First Son Barron Trump, only 19 years old, has reportedly earned $150 million in only a year from his family's cryptocurrency venture, World Liberty Financial (WLF). His net worth now surpasses his mother, First Lady Melania Trump's, which is reported to be $20 million.

Barron played a prominent part in launching WLF; he is the one who introduced his father to cryptocurrency and explained its potential value to the family business interests.

Therefore, it's only fair that he would share in its profits, which were reportedly $1.5 billion after the launch of several cryptocurrency tokens and currencies.

Barron is only a sophomore at Stern School of Business at NYU, but he is undoubtedly one of the wealthiest students there as he balances his growing business interests with his studies.

Notable figure

The company was launched weeks before the 2024 election and has taken full advantage of Trump's re-election and general popularity with Republicans.

Barron is already a notable figure in digital finance, and a leading cryptocurrency entrepreneur, and he's not even out of his teens yet.

According to Forbes, he still has 2.3 billion locked tokens, which could net him $550 million if he plays his cards right.

Of course, he likely didn't put up any money to start WLF; that was dad's or his brothers' money, but he contributed ideas and strategy that have paid off for all of them in a big way.

It's unclear

Maybe his mother Melania's fierce protectiveness and years of nurturing him are paying off; Barron certainly doesn't seem to be falling prey to a lot of the things other kids his age have.

It's unclear how much control and influence his parents still have over him. He's an adult, but many college students are still pretty dependent on their parents.

The public is really interested in Barron, having seen him grow up while Dad was in his first term even though Mom kept him mostly out of the public eye.

He has a bright future ahead of him and could rapidly catch up to his father's $7.5 billion net worth once he comes fully into his own (while still being involved in the family's businesses).

It really shouldn't take him long to catch up to his brothers, Eric (worth $750 million) and Don Jr. (worth $500 million).

Brother-in-law Jared Kushner is worth a billion now, but even that target may not be out of reach if crypto continues doing well.