World Liberty is under fire for Trump family ties — Trump reportedly holds over 15 billion WLFI tokens, though their stake was recently cut from 60 % to 40 % amid mounting criticism.
A United Arab Emirates-based investor has poured US$100M (AU$152M) into WLFI, the governance token behind World Liberty Financial, the Trump-affiliated crypto venture that’s drawing political heat in the US.
The acquisition was disclosed Thursday in a joint statement by World Liberty and Aqua1 Foundation, a Web3 investment group that will now become the largest single holder of WLFI tokens.
The deal eclipses the US$30M (AU$47.75M) contribution from Tron’s founder Justin Sun, who had previously held the biggest outside position.
Moreover, Aqua1 founding partner Dave Lee said the capital will go toward scaling WLFI’s broader ambitions. That includes a blockchain-native financial system designed to merge stablecoins, real-world asset (RWA) tokenisation, and more.
Lee called WLFI’s ecosystem a “trillion-dollar structural pivot opportunity” and said both firms will co-develop new blockchain projects targeting capital markets infrastructure.
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World Liberty Financial has become a political flashpoint due to its ties to the Trump family. All three of Donald Trump’s sons are listed as co-founders, and financial disclosures filed in June show the president personally controls 15.75 billion WLFI tokens.
But recently, the Trump family has started quietly reducing its crypto exposure amid the geopolitical tension in the Middle East. As Crypto News Australia reported, DT Marks DEFI LLC, a Delaware-based firm linked to the Trump family, cut its ownership of WLF from 60% to 40%, after previously holding as much as 75%.
Critics have questioned Trump’s enrichment from the company’s token model, in which over 70% of all proceeds flow directly to the President and his family.
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