U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth holds between $16,000 and $65,000 in bitcoin, according to his 2025 annual financial disclosure. The assets are stored in a Coinbase wallet. Additionally, his bank account contains $1 million in cash.
The filing reveals that Hegseth and his wife possess retirement accounts valued between $2.05 million and $4.35 million. Their portfolio includes exchange-traded funds such as the Invesco QQQ Trust and the Apollo Diversified Real Estate Fund.
Hegseth’s recent financial activity includes the sale of shares in Amazon, Microsoft, and Apple. He was appointed to his current position in January 2025.
In comparison, President Donald Trump reported earnings exceeding $1.4 billion from digital asset ventures. A Reuters investigation indicated that the Trump family generated $2.3 billion from four crypto projects through April 2026.
