On May 3, 2025, reports emerged that an Abu Dhabi-backed investment firm is injecting $2 billion into a crypto business deal involving World Liberty Financial, a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform launched by the Trump family in October 2024. The platform, heavily featuring President Donald Trump’s image, allows users to buy into the exchange using $WLFI tokens. This deal, described as the “single largest-ever investment in a crypto company,” is part of a broader push by the Trump administration to make the U.S. the “crypto capital of the world.” The investment raises ethical questions about potential foreign influence, as experts note the timing and scale could allow investors to curry favor with the administration. Since Trump’s inauguration, he has issued executive orders to promote digital currencies and pause federal crypto probes, marking a shift from his earlier stance calling crypto a “scam” in 2021