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Trump Tests the Definition of Insider Trading

Trump Media and Technology Group has launched Truth API, a subscription service providing institutional investors with high-speed access to market-moving posts from President Donald Trump’s Truth Social account.

Key Points

  • Truth API offers a raw, low-latency data feed of posts from top-ranking Truth Social accounts, including the president’s 13 million-follower profile.
  • Subscription costs for the service are reportedly as high as $100,000 per month, targeting investment firms seeking a competitive trading advantage.
  • Critics, including Senators Elizabeth Warren and Adam Schiff, have requested an SEC investigation into whether the service facilitates illegal insider trading.
  • Trump Media maintains that the service is legal because all posts remain publicly viewable to standard users at the same time they are delivered to subscribers.
  • The initiative serves as a new revenue stream for Trump Media, which has faced significant financial losses under previous leadership.

Why it Matters

This service highlights the unprecedented intersection of presidential communication and personal financial gain, as the president’s social media posts frequently trigger immediate stock market volatility. It raises complex questions about whether existing securities laws are sufficient to regulate the monetization of government-adjacent information in the digital age.
The Atlantic Published by Will Gottsegen
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