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    World Liberty Financial

    World Liberty Financial is a stablecoin issuer that received preliminary conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on August 16, 2026 to establish World Liberty Trust Company, a national trust bank to issue, redeem and custody the USD1 stablecoin. An entity affiliated with President Donald Trump and certain family members owns approximately 38 percent of the company.

    worldliberty.us
    Co-founder and CEO
    Zach Witkoff

    Leadership

    Zach Witkoff, Co-founder and CEO. Zach Witkoff is the co-founder and chief executive officer of World Liberty Financial.

    Key facts

    OCC Conditional Approval Date
    August 16, 2026source
    USD1 Stablecoin Circulation
    $4 billionsource
    Trump-Affiliated Ownership
    An entity affiliated with President Donald Trump and certain family members owns approximately 38 percentsource
    Charter Application Date
    January 2026source

    WYDE coverage of World Liberty Financial

    WYDE Newsroom has published 7 articles about World Liberty Financial, from Jul 5, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026. World Liberty Financial is the subject of 6 stories and a recipient in 1 story. The most recent is Crypto Braces for Midterms as Kalshi Gives Democrats 90% Odds in the House and 64% in the Senate.

    Crypto & DeFi

    Crypto Braces for Midterms as Kalshi Gives Democrats 90% Odds in the House and 64% in the Senate

    A Democratic Senate would make Elizabeth Warren chair of the Banking Committee, and analysts expect the stalled Clarity Act to stay stuck. The crypto industry has spent $176 million on more than 100 races.

    Oct 30, 2026 · 4 min read · Subject of the story

    WYDE Weekly

    JPMorgan Warns Food Inflation Could Double, Citi Will Custody Bitcoin, and EAT Tops Charity Tokens. Over 65,000 Meals.

    Record child hunger and food insecurity collide with a wall of institutional crypto money, from Citi custody to the SEC and Treasury rulebooks, plus $105 billion for one AI data center. This week in the WYDE Newsroom.

    Aug 22, 2026 · 7 min read · Subject of the story

    Crypto & DeFi

    Trump-Backed World Liberty Financial Is Working With a Hong Kong AI Platform Selling Restricted Chinese Models

    Reuters found 43 of the 90 models on WorldClaw come from Chinese firms the administration has designated as military-aligned or restricted, and users pay with World Liberty's USD1 stablecoin, days after the OCC granted the company a conditional trust bank charter.

    Aug 18, 2026 · 2 min read · Subject of the story

    Crypto & DeFi

    World Liberty Financial Says It Does Not Own WorldClaw, the Hong Kong AI Gateway Reselling Restricted Chinese Models for USD1

    A Reuters review found 43 of the 90 AI models on WorldClaw came from Chinese firms the administration has restricted. World Liberty says the company is independent and will not describe its financial ties.

    Aug 18, 2026 · 2 min read · Subject of the story

    Crypto & DeFi

    The OCC Grants Trump-Backed World Liberty Financial a Conditional National Trust Bank Charter to Issue USD1

    World Liberty Trust Company won preliminary conditional approval Friday to issue and custody the USD1 stablecoin, and three Senate Democrats answered with a bill barring officials from owning banks

    Aug 17, 2026 · 3 min read · Subject of the story

    Crypto & DeFi

    Senators Press AG Nominee Todd Blanche on Crypto Enforcement and the Binance Pardon

    Todd Blanche's Senate confirmation hearing put the disbanded DOJ crypto enforcement unit and the Changpeng Zhao Binance pardon at center stage, with Democrats and Republicans both pressing the acting attorney general.

    Jul 16, 2026 · 2 min read · Recipient

    Crypto & DeFi

    The CLARITY Act Misses Its July 4 Signing Target With Three Senate Weeks Left

    The Senate crypto bill sat at Calendar No. 423 as the White House's Independence Day goal passed, with ethics demands sharpened by Trump's $1.4 billion crypto disclosure and analysts calling the pre-August window the last realistic path for 2026.

    Jul 5, 2026 · 2 min read · Subject of the story

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