A cryptocurrency company tied to US President Donald Trump is collaborating with a Hong Kong-based artificial intelligence venture that offers models developed by Chinese technology firms the Trump administration has flagged over national-security concerns, according to a Reuters investigation.

World Liberty Financial, in which the Trump family holds a 38 per cent stake, is working with WorldClaw, an AI platform founded earlier this year. WorldClaw allows users to access a range of AI models and accepts World Liberty’s crypto tokens, including its USD1 stablecoin, as payment.

A Reuters review found that 43 of the 90 AI…