements in 2025. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Unlike Strategy, CEO Devin Nunes has not committed Trump Media to a \u201cnever sell\u201d policy, framing the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/a-quick-introduction-to-crypto\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">crypto<\/a> holdings as a balance-sheet diversification strategy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Trump Media\u2019s DJT stock was lower in early trading following disclosure of the transaction. The company has not scheduled any call or statement to address the move.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/trump-media-2650-bitcoin-crypto-com-transfer-2026\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways A Trump Media-linked wallet sent 2,650 BTC worth $204.93M to Crypto.com on May 22. Trump Media posted a $405.9M Q1 loss on crypto markdowns and still holds 6,889 BTC worth ~$532M. No official statement has been issued, leaving the transfer\u2019s purpose, i.e., sale or custody, unconfirmed. 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