Barron "Count Griftula" Trump makes a quick 80 million dollars...

[Pluvious]

I wanted to just facepalm, but found myself gaging instead...

From yesterday's Caffeinated Dispatches' post:

And, for some nepotism served with a side of audacity, Barron “Count Griftula” Trump has apparently decided to follow in Daddy’s greasy footsteps. The boy isn’t even old enough to legally rent a car, but somehow he made eighty million dollars shorting Bitcoin right before Papa Oompa-Loompa announced a policy that made crypto plummet. You know what that’s called? Insider trading. It’s illegal. It’s also—shockingly—not being investigated, because corruption apparently comes with a family discount. And now there’s talk that he’s being considered for some top position at TikTok. Because when you’re rich, unqualified, and slightly terrifying, you just fail upwards like it’s a generational sport.

Remember when Republicans spent years losing their collective minds over Hunter Biden’s art sales? I do. But sure, Barron can rake in millions overnight from crypto and line up a TikTok gig, and that’s just fine. The double standard is so blinding it should come with a warning label. The rest of America is out here juggling bills, paying more for groceries thanks to Grandpa Cheesebrain’s tariffs, and watching their jobs evaporate—while the Trump spawn keep treating federal crimes like family game night.

Link: https://substack.com/@caffeinateddispatches/p-176057278

[kacekwl]

1. And the beat goes on

for the trump clan. Thank you Republicans and the Supreme Court. trump voters rejoice getting fucked again.

[LudwigPastorius]

2. The road apple doesn't fall far from the horse's ass.

[AZJonnie]

3. According to AI sources, the premise is unsubstantiated social media speculation

No, there is no verified evidence that Barron Trump made $80 million by shorting cryptocurrency. This claim appears to be based on unsubstantiated social media speculation that conflates two separate stories.​

The Short Position Reality
A large Bitcoin short position was indeed opened on the Hyperliquid exchange between October 9-11, 2025, just minutes before President Trump announced 100% tariffs on Chinese imports. This trade generated approximately $160-200 million in profit when Bitcoin plunged from around $124,000 to $105,000. However, the trader behind this position has been identified as Garrett Jin, a Chinese investor who explicitly denied any connection to the Trump family.​

Barron Trump's Actual Crypto Wealth
Barron Trump has indeed accumulated significant wealth from cryptocurrency, but through legitimate business ventures, not short selling. The 19-year-old NYU student has earned approximately $80 million through his involvement in the Trump family's World Liberty Financial cryptocurrency project. This wealth comes from token sales and his estimated 2.3 billion WLFI tokens, which have contributed to his reported $150 million net worth.​

The Speculation Connection
The confusion arose because both stories involve similar dollar amounts around the same time period, leading to social media speculation linking the two events. However, crypto analysts emphasize that no public, verifiable exchange or on-chain evidence links any Trump family member to the profitable short position. The similarity in timing and amounts appears to be purely coincidental, fueling unfounded conspiracy theories on social platforms.​

Barron Trump's cryptocurrency fortune is real, but it stems from his family's legitimate business ventures in the crypto space, not from any dramatic short-selling activities.

Now, whether his fortune has arisen through "legitimate business ventures" as claimed is definitely debatable, but the short-sale story appears not to be. Yes, I know it's AI, so not claiming it *must be* right or anything, but for this sort of thing, it's usually pretty reliable.

[progressoid]

4. This line : " his family's legitimate business ventures in the crypto space"

It's safe to say that their ventures in the crypto space are NOT legitimate.

[AZJonnie]

5. I did mention that in my comment at the bottom

We are in agreement my friend

[progressoid]

7. Agreed.

Meanwhile, the right wing media and congress just look away.

[lame54]

11. That line...

Kills the credibility of the denial

[AZJonnie]

13. No it doesn't

AI usually will not presume facts not in evidence. Just because all of us on the Left decry Trumps entry into the crypto market as scandalous for a POTUS does not mean that, on paper, technically, it is not a legitimate business enterprise

[LudwigPastorius]

10. That is speculation. We really don't know who made the short play.

Jinn has denied that is was him.

https://cointelegraph.com/news/garrett-jin-whale-denies-allegations-shorting-bitcoin

[AZJonnie]

12. It does not appear he's denying it was his money/short

Only that he was not engaged in insider trading/that he had no heads-up about the upcoming Trump announcement.

And even if he didn't make it, and we don't know who made it, how is it logical to turn around and assume we DO know who it was, a particular person (of a probably 10's of 1000's of possible people)

[Maru Kitteh]

6. Kara Swisher said Baron to "run" TikTok or at least be on the board.

I think it was her, or perhaps some other podcaster I was listening to that essentially said they were done with the infantilization of both Melania and Baron. Melania Trump has been a truly terrible human being for a very VERY long time now. She is not a victim. Neither is her son. He has chosen the most predictable of paths, and he will not seek to be a disappointment to his father, or his mother.

[Skittles]

9. I had hope for Barron that are disappearing

you are correct, he appears to be on the same grifting path as his con man father and gold digging mother

[AStern]

8. You're just envious because he simply works harder than you do. Same with the Ellison kid that took over Paramount.

[Pluvious]

14. I'm envious of his joy and happiness filling his life...

"he surely must be happy, with all the things he's got"

Here's to hoping he goes home one night...