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Trump Media Group denies it’s raising $3B for crypto buys: Report

The Trump Media and Technology Group told the Financial Times that “dumb writers” were behind a report citing six sources that it was planning to raise $3 billion to buy crypto.

Update (May 26, 9:27 pm UTC): This article has been updated to include a statement from Truth Media and Technology Group.

Trump Media and Technology Group, the company behind US President Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform, has rebuffed a report that it’s planning to raise $3 billion in a mix of equity and convertible bonds to buy Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

The Financial Times reported the company’s plan on May 26, citing six people briefed on the matter, but Trump Media told the outlet that, “apparently the Financial Times has dumb writers listening to even dumber sources.”

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