Trump Media Buys 1,510 Bitcoin Worth $112 Million
The third-quarter purchase lifted the company's total Bitcoin holdings to 15,649 BTC as of September 30, 2026.
Updated on Nov. 10, 2026 in Media
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Trump Media & Technology Group acquired 1,510 Bitcoin valued at about $112 million in the third quarter of 2026. The company disclosed the purchase in an SEC filing dated November 9, 2026.
Why it matters
The disclosure shows a publicly traded company holding a large crypto position, and its quarterly net income was driven largely by a $378.1 million gain on digital assets as Bitcoin rose about 42% over the quarter. Its results therefore depend heavily on the price of a volatile asset rather than on its roughly $3 million in revenue.
Trump Media's 15,649 BTC at September 30, 2026 were worth about $1.31 billion, while its $3 million in quarterly revenue sat against $409.7 million in Q3 net income. The filing does not specify how much of the net income reflects realized sales versus unrealized price gains on the holdings.
The players
Trump Media & Technology Group
The publicly traded company that acquired the Bitcoin and reported the holdings in its SEC filing.
Phillip Juhan
The chief financial officer of Trump Media who confirmed the company's Q3 2026 earnings report.
The details
The company's Q3 2026 earnings report, confirmed by CFO Phillip Juhan, reported a gain of $378.1 million in digital assets and a pledge of digital assets. Trump Media also owns seven million shares of BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) and held 756,079,523 CRO tokens worth about $50.34 million at the end of September.
Timeline
August 2025: Trump Media initially purchased 684.4 million CRO.
2023: Bitcoin recovered from about $16,000 to $24,000 and then rallied past $30,000.
Q3 2026: Trump Media acquired 1,510 Bitcoin valued at about $112 million.
September 30, 2026: Trump Media's total Bitcoin exposure stood at 15,649 BTC.
November 9, 2026: Trump Media filed the SEC report revealing its crypto investments.
Market Landscape
Analysts are comparing Bitcoin's 2026 price action, now approaching $74,780, to its 2023 recovery from about $16,000 to above $30,000. The comparison rests on whether the 2026 moving average holds, and a breakdown would weaken the bull-market case that Trump Media's large purchases depend on.
Investors holding shares of Trump Media now have exposure to Bitcoin and CRO price movements alongside the company's media business. A sustained drop in Bitcoin would reduce the value of the company's digital asset holdings and could sharply reverse the gains that drove its recent net income.
The takeaway
Trump Media's quarterly results show how much a public company's earnings can swing on the price of a volatile crypto asset. Readers tracking the company should watch Bitcoin's price trajectory alongside its operating revenue.
Further reading
For more on how media companies are positioning their balance sheets, see Media.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Coingape.
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