Dan Alexander
@danalexander21.bsky.social
Senior editor at Forbes. Author of White House, Inc.: How Donald Trump Turned the Presidency into a Business.
Trump bet big on bitcoin. His timing could not have been much worse. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
Trump’s Bungled Bet On Bitcoin Is Costing Him Bigtime
Donald Trump’s social-media business is in trouble. A multibillion-dollar bet on bitcoin hasn’t done anything to help.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Trump bet big on bitcoin. His timing could not have been much worse. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
Why the next Trump real-estate project could be in Nashville: www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
Trump's Next Real-Estate Project Might Be In Nashville
The Trump Organization hasn’t done much real-estate dealing in the United States recently. But documents spotted by Forbes suggest the first family is looking to expand its empire.
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November 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Why the next Trump real-estate project could be in Nashville: www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
Before his first term, Donald Trump promised to do no new foreign deals, touting his decision to turn down a supposed-$2-billion offer from a developer in the United Arab Emirates.
Eight years later, he's striking new agreements all over the world--and especially in the United Arab Emirates.
Eight years later, he's striking new agreements all over the world--and especially in the United Arab Emirates.
October 28, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Before his first term, Donald Trump promised to do no new foreign deals, touting his decision to turn down a supposed-$2-billion offer from a developer in the United Arab Emirates.
Eight years later, he's striking new agreements all over the world--and especially in the United Arab Emirates.
Eight years later, he's striking new agreements all over the world--and especially in the United Arab Emirates.
New investigation out this morning. Trump is doing business all over the world--but much of it stems from a single Middle Eastern nation. I take a look inside the country powering the president's moneymaking machine.
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Inside Trump’s Decades-Long Relationship With The United Arab Emirates
The president has already made hundreds of millions abroad, much of it stemming from a single Middle Eastern nation. His most lucrative foreign deal may be about to begin.
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October 27, 2025 at 4:19 PM
New investigation out this morning. Trump is doing business all over the world--but much of it stems from a single Middle Eastern nation. I take a look inside the country powering the president's moneymaking machine.
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New: "Trump Crypto Partner Suspends CEO With No Explanation After Stock Falls 74%"
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Trump Crypto Partner Alt5 Sigma Suspends CEO With No Explanation After Stock Crashes 74%
Alt5 Sigma suspended Peter Tassiopoulos just two months after the company announced a $1.5 billion deal involving the Trump-backed World Liberty Financial.
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October 24, 2025 at 1:36 PM
New: "Trump Crypto Partner Suspends CEO With No Explanation After Stock Falls 74%"
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The FT commissioned a poll of Trump voters, finding that most thought that the president had made less than $100 million while in office, and a third thought he hadn't made anything from the presidency.
His net worth has, in fact, gone up by billions. www.ft.com/content/2ea2...
His net worth has, in fact, gone up by billions. www.ft.com/content/2ea2...
How the Trump companies made $1bn from crypto
The president and his family have built a rapidly growing digital assets empire which has been fuelled by the administration’s industry-friendly policies
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October 16, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The FT commissioned a poll of Trump voters, finding that most thought that the president had made less than $100 million while in office, and a third thought he hadn't made anything from the presidency.
His net worth has, in fact, gone up by billions. www.ft.com/content/2ea2...
His net worth has, in fact, gone up by billions. www.ft.com/content/2ea2...
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NEW: Abu Dhabi’s MGX is suddenly everywhere in Trump’s Washington—
📱 TikTok’s possible new US ownership
💰 A $2B Binance deal using Trump’s stablecoin
💻 A 51% stake in Intel’s Altera unit—and US taxpayers own 9.9% of Intel
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📱 TikTok’s possible new US ownership
💰 A $2B Binance deal using Trump’s stablecoin
💻 A 51% stake in Intel’s Altera unit—and US taxpayers own 9.9% of Intel
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What Is MGX? Abu Dhabi Fund Linked To TikTok And Trump’s USD1 Crypto
Founded in 2024, the Abu Dhabi investment vehicle has quickly become a major force in Trump administration deals, from the reported TikTok restructuring to a controversial $2 billion investment in Bin...
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October 15, 2025 at 5:41 PM
NEW: Abu Dhabi’s MGX is suddenly everywhere in Trump’s Washington—
📱 TikTok’s possible new US ownership
💰 A $2B Binance deal using Trump’s stablecoin
💻 A 51% stake in Intel’s Altera unit—and US taxpayers own 9.9% of Intel
Me, for @forbes.com
🎁🔗
📱 TikTok’s possible new US ownership
💰 A $2B Binance deal using Trump’s stablecoin
💻 A 51% stake in Intel’s Altera unit—and US taxpayers own 9.9% of Intel
Me, for @forbes.com
🎁🔗
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Vietnamese real estate mogul Dang Thanh Tam's industrial park firm, Kinh Bac City, boomed during Trump's first term as his trade war with China pushed manufacturers to Vietnam. Now he's partnering with Trump on a $1.5 billion luxury hotel. Read @forbes.com:
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This Vietnamese Real Estate Mogul Is Opening A Golf Resort With Trump
Dang Thanh Tam’s business got a boost from Donald Trump’s first-term trade wars. New tariffs might hurt him, but he has an ace up his sleeve: a $1.5 billion luxury project with Trump.
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October 15, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Vietnamese real estate mogul Dang Thanh Tam's industrial park firm, Kinh Bac City, boomed during Trump's first term as his trade war with China pushed manufacturers to Vietnam. Now he's partnering with Trump on a $1.5 billion luxury hotel. Read @forbes.com:
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Just published: "Why No One Really Knows How Much Money The Trumps Are Making Right Now" www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
Why No One Really Knows How Much Trump Is Making Right Now
A crypto company has taken in more money than almost any other entity in the president’s empire. But thanks to a secretive agreement, it remains unclear who is really receiving the cash.
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October 15, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Just published: "Why No One Really Knows How Much Money The Trumps Are Making Right Now" www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
Donald Trump is now one of the world’s biggest investors in bitcoin. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
Donald Trump Is Now One Of The World's Biggest Bitcoin Investors
Trump's crypto portfolio goes beyond World Liberty Financial and his memecoin—he’s also big into bitcoin. Will he use his presidency to boost its price to new heights?
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October 10, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Donald Trump is now one of the world’s biggest investors in bitcoin. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
Trump has long badgered the Fed to lower interest rates, which it finally did last week. A review of the president's personal fortune shows he has billions of reasons for doing so. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
Here’s Why Trump Wants Lower Interest Rates
Donald Trump has been demanding lower rates from the Fed for years—one of the clearest conflicts of interest in a presidency full of them.
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September 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Trump has long badgered the Fed to lower interest rates, which it finally did last week. A review of the president's personal fortune shows he has billions of reasons for doing so. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
Four of Trump's kids are now worth at least $100 million, according to @forbes.com estimates. They can thank the presidency.
New story out this morning. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
New story out this morning. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
Here's How Much The Trump Family Is Worth
President Trump just had the most lucrative year of his life. But percentage-wise, his three sons—Don Jr., Eric and Barron—did even better.
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September 22, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Four of Trump's kids are now worth at least $100 million, according to @forbes.com estimates. They can thank the presidency.
New story out this morning. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
New story out this morning. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
What makes up Donald Trump's fortune? Forbes breaks it down, explaining exactly what the president owns and owes.
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The Definitive Net Worth Of Donald Trump
What’s Donald Trump really worth? Forbes looks at everything on his balance sheet—including crypto, Truth Social and real estate—to determine the answer.
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September 18, 2025 at 1:17 PM
What makes up Donald Trump's fortune? Forbes breaks it down, explaining exactly what the president owns and owes.
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NYT INVESTIGATION:
Anatomy of Two Giant Deals: The U.A.E. Got Chips. The Trump Team Got Crypto Riches.
NYT digs into links between a lucrative transaction involving the Trump family’s cryptocurrency firm and an agreement giving the Emiratis access to A.I. chips.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/u...
Anatomy of Two Giant Deals: The U.A.E. Got Chips. The Trump Team Got Crypto Riches.
NYT digs into links between a lucrative transaction involving the Trump family’s cryptocurrency firm and an agreement giving the Emiratis access to A.I. chips.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/u...
Anatomy of Two Giant Deals: The U.A.E. Got Chips. The Trump Team Got Crypto Riches.
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September 15, 2025 at 6:09 PM
NYT INVESTIGATION:
Anatomy of Two Giant Deals: The U.A.E. Got Chips. The Trump Team Got Crypto Riches.
NYT digs into links between a lucrative transaction involving the Trump family’s cryptocurrency firm and an agreement giving the Emiratis access to A.I. chips.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/u...
Anatomy of Two Giant Deals: The U.A.E. Got Chips. The Trump Team Got Crypto Riches.
NYT digs into links between a lucrative transaction involving the Trump family’s cryptocurrency firm and an agreement giving the Emiratis access to A.I. chips.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/u...
No president in U.S. history has used his position of power to profit as immensely as Trump, whose net worth is up $3 billion in the last year. That vaults Trump 118 spots higher on The Forbes 400, out this morning. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
Trump Jumps 118 Spots On The Forbes 400 List Thanks To Presidency
Donald Trump lost money during his first term. Out of office, he found a formula for profiting off politics—now he’s piling up billions.
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September 9, 2025 at 2:52 PM
No president in U.S. history has used his position of power to profit as immensely as Trump, whose net worth is up $3 billion in the last year. That vaults Trump 118 spots higher on The Forbes 400, out this morning. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
1/ I was looking through some police reports connected to properties around Mar-a-Lago last night, and I found a few interesting tidbits.
August 29, 2025 at 1:02 PM
1/ I was looking through some police reports connected to properties around Mar-a-Lago last night, and I found a few interesting tidbits.
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Sergio Gor confounded a publishing house that paid Trump millions for books that largely used other people’s work.
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August 23, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Sergio Gor confounded a publishing house that paid Trump millions for books that largely used other people’s work.
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It’s difficult to measure the impact of lies. Just ask the justice who called out Trump for fraud Thursday, while handing him a $500 million gift. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
Judges Cannot Agree On How Much Trump’s Fraud Should Cost Him. Here's Why
It’s difficult to measure the impact of lies. Just ask the justice who called out Trump for fraud Thursday, while handing him a $500 million gift.
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August 23, 2025 at 1:44 PM
It’s difficult to measure the impact of lies. Just ask the justice who called out Trump for fraud Thursday, while handing him a $500 million gift. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
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NEW from me and @lilyogburn.bsky.social for @forbes.com today! After digging into thousands of pages of financial disclosures and public records and interviews with experts across the economy, we've can definitively say: Here's how much everyone in Donald Trump's Cabinet is worth. 1/4
August 13, 2025 at 2:10 PM
NEW from me and @lilyogburn.bsky.social for @forbes.com today! After digging into thousands of pages of financial disclosures and public records and interviews with experts across the economy, we've can definitively say: Here's how much everyone in Donald Trump's Cabinet is worth. 1/4
Scoop: Robert Smith rented Donald Trump’s mansion, directly next door to Mar-a-Lago, while facing possible indictment in a massive tax-evasion case. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
Billionaire Rented Trump Mansion As Tax-Evasion Case Heated Up
Robert Smith committed historic tax crimes. Facing federal scrutiny, he moved next door to the president.
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August 9, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Scoop: Robert Smith rented Donald Trump’s mansion, directly next door to Mar-a-Lago, while facing possible indictment in a massive tax-evasion case. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
"Trump Has Spent About One-Third Of His Presidency Visiting His Own Properties"
New analysis out this morning. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
New analysis out this morning. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
Not Just Scotland: Trump Has Made Dozens Of Visits To His Businesses
Where does the president go when he travels? Usually to the places where the Trump Organization makes money.
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July 29, 2025 at 3:16 PM
"Trump Has Spent About One-Third Of His Presidency Visiting His Own Properties"
New analysis out this morning. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
New analysis out this morning. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
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For all the speculation surrounding Jeffrey Epstein and his ties to Trump and others, there's actually a lot we know about how Epstein got so rich: Two billionaire patrons and a tax gimmick.
@giacomotognini.bsky.social & I break down the numbers on @forbes.com 👇
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@giacomotognini.bsky.social & I break down the numbers on @forbes.com 👇
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How Jeffrey Epstein Got So Rich
The convicted sex offender was worth nearly $600 million at his death, thanks mostly to two wealthy billionaire clients—plus generous tax breaks.
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July 25, 2025 at 1:04 PM
For all the speculation surrounding Jeffrey Epstein and his ties to Trump and others, there's actually a lot we know about how Epstein got so rich: Two billionaire patrons and a tax gimmick.
@giacomotognini.bsky.social & I break down the numbers on @forbes.com 👇
www.forbes.com/sites/giacom...
@giacomotognini.bsky.social & I break down the numbers on @forbes.com 👇
www.forbes.com/sites/giacom...
Just published: "'We’d Call That Corruption’: How Trump Used The Presidency To Expand His Global Empire"
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How Trump Used The Presidency To Expand His Global Empire
Donald Trump wasn’t making much from foreign deals. Then he regained power—and set aside the pretense that he cared about ethics.
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July 24, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Just published: "'We’d Call That Corruption’: How Trump Used The Presidency To Expand His Global Empire"
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