{"id":70277,"date":"2026-02-01T17:16:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T17:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=70277"},"modified":"2026-02-01T17:16:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T17:16:59","slug":"huge-shock-as-uae-firm-buys-secret-500m-stake-in-trump-crypto-firm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=70277","title":{"rendered":"Huge Shock as UAE Firm Buys Secret $500M Stake in Trump Crypto Firm"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>A UAE-backed investment vehicle reportedly bought a 49% stake in the Trump-linked crypto startup World Liberty Financial for $500M just before Trump returned to the White House in January 2025.<\/p>\n<p>A year on from this investment, we take a look at what effect it has had on World Liberty Financial and the broader Trump-linked crypto ecosystem.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Senior UAE royal secretly purchased 49% stake in Trump&#8217;s World Liberty Financial for $500m <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xi8ByzJcyf\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/xi8ByzJcyf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 db (@tier10k) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tier10k\/status\/2017780627894898788?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">February 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It also comes at a time when global funds are pushing deeper into DeFi and the broader crypto space, betting that continued friendlier US policy will unlock more growth.<\/p>\n<p>The crypto market has taken a battering over this weekend, with over $300Bn wiped off the total market cap as the Bitcoin <\/p>\n<style>\n\t.cwp-coin-chart svg path {\n\t\tstroke-width: 0.65 !important;\n\t}<\/p>\n<p>\t.cwp-coin-widget-container .cwp-graph-container.positive svg path:nth-of-type(2) {\n\t\tstroke: #008868 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!important;\n\t}\n\t.cwp-coin-widget-container .cwp-coin-trend.negative::before {\n\t\tborder-top: 4px solid #A90C0C !important;\n\t}\n<\/style>\n<p> price crashed below $80,000 and is currently trading at $78,250.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-332995 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-01-at-14.09.02-scaled.png\" alt=\"Things go from bad to worse for the Trump crypto after the WSJ found the UAE made a $500M under-the-table investment into World Liberty (WLFI)\" width=\"2560\" height=\"808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-01-at-14.09.02-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-01-at-14.09.02-300x95.png 300w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-01-at-14.09.02-1024x323.png 1024w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-01-at-14.09.02-768x243.png 768w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-01-at-14.09.02-1536x485.png 1536w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-01-at-14.09.02-2048x647.png 2048w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-01-at-14.09.02-50x16.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"><\/p>\n<p>(<a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coinglass.com\/liquidations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">SOURCE: CoinGlass<\/a>)<\/p>\n<h2>What is the Significance of Abu Dhabi\u2019s $500M Investment into Trump-Backed World Liberty Financial?<\/h2>\n<p>The <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/policy\/spy-sheikh-secret-stake-trump-crypto-tahnoon-ea4d97e8?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=AWEtsqerEHeoia9lcoY09qbdjIhIArKe9ic1o9Pg3HaG_rO6tBYoTYjR7LBvUddWJr4%3D&amp;gaa_ts=697f6252&amp;gaa_sig=d7NOWRQyD6EIhQxyLFfC6FDk8lU5CkwMsZA50uUJqQPbtkZm8_Ffh_32-eTVDIQ-ERYgzZhoNi209o54DhKBdQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Wall Street Journal<\/a> reports that Aryam Investment 1, an Abu Dhabi vehicle backed by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, agreed to buy a 49% stake in the company just days before Donald began his second term as US President.<\/p>\n<p>Half the money arrived upfront. About $187M flowed to Trump family-controlled entities, with more paid to groups tied to the project\u2019s founders. Donald\u2019s son, Eric Trump, reportedly signed the agreement.<\/p>\n<p>The deal with World Liberty Financial, which hasn\u2019t previously been reported, was signed by Eric Trump, the president\u2019s son. At least $31M was also slated to flow to entities affiliated with Steve Witkoff\u2019s family, a World Liberty co-founder who, weeks earlier, had been named US envoy to the Middle East, the WSJ said.<\/p>\n<p>Sheikh Tahnoon\u2019s involvement is significant as the Abu Dhabi royal has reportedly been pushing the US for access to tightly guarded artificial intelligence chips. Tahnoon is the brother of the United Arab Emirates\u2019 president, the government\u2019s national security adviser, and the leader of the oil-rich country\u2019s largest wealth fund.<\/p>\n<p>He oversees an empire valued at more than $1.3 trillion, funded by his personal fortune and state money, spanning everything from fish farms to AI to surveillance, making him one of the most powerful single investors in the world.<\/p>\n<p>The deal marked something unprecedented in American politics: a foreign government official taking a major ownership stake in a company linked to the incoming US President.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So\u2026 a bribe? <\/p>\n<p>Trump got $500 Million and U.A.E. got \u201ctightly guarded\u201d A.I. chips. How is this not a bribe, exactly? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eedXsUQ19Z\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/eedXsUQ19Z<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZS9Pt9Ippn\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/ZS9Pt9Ippn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheTNHoller\/status\/2017836243569004977?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">February 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>DISCOVER: <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/crypto-presales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\">The 12+ Hottest Crypto Presales to Buy Right Now\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Why Does Big UAE Money Matter Here?<\/h2>\n<p>This is not retail speculation. This is state-linked capital stepping into crypto on a large scale. For everyday investors, that signals confidence that crypto will sit closer to the financial mainstream under Trump.<\/p>\n<p>It also fits a bigger pattern. The UAE has pushed hard into digital assets, from exchanges to stablecoins. Recent moves in\u00a0<span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\"><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/altcoins\/uae-central-bank-usd-stablecoin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the UAE\u2019s crypto expansion<\/a> show the country wants to influence where finance and tech intersect<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Weeks before the deal surfaced, another Tahnoon-led firm used World Liberty\u2019s USD1 stablecoin to settle a $2Bn investment into <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/new-binance-listings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\">Binance<\/a>. That connects Trump Crypto, the world\u2019s leading crypto exchange, with sovereign capital in a single deal.<\/p>\n<h2>Trump Crypto Projects are Currently in the News for All the Wrong Reasons<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-332996 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-01-at-14.23.41-scaled.png\" alt=\"Things go from bad to worse for the Trump crypto after the WSJ found the UAE made a $500M under-the-table investment into World Liberty (WLFI)\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-01-at-14.23.41-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-01-at-14.23.41-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-01-at-14.23.41-1024x588.png 1024w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-01-at-14.23.41-768x441.png 768w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-01-at-14.23.41-1536x882.png 1536w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-01-at-14.23.41-2048x1175.png 2048w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-01-at-14.23.41-50x29.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"><\/p>\n<p>(<a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/en\/categories\/trump-affiliated-tokens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">SOURCE: CoinGecko<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>This story, reported by the Wall Street Journal, comes during a period of extreme volatility in the crypto market, especially for projects associated with the President.<\/p>\n<p>The Official Trump <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/best-solana-meme-coins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\">memecoin<\/a> is down over -94% from its all-time high and is currently trading at just $4.15, after briefly trading above $40 in January 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Then there is the President\u2019s wife, Melania, and her official memecoin. MELANIA is down -99% from its January 2025 high of more than $7 and is trading today for just $0.12.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, the native token for Trump\u2019s DeFi platform, World Liberty Financial, is down -63% from its September 2025 high. WLFI is trading for $0.125, down -17% on the day, and its market cap has fallen to $3.2Bn from $6.6Bn just six months ago.<\/p>\n<p><strong>EXPLORE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/next-100x-crypto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\"><strong>16+ New and Upcoming Binance Listings in 2026<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/report\/state-of-crypto-q4-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">99Bitcoins\u2019 Q4 2025 State of Crypto Market Report<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/B7Uk6agkqj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Follow 99Bitcoins on\u00a0<\/span><\/a><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/99BitcoinsHQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">X<\/a>\u00a0For the Latest Market Updates and Subscribe on\u00a0<a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@99bitcoins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">YouTube<\/a>\u00a0For Daily Expert Market Analysis.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/altcoins\/uae-trump-crypto-stake\/\">Huge Shock as UAE Firm Buys Secret $500M Stake in Trump Crypto Firm<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/\">99Bitcoins<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A UAE-backed investment vehicle reportedly bought a 49% stake in the Trump-linked crypto startup World Liberty Financial for $500M just before Trump returned to the White House in January 2025. A year on from this investment, we take a look at what effect it has had on World Liberty Financial and the broader Trump-linked crypto [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-70277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70277","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=70277"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70277\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=70277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=70277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=70277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}