US EditionAbu Dhabi Royal Secretly Bought Stake in Trump Crypto Firm
The $500 million purchase by Abu Dhabi's Aryam Investment 1 gave it 49% of World Liberty Financial, with $187 million paid to Trump family-linked entities, expanding UAE tech and finance influence.
- On Feb 1, 2026, the Wall Street Journal reported Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan's vehicle secretly bought a 49% stake in World Liberty Financial for $500 million.
- On January 16, 2025, Aryam Investment 1, a Tahnoon-backed investment vehicle, formally signed the $500 million agreement with World Liberty, with Eric Trump, son of President Donald Trump, executing the deal four days before the inauguration.
- Financial records show half the $500 million was paid upfront with $187 million sent to Trump family-linked entities and $31 million to co‑founders' affiliates, while DT Marks DEFI LLC controls 22.5 billion WLFI tokens.
- Critics argue that the timing of the UAE stake purchase and US chip approvals raises conflict-of-interest concerns, prompting calls for investigations. The White House denies wrongdoing.
- Both the White House and World Liberty Financial denied wrongdoing, sources said funding did not come from G42, and MGX used WLFI's stablecoin for a $2 billion Binance investment.
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