Most voters in the U.S. aren't comfortable with President Donald Trump's hand on the wheel of crypto industry oversight, with 62% saying they don't trust his administration on that point, according to a survey commissioned by CoinDesk. After the previous administration's heavy hand on crypto, Trump's promise to make the U.S. the "crypto capital of the world" reignited hopes in the sector. The president has deployed his White House to pave a wide road toward friendly crypto regulation. His administration named a high-profile crypto czar, issued executive orders to map out an industry agenda, named regulators who vowed to support friendly new rules and shepherded legislation to create the first major U.S. crypto law. However, the polling trend seems to show that Trump's broader political popularity beyond crypto has steadily waned, and his approval rating among U.S. voters is sinking, with this latest polling putting it at 40%. This article is part of a CoinDesk series on voters' views for the 2026 midterm election. Almost half of the respondents (45%) are also aware that the president and his family have built a profitable personal stake in the crypto industry, which includes partial ownership and control of World Liberty Financial and other digital assets interests. The poll revealed that 73% of the public opposes its senior government officials — without identifying any in particular — having personal business dealings in the industry. While Republicans are the most flexible on that point, a strong majority of 59% of GOP voters also can't stomach those kinds of ties. However, most people don't know the extent of Trump's financial involvement, with only 17% of those polled being aware that he and his sons backed the launch of World Liberty. Though the Trumps have many irons in crypto fires, World Liberty has drawn special attention for a number of potential conflicts and controversies. The online survey conducted last week was split evenly between voters who