The money raise would mark one of the largest capital injections into a crypto treasury initiative
World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a decentralized finance venture with backing from the Trump family, is seeking roughly $1.5 billion from investors to establish a publicly traded treasury company that would hold its native WLFI tokens, according to Bloomberg. Talks with potential backers in the technology and cryptocurrency sectors are reportedly progressing, though the structure of the deal has yet to be finalized.
The plan includes appointing Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., sons of former US President Donald Trump, to the board, Fortune reported. The move would place World Liberty Financial among a growing group of digital asset treasury companies, which typically manage holdings in cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, Ethereum, and a range of smaller tokens.
Data from Arkham shows the project has already built a sizable treasury, including about $55 million worth of Ethereum — some of which is staked — along with $19 million in wrapped bitcoin, nearly $14 million in Tron, and millions more in EOS, Mantle, Ondo, and other tokens. This diversification appears to mirror strategies used by other crypto treasuries to manage exposure and growth potential.
The WLFI token, along with the project’s USD1 stablecoin, is currently unavailable for public trading. However, a recent near-unanimous vote by token holders approved unlocking WLFI for early backers, with trading to begin in the future. The release of additional tokens from the 100 billion total supply will require a separate community vote.
In addition, World Liberty Financial has announced plans to reward users of its USD1 stablecoin with points, a system that could play into future incentives or governance rights. President Trump’s role as “co-founder emeritus” has drawn criticism from opponents who claim the arrangement raises conflict of interest concerns, particularly given his political profile.
