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The timing followed the UAE sovereign-linked investment.","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":"2025-03-15","source":{"title":"WSJ: UAE Sheikh Bought 49% Stake in Crypto Company World Liberty Financial","url":"https://incrypted.com/en/wsj-uae-sheikh-bought-49-stake-in-crypto-company-world-liberty-financial/","publication":"Incrypted (citing Wall Street Journal)"}},{"id":32818,"text":"World Liberty Financial launched in September 2024 and by March 2025 had raised $550 million through sales of the WLFI governance token, with 75% of net protocol revenues flowing to DT Marks DEFI LLC, an entity tied to President Trump and certain family members.","confidence":"primary","dateOccurred":"2025-03-15","source":{"title":"Trump's Crypto Firm Raised $52 Million — Likely Sending Millions To His Family, New Disclosure Reveals","url":"https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacheverson/2025/07/12/trump-world-liberty-financial-crypto-sec-tokens-wlfi-usd1/","publication":"Forbes"}},{"id":32824,"text":"The $500 million UAE stake sale was signed by Eric Trump on January 16, 2025 — four days before the inauguration — selling a 49% stake to Aryam Investment 1, backed by UAE national security advisor Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan. $187 million flowed to Trump family entities.","confidence":"primary","dateOccurred":"2025-01-16","source":{"title":"WSJ: UAE Sheikh Bought 49% Stake in Crypto Company World Liberty Financial","url":"https://incrypted.com/en/wsj-uae-sheikh-bought-49-stake-in-crypto-company-world-liberty-financial/","publication":"Incrypted (citing Wall Street Journal)"}},{"id":32817,"text":"Donald Trump Jr. is listed as a 'promoter' on World Liberty Financial's SEC Form D filing (CIK 0002043140), filed October 30, 2024, with his address at 115 Eagle Tree Terrace, Jupiter, FL 33477.","confidence":"primary","dateOccurred":"2024-10-30","source":{"title":"SEC EDGAR filing document 0002043140-24-000002","url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2043140/000204314024000002/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml","publication":"Directed Inquiry — Web Search"}},{"id":32823,"text":"World Liberty Financial's WLFI tokens were sold exclusively to accredited investors under SEC Regulation D exemption (Rule 506(c)), bypassing SEC registration requirements, and were initially non-transferable and without economic rights.","confidence":"primary","dateOccurred":"2024-10-15","source":null},{"id":32816,"text":"Donald Trump Jr. is listed as a co-founder of World Liberty Financial on the company's website alongside Eric Trump, Barron Trump, and President Donald Trump (listed as 'co-founder emeritus'), as confirmed by PBS NewsHour.","confidence":"primary","dateOccurred":"2024-09-15","source":null},{"id":32822,"text":"Donald Trump Jr. serves as the sole trustee of the Donald J. 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