Donald Trump Jr. Unveils $2.5B Bitcoin Moon Shot at Vegas Conference 

Donald Trump Jr. sat down with Rumble founder and CEO Chris Pavlovski at the Bitcoin 2025 convention in Las Vegas on May 27 to speak about BTC and modifications within the monetary system.

When requested the place he noticed Bitcoin in two to 5 years, Trump Jr. mentioned, “I alluded to it earlier, but we’re going to the moon, guys, its gonna be awesome. Stay in, stay strong.”

“We’re in it all these different ways, whether its Truth Social, American Bitcoin on the mining side, World Liberty Financial on the DeFi platform … we’re true believers.”

DON TRUMP JR. SAYS “WE’RE SERIOUSLY LONG #BITCOIN”

“THAT’S WHY WE CREATED $2.4 BILLION BITCOIN TREASURY”

“TO THE MOON AS THEY SAY” pic.twitter.com/aEmPSjukBx

— The Bitcoin Conference (@TheBitcoinConf) May 28, 2025

$2.5B Bitcoin Treasury

Earlier within the interview, Trump Jr. confirmed, “we’re seriously long on crypto, seriously long on Bitcoin,” including that the Trump media group TMGT was “literally creating a Bitcoin treasury to the tune of 2.5 billion dollars,” which was met with big applause.

“There’s not a lot of people who have done something that big or shown that much commitment,” he added.

Trump mentioned that belongings can be amassed by companion ventures corresponding to American Bitcoin in partnership with Hut 8, and different crypto by the WLF DeFi platform, although he didn’t point out particular tokens.

“In my opinion, DeFi is going to change so many aspects of the financial system and create the efficiencies that have been lacking [in traditional finance].”

Speaking on banks and conventional finance, Trump Jr. mentioned that they had been “reluctant adapters” as a result of they view loads of these new applied sciences as a risk.

“Every day when I see someone else adapting this or taking on a little bit [of Bitcoin], I think we’re at the point when those floodgates are going to open.”

Once you create the regulatory framework to maintain this exercise in America and never ship the “new financial sector of America” to different locations, it’s critically vital, he concluded.

Trump Supports $1B Bitcoin Reserve

Donald Trump Jr. wasn’t the one one uber bullish on Bitcoin and crypto.

Also talking at the Bitcoin 2025 convention, Senator Cynthia Lummis mentioned she is bringing the Bitcoin Act to the “attention of the American people and the world,” including, “President Trump supports the bill.”

The laws, reintroduced in March, directs the US authorities to accumulate 1 million BTC over 5 years for a strategic reserve.

SENATOR LUMMIS SAYS PRESIDENT TRUMP SUPPORTS THE #BITCOIN ACT

THE BILL TO BUY 1 MILLION BITCOIN WILL BE ON FLOOR SOON pic.twitter.com/bUVGtbdAb9

— The Bitcoin Conference (@TheBitcoinConf) May 27, 2025

Meanwhile, White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks mentioned Bitcoin is the “financial system of the future,” throughout his interview.