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A Trump-linked cryptocurrency firm has raised $500 million from investors…United Arab Emiratesraising new questions of conflict of interest as President Donald Trump manages relations with Abu Dhabi.
The company has confirmed, World Liberty Financialagreement on Saturday through his spokesman, after The Wall Street Journal revealed How did an Emirati-owned car get a 49% stake in the company?
The agreement was signed by Eric Trump a few days before Trump’s inauguration in January 2025, according to the Wall Street Journal, which makes the Trump family one of the businesses with the capital connected to the UAE at the same time that the authorities followed the most important requirements.
A neighbor of a member of the Abu Dhabi royal family is joining a Trump-linked cryptocurrency company
The new financial group is linked to Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE National Security Advisor and a prominent member of the Abu Dhabi royal family, whose network spans technology, finance and national security.
Two prominent people associated with his department joined the World Liberty organization, re-examining the power and influence.
When asked about the timing, World Liberty spokesman David Waxman says: “We entered the business because we believe it is the best fit for our company as we continue to grow.”
Interest has increased because the cryptocurrency partnership comes alongside the UAE’s ambitions in artificial intelligence and access to more American chips.
The White House denies any connection between chips and investing in digital currencies
Reports link the time of the business relationship with the discussion of the management of chips, although the publication said that it did not find evidence of a confirmed agreement to exchange chips to sell cryptocurrencies.
Both Liberty World and the White House have denied any connection. “Any suggestion that the agreement is in any way related to the management’s actions on the chips is false,” Waxman said.
White House counsel David Warrington also denied a conflict of interest, saying: “The president has nothing to do with business transactions that would affect his legislative responsibilities,” adding that Trump does his job “properly.”
However, the UAE company’s ties went beyond the ownership section. At a meeting in Dubai in May 2025, one of the founders said that the Abu Dhabi-backed MGX used World Liberty’s dollar-pegged stablecoin to generate $2 billion in… Binancea move that closely aligned the company with the Gulf-backed capital is moving into the digital currency space.
Trump’s financial disclosures have also made the project a political risk, with reports describing it as a major source of funds linked to an organization controlled by Trump, as well as sharing funds with other agencies affiliated with the Middle East Administration.
The Democrats used this. Senator Elizabeth Warren described the findings as a matter of national security and called for more enforcement, saying: “This is corruption, plain and simple,” adding: “Congress must be bold and stop Trump’s corruption of digital currencies.”
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