Rapper Nicki Minaj, Fifa president Gianni Infantino and Goldman Sachs chief executive David Solomon on Wednesday walked into Donald Trump’s southern Florida resort.

But this was no joke. Trump’s sons and other associates convened a summit at Mar-a-Lago this week to convince the world’s elite that nearly a year and a half after the 2024 elections, their crypto venture should be viewed as a global power player.

Two US senators, hedge fund manager Philippe Laffont, Franklin Templeton chief executive Jenny Johnson and billionaire Binance founder Changpeng Zhao — the crypto tycoon who was pardoned by Trump last year — were among 400 other dignitaries in attendance at the inaugural conference hosted by World Liberty Financial, the…