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Abu Dhabi Royal Secretly Bought Stake in Trump Crypto Firm
Abu Dhabi's Sheikh Tahnoon-backed Aryam Investment acquired 49% of Trump-linked World Liberty Financial for $500 million, preceding U.S. approval of AI chip sales to UAE.
- 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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Trump sold ‘spy sheikh’ a $US500 million stake in family empire
The secret deal with one of the most powerful individual investors in the world will raise fresh questions about the Trump family’s business dealings through World Liberty Financial.
·Sydney, Australia
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'Earthquake of a scandal' as foreign investment in Trump firm skyrockets
A bombshell Saturday report from the Wall Street Journal revealed that a member of the Abu Dhabi royal family secretly backed a massive $500 million investment into the Trump family’s cryptocurrency venture months before the Trump administration gave the United Arab Emirates access to highly sensitive artificial intelligence chip technology.According to the Journal’s sources, lieutenants of Abu Dhabi royal Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan sign…
·Washington, United States
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