Trump Media & Technology Group stock posted significant gains in December, rising 14.7% for the month according to S&P Global Market Intelligence data.
On December 18, the company announced it had entered into an arrangement to merge with TAE Technologies. The all-stock deal is valued at $6 billion and will integrate TAE into Trump Media.
The merger was described as creating one of the world's first publicly traded fusion companies. Trump Media and its TAE Technologies division are expected to begin production on their first fusion power plant this year.
Despite the December rally, the stock remains down approximately 60% over the last year of trading.
On December 31, Trump Media announced plans to distribute cryptocurrency tokens to its shareholders. The distribution is part of a partnership with Crypto.com and will provide one new token for each share of stock held.
This news helped maintain bullish momentum for Trump Media's share price. The stock is currently up roughly 5% across 2026's trading.
The company was originally founded as a social-media company built around the Truth Social platform but has changed directions multiple times since its formation. The new focus on nuclear energy follows other initiatives involving financial trading services and cryptocurrencies.