Trump-Backed Crypto Venture Gambles on $1.5B Nasdaq Shell Game 🐒🚀

World Liberty Financial, that just-your-average run-of-the-mill crypto venture with a side of political seasoning, is allegedly plotting to birth a publicly traded company to cradle its WLFI tokens. The fundraising target? A comically overambitious $1.5 billion. Because nothing says “prudent financial strategy” like turning a crypto token into a stock, right?

The grand scheme is still being finalized like a particularly stubborn Excel formula, but whispers suggest tech and crypto titans have been gently nudged into the conversation. Bloomberg’s report claims discussions are “progressing quickly,” which is code for “we’re pretending this isn’t a dumpster fire.”

This move would slot World Liberty into a growing club of digital-asset treasury companies-publicly traded firms holding crypto reserves like they’re vintage wine. In 2025 alone, these firms have raised an estimated $79 billion for Bitcoin purchases. The market has clearly decided to play a very expensive game of hot potato with digital coins. 🍴

World Liberty, whose website proudly labels Donald Trump as “co-founder emeritus,” launched last year with a crypto-lending app and now offers USD1, a stablecoin that’s supposedly backed by dollars. Because nothing says “trust” like a token named after the world’s most overused acronym.

World Liberty’s Treasury Firm to Mirror Strategy

The report claims the treasury vehicle is a Nasdaq-listed shell company World Liberty has “acquired.” Because what the world needs more of is shell companies! The approach mirrors Michael Saylor’s MicroStrategy (now rebranded as Strategy, because why not?), which became a Bitcoin hoarding machine in 2020. Strategy has since amassed $72 billion in BTC and a market cap of $113 billion. Proof that if you stare at a screen long enough, you can will a stock price into existence. 🤯

Strategy’s success has inspired a wave of copycats, from Japanese budget hotels to Ethereum treasury firms. Even Trump Media, another family venture, splurged $2 billion on Bitcoin earlier this year. Because nothing says “financial transparency” like buying crypto with your family’s name on it. 🐒💸

Trump Reports $57M from WLFI Token Sales

In June, Trump revealed earning $57.4 million from his WLFI stake. His 2025 financial disclosure (filed with the Office of Government Ethics) proudly states he owns 15.75 billion WLFI governance tokens. Because nothing says “public service” like profiting from a token named after your own brand of chaos. 🏛️

World Liberty has raised $550 million through token sales, positioning itself as a DeFi and stablecoin platform that wants to “disrupt traditional finance.” High-profile backers include Tron’s Justin Sun (who ponied up $30 million for 2 billion tokens) and Web3Port ($10 million in January). Because nothing says “Web3 future” like a group of people with too much money and not enough hobbies. 🐿️

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2025-08-09 10:12