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Trump Media unwinds Crypto.com agreements, ends CRO treasury and ETF support

Aug 7, 202610:00 PMAI-assisted

Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG) will unwind previously announced deals with Crypto.com, according to multiple reports. Cointelegraph says the company will terminate an agreement tied to creating a multibillion-dollar CRO “treasury” and also will reportedly not integrate prediction markets onto Truth Social. Decrypt similarly reports that Truth Social’s parent company is backing away from Crypto.com-related crypto plans as leadership shifts toward media, data licensing, and a planned merger with fusion energy company TAE [1] [2].

Further details on the pullback include that the parties mutually ended plans related to a publicly traded CRO treasury, and Crypto.com will reportedly no longer support Yorkville’s planned ETF offerings, though Yorkville’s broader ETF strategy is described as unchanged in one account. Other reporting frames the move as a strategic reset under new management, citing remarks attributed to TMTG interim CEO Kevin McGurn about focusing away from the “digital asset treasury” market after it became saturated [3] [4].

While the company is stepping back from these specific Crypto.com arrangements, one report says Trump Media continues to hold more than $600 million in Bitcoin, suggesting that its overall exposure to crypto assets may not be disappearing entirely [4].

Reports on Aug. 7, 2026 say TMTG is terminating two major Crypto.com-related plans, including a proposed CRO treasury structure and other integrations, as it shifts priorities toward media and data initiatives [1] [2].

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