Trump Family Crypto Corruption

[nycfan]

Aqua 1 Announces $100M Strategic World Liberty Financial Governance Token Purchase to Help Shape and Accelerate Decentralized Finance Adoption​

https://www.reuters.com/press-releases/aqua-1-announces-100m-strategic-world-liberty-financial-governance-token-purchase-to-help-shape-and-accelerate-decentralized-finance-adoption-2025-06-26/

“-- Aqua 1 Foundation, opens new tab, a pioneering Web3-native fund, announced a $100 million strategic World Liberty Financial, opens new tab (WLFI) governance token purchase to participate in governance of the decentralized finance platform inspired by President Donald J. Trump. This commitment is intended to help accelerate the creation of a blockchain-powered financial ecosystem centered on blockchain development, Real World Asset (RWA) tokenization, and stablecoin integration, aiming to set new benchmarks for global capital efficiency.…”

 

[nycfan]

Aqua 1 Announces $100M Strategic World Liberty Financial Governance Token Purchase to Help Shape and Accelerate Decentralized Finance Adoption​

https://www.reuters.com/press-releases/aqua-1-announces-100m-strategic-world-liberty-financial-governance-token-purchase-to-help-shape-and-accelerate-decentralized-finance-adoption-2025-06-26/

“-- Aqua 1 Foundation, opens new tab, a pioneering Web3-native fund, announced a $100 million strategic World Liberty Financial, opens new tab (WLFI) governance token purchase to participate in governance of the decentralized finance platform inspired by President Donald J. Trump. This commitment is intended to help accelerate the creation of a blockchain-powered financial ecosystem centered on blockchain development, Real World Asset (RWA) tokenization, and stablecoin integration, aiming to set new benchmarks for global capital efficiency.…”

“…
About Aqua 1 Foundation
Aqua1 Foundation is a Web3-native fund based in UAE with a global outlook. …”

 

[nycfan]

“…
About Aqua 1 Foundation
Aqua1 Foundation is a Web3-native fund based in UAE with a global outlook. …”

Does Trump’s Biggest Crypto Backer Really Exist?​

The strange saga of a shadowy UAE company’s $100 million investment in World Liberty Financial, the Trump-aligned crypto trader

Does Trump’s Biggest Crypto Backer Really Exist?

The strange saga of a shadowy UAE company’s $100 million investment in World Liberty Financial, the Trump-aligned crypto trader

www.thenation.com

“… Aqua 1 Foundation—whose existence was completely unknown before it published its June 26 press release—had become one of the largest benefactors for Trump’s crypto businesses, outspending Tron founder Justin Sun, who put $75 million into $WLFI and about $19 million into $TRUMP, the president’s memecoin. (The Securities and Exchange Commission announced shortly after that purchase that it was pausing its multibillion-dollar fraud case against Sun.)

In the annals of Donald Trump’s crypto corruption, the $100 million Aqua 1 Foundation deal stands out for more than just its size: There’s very little evidence that Aqua 1 Foundation exists at all.

The Aqua 1 website, which was registered on May 28, 2025, contains no information about the company beyond some fintech buzzwords and an e-mail address. The company’s original X accountwas suspended, as was an account for an apparently affiliated company called BlockRock RWA (“RWA” refers to the practice of creating blockchain tokens for “real world assets”). Searching public databases, including of businesses in the United Arab Emirates, I’ve been unable to find any corporate registration, official filings, or other documents attesting to the existence of World Liberty Financial’s newest and biggest investor.

The only person who has been publicly identified in connection with Aqua 1 Foundation is a man named Dave Lee, who claims to have cofounded the company. On Lee’s X account, which was registered in December 2023 and has a cartoon avatar, he’s only posted a handful of times, with all of the messages appearing after June 27, 2025. He lists his location as “São Paulo-NY-HK-Abu Dhabi” and responded to one questioner in Portuguese.

And that is where the trail ends.

I’ve been unable to find any other social media or professional profiles associated with a Dave Lee in his capacity as leader of what is supposed to be a very well-heeled Middle Eastern crypto fund doing business with the first family.…”

 

[nycfan]

Does Trump’s Biggest Crypto Backer Really Exist?​

The strange saga of a shadowy UAE company’s $100 million investment in World Liberty Financial, the Trump-aligned crypto trader

Does Trump’s Biggest Crypto Backer Really Exist?

The strange saga of a shadowy UAE company’s $100 million investment in World Liberty Financial, the Trump-aligned crypto trader

www.thenation.com

“… Aqua 1 Foundation—whose existence was completely unknown before it published its June 26 press release—had become one of the largest benefactors for Trump’s crypto businesses, outspending Tron founder Justin Sun, who put $75 million into $WLFI and about $19 million into $TRUMP, the president’s memecoin. (The Securities and Exchange Commission announced shortly after that purchase that it was pausing its multibillion-dollar fraud case against Sun.)

In the annals of Donald Trump’s crypto corruption, the $100 million Aqua 1 Foundation deal stands out for more than just its size: There’s very little evidence that Aqua 1 Foundation exists at all.

The Aqua 1 website, which was registered on May 28, 2025, contains no information about the company beyond some fintech buzzwords and an e-mail address. The company’s original X accountwas suspended, as was an account for an apparently affiliated company called BlockRock RWA (“RWA” refers to the practice of creating blockchain tokens for “real world assets”). Searching public databases, including of businesses in the United Arab Emirates, I’ve been unable to find any corporate registration, official filings, or other documents attesting to the existence of World Liberty Financial’s newest and biggest investor.

The only person who has been publicly identified in connection with Aqua 1 Foundation is a man named Dave Lee, who claims to have cofounded the company. On Lee’s X account, which was registered in December 2023 and has a cartoon avatar, he’s only posted a handful of times, with all of the messages appearing after June 27, 2025. He lists his location as “São Paulo-NY-HK-Abu Dhabi” and responded to one questioner in Portuguese.

And that is where the trail ends.

I’ve been unable to find any other social media or professional profiles associated with a Dave Lee in his capacity as leader of what is supposed to be a very well-heeled Middle Eastern crypto fund doing business with the first family.…”

“… While Trump has made hundreds of millions of dollars from lending his name to crypto schemes, he stands to make much more, particularly if his dollar-pegged stablecoin, known as USD1, takes off. On a recent day, USD1 was the third-most-traded stablecoin in crypto markets, with $3.37 billion in volume.

Congress is on the verge of passing legislation that will help further legalize stablecoins and give them better access to US banking and markets. In the new, lightly regulated crypto scene, Trump and his associates could make billions.

… Trump did travel to the UAE in May 2025, where he announced“over $200 billion in commercial deals between the United States and the United Arab Emirates.” Two weeks later, someone began registeringwebsites and social media accounts for Aqua 1 Foundation.

… Soon, $WLFI (which is currently non-transferable) will be tradable on public markets, and its early backers will be able to cash out …”

 

[nycfan]

“… An SEC filing made at the end of that month revealed World Liberty Financial sold $2.7 million worth of tokens to 348 accredited investors, with plans to sell no more than $30 million overall—keeping all proceeds inside the company with none flowing to Trump or other founders.

… But World Liberty Financial disclosed in an SEC filing last week (first flagged by independent journalist Wendy Siegelman) that it sold another $52.1 million of tokens to 1,966 investors—this time distributing $50.7 million to Trump and other founders, rather than retaining all proceeds within the company as in its initial sale.

If distributed according to current ownership stakes, the July payout could have netted the Trump family around $20 million—though the filings don’t break out individual distributions, and Alan Palmiter, a professor at Wake Forest University who specializes in securities regulation, told Forbes he’s not aware of any requirement that payments be proportionate to equity stake.

… An ethics white paper the Trump Organization released in January noted the Constitution does not bar a president from owning, operating or managing a private business. But to “avoid even the appearance of any conflict,” the company said it hired an outside ethics adviser and Trump would keep his assets in a trust and not manage the company directly.

The Trump Organization, however, later fired that adviser at Trump’s instruction…”

 

[heelinhell]

“… An SEC filing made at the end of that month revealed World Liberty Financial sold $2.7 million worth of tokens to 348 accredited investors, with plans to sell no more than $30 million overall—keeping all proceeds inside the company with none flowing to Trump or other founders.

… But World Liberty Financial disclosed in an SEC filing last week (first flagged by independent journalist Wendy Siegelman) that it sold another $52.1 million of tokens to 1,966 investors—this time distributing $50.7 million to Trump and other founders, rather than retaining all proceeds within the company as in its initial sale.

If distributed according to current ownership stakes, the July payout could have netted the Trump family around $20 million—though the filings don’t break out individual distributions, and Alan Palmiter, a professor at Wake Forest University who specializes in securities regulation, told Forbes he’s not aware of any requirement that payments be proportionate to equity stake.

… An ethics white paper the Trump Organization released in January noted the Constitution does not bar a president from owning, operating or managing a private business. But to “avoid even the appearance of any conflict,” the company said it hired an outside ethics adviser and Trump would keep his assets in a trust and not manage the company directly.

The Trump Organization, however, later fired that adviser at Trump’s instruction…”

but let's not forget Hunter making $500,000/yr serving on a board of directors and selling his paintings for $100,000 and his laptop !

 

[4thgenheel]

but let's not forget Hunter making $500,000/yr serving on a board of directors and selling his paintings for $100,000 and his laptop !

child's play. the "biden crime family" was always such a joke. it is always, always, always projection with these assholes. accuse the other side of that which you are guilty. right out of the goebbels playbook.