Dubai – Sharikat Mubasher: Web3‑native investor Aqua 1 Foundation agreed to purchase $100 million worth of governance tokens in World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a decentralized finance platform inspired by former U.S. president Donald Trump.
According to a recent press release, this commitment gives Aqua 1 a formal say in WLFI’s roadmap while injecting fresh capital to accelerate the tokenization of real-world assets, stablecoin infrastructure, and other blockchain-driven tools aimed at boosting global capital efficiency.
Zak Folkman, WLFI co-founder, said the tie-up validates the firm’s blueprint for bringing digital assets to mainstream finance. Aqua 1 founding partner Dave Lee added that WLFI’s USD1 stablecoin ecosystem offers a “trillion‑dollar structural pivot” by linking conventional capital markets with decentralized protocols.
The partners will co-invest in high-potential blockchain projects and leverage Aqua 1’s institutional network to roll out WLFI‑branded payment gateways and treasury services. Expansion beyond the U.S. is underway, with Aqua 1’s compliance teams preparing market entries in South America, Europe, Asia, and emerging economies.
Strategically, WLFI also plans to back Aqua 1’s forthcoming Aqua Fund, a UAE-domiciled vehicle focused on Middle East digital‑economy projects in blockchain and AI. The fund intends to list on a secondary trading venue within Abu Dhabi Global Market to provide liquidity for investors.
