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World Liberty CEO Denies USD1 Conflict Claims Amid UAE Stake

8/25/2026

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Zach Witkoff, CEO of World Liberty Financial, denied conflict-of-interest allegations about the USD1 stablecoin.
Democratic lawmakers flagged a UAE-linked group’s 49% WLFI stake as a potential foreign-policy risk.
WLFI received conditional approval for a national trust bank charter to issue and custody USD1 in-house.
President Donald Trump’s 2025 disclosure listed $515 million from token sales and $65 million from equity sales.

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Zach Witkoff, CEO of World Liberty Financial, denied conflict-of-interest allegations about the USD1 stablecoin.
Democratic lawmakers flagged a UAE-linked group’s 49% WLFI stake as a potential foreign-policy risk.
WLFI received conditional approval for a national trust bank charter to issue and custody USD1 in-house.
President Donald Trump’s 2025 disclosure listed $515 million from token sales and $65 million from equity sales.