Report shines a light on the Trump family’s crypto dealings with the UAE
Happy Tuesday! Here’s your Tuesday Tech Drop, the past week’s top stories from the intersection of technology and politics.
$2 billion crypto deal
A detailed report from The New York Times lays out a curious timeline of events in which World Liberty Financial, a crypto-based company launched by the families of Donald Trump and Steve Witkoff, the president’s envoy to the Middle East, received $2 billion from a government-backed investment firm in the United Arab Emirates before the administration made the controversial decision to sell powerful computer chips to the UAE. The revelations shine a light on the dubious and self-enriching relationships the Trump family has cultivated with Big Tech investors in the Middle East as he and…
