UAE Invests $100M in Trump-Backed Crypto Firm World Liberty Financial
UAE Invests $100M in Trump-Backed Crypto Firm World Liberty Financial
UAE Company Invests $100M in Trump Family-Backed Crypto Firm
UAE Invests, A UAE-based firm has invested $100 million in World Liberty Financial, the Trump family’s crypto venture. The move makes the company one of the largest holders of WLFI tokens — surpassing Tron founder Justin Sun, who invested $30 million last year.
World Liberty, together with Aqua1 Foundation, announced the deal on Thursday. Aqua1 is described as a Web3-native fund focused on stablecoins, real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, and blockchain finance.
The investment is meant to “accelerate a blockchain-powered financial ecosystem,” according to a joint statement. Aqua1 founding partner Dave Lee praised WLFI’s USD1 stablecoin and RWA pipeline, calling them part of a “trillion-dollar pivot opportunity.”
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World Liberty is under investigation due to the Trump family’s deep ties to the platform. President Trump disclosed $57.4 million in WLFI-linked income and holds 15.75 billion governance tokens.
Trump’s three sons are listed as co-founders. In May, Eric Trump announced that Abu Dhabi’s MGX would use WLFI’s USD1 stablecoin to settle a $2 billion investment in Binance.
That move sparked bipartisan concern as Congress debates stablecoin regulations, including the GENIUS Act.
At a Senate hearing, Senator Jeff Merkley questioned Attorney General Pam Bondi about potential foreign influence. Bondi declined to comment directly.
Merkley added, “We want Americans making American decisions, not foreign influence bought through crypto.”
Some lawmakers now support legislation to prevent US presidents from investing in crypto while in office. Others have proposed amendments to the GENIUS Act to address possible conflicts of interest in digital asset regulation.
