Abu Dhabi sovereign fund commits $2 billion to Trump-linked crypto venture
At the Token2049 crypto conference in Dubai, World Liberty Financial (WLF) announced a landmark $2 billion investment from Abu Dhabi’s MGX sovereign fund, using their USD1 stablecoin. The deal involves Binance and features Eric Trump and Zach Witkoff as key participants, highlighting complex intersections of foreign sovereign wealth, cryptocurrency, and Trump family business interests. USD1, launched in March 2025, became the seventh-largest stablecoin globally with a $2.125 billion market valuation.
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World Liberty's USD1 Will Integrate With Tron; WLFI's Witkoff Teases More Partnerships
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Trump's World Liberty Financial jumps into stablecoin game with USD1 reveal
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The Cascade Ledger. “Abu Dhabi sovereign fund commits $2 billion to Trump-linked crypto venture.” The Capture Cascade Timeline, May 2, 2025. https://capturecascade.org/event/2025-05-02--abu-dhabi-2-billion-crypto/