Pakistan’s Crypto Deal with Trump-Linked Firm Comes Days After Pahalgam Attack New Delhi: As US President Donald Trump jumped to take the credit for a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, a deal between Islamabad and World Liberty Financial (WLF), in which the president’s family has a 60% stake, is in the spotlight. Just days after
Senate Democrats are demanding changes to cryptocurrency legislation pending in Congress, responding partly to growing evidence that the Trump family is using its connections and President Trump’s power to profit from crypto trading. The pushback intensified late last week after a closed-door meeting among Senate Democrats in which Senator Chuck Schumer, the Democratic leader, told
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Crypto Council (PCC), in just 50 days since its launch on March 14, 2025, has achieved what few believed possible, positioning Pakistan as a rising force in global crypto diplomacy, infrastructure and regulatory leadership This is not just an institutional win; it’s a case study in how government-backed initiatives can move fast,
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Crypto Council (PCC), in just 50 days since its launch on March 14, 2025, has achieved what few believed possible, positioning Pakistan as a rising force in global crypto diplomacy, infrastructure and regulatory leadership This is not just an institutional win; it’s a case study in how government-backed initiatives can move fast,
The pitch from “ZMoney” arrived on the encrypted messaging app Signal just days before Donald J. Trump’s presidential inauguration. “ZMoney” was Zachary Folkman, an entrepreneur who once ran a company called Date Hotter Girls and was now representing World Liberty Financial, the cryptocurrency firm that Mr. Trump and his sons had recently unveiled. Mr. Folkman
In a key move in the development of Pakistan’s financial technology sector, the Pakistan Crypto Council (PCC) and World Liberty Financial (WLF) officially signed a series of agreements aimed at promoting investment and innovation in the crypto industry. The dignitaries at the event highlighted the importance of the agreements and the growing potential of the
Justin Sun loves a publicity stunt. But in bailing out Donald Trump’s crypto venture—netting the president and his family $400 million—Sun has boosted his efforts to create a global payment system, using his Tron platform, with 300 million users and counting. Chinese blockchain entrepreneur Justin Sun’s admiration of Donald Trump began in middle school, while
World Liberty Financial, the cryptocurrency company started by Donald J. Trump and his sons, announced on Tuesday that it was planning to sell a digital currency called a stablecoin, deepening the president’s financial ties to crypto as his administration relaxes enforcement of the industry. The stablecoin would be known as USD1, the company wrote in
The new year started off with considerable fanfare for the cryptocurrency market. Under President Donald Trump’s crypto plan, America was going to become “the crypto capital of the world.” That meant deregulating the crypto market, promoting innovative uses for blockchain technology within the financial markets, and becoming a Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) superpower. Those promises mostly
President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to create a national stockpile of Bitcoin and other digital currencies, an audacious idea that has been widely criticized as a scheme to enrich crypto investors. The basis of the stockpile will be a stash of Bitcoin, estimated to be worth as much as $17 billion, that