January 23rd — The Trump family’s World Liberty Financial (WLFI) announced a strategic partnership with Spacecoin, a decentralized satellite network project. The pair will build long-term collaboration via token swaps to explore integrating decentralized finance (DeFi) with satellite internet infrastructure applications. This partnership aims to develop new solutions for payments, clearing, and on-chain coordination — particularly for regions with limited traditional financial infrastructure. Zak Folkman, WLFI co-founder, noted Spacecoin addresses critical real-world infrastructure gaps, and its $1 peg is tailored to serve real-world payment and settlement use cases. The two parties are highly aligned on long-term utility and execution, he added. Spacecoin revealed it has successfully launched three satellites into low Earth orbit, marking the project’s three-year journey from concept to operational space infrastructure. Tae Oh, Spacecoin founder, stated true digital freedom requires not just internet access but also fair, open financial services. The WLFI collaboration will enable new internet users to participate directly in financial transactions, he said.
