Trump’s new crypto venture partners with crypto platform linked to Hamas and Hezbollah
A crypto venture recently unveiled by President-elect Donald Trump and his new Middle East envoy, billionaire Steve Witkoff, has partnered with crypto platform Tron following a $US30 million ($47 million) investment.
“Shape a new era of finance”, reads World Liberty Financial’s website, which also says it is the only decentralised finance (DeFi) platform endorsed by Trump.
World Liberty Financial Inc was founded by the Witkoff family two months before the US election, with Trump as a financial beneficiary.
Six specialists in US government ethics say the Trump-Witkoff venture presents concerns over ethics and conflicts of interest.
But among their biggest concerns is its newest partner Tron, which they, along with authorities, say has…
