World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform tied to US President Donald Trump and his family, has announced a strategic partnership with Re7 Capital, a London-based hedge fund specializing in DeFi. The collaboration aims to bolster WLFI’s USD1 stablecoin by launching a stablecoin vault on Euler Finance and the liquid staking protocol Lista, as part of a broader push to expand USD1’s presence on Binance’s BNB Chain.
The partnership, supported by up to $10 million from Hong Kong’s VMS Group, marks a significant step for WLFI in attracting institutional investment. Re7 Labs, the innovation arm of Re7 Capital, will work with WLFI to enhance liquidity and provide secure, flexible options for stablecoin transactions. Evgeny Gokhberg, founder of Re7 Capital, emphasized that the deal aims to create a more stable and efficient DeFi ecosystem, appealing to both crypto-savvy users and traditional investors.
WLFI, launched in September 2024, has garnered attention for its ties to the Trump family, who hold a 60% stake in the company through an LLC and are entitled to 75% of token sale revenues. The platform has already raised over $550 million through sales of its $WLFI governance token, with significant investments from entities like the UAE-based Aqua1 Foundation ($100 million) and crypto market maker DWF Labs ($25 million). Trump reported $57.4 million in income from WLFI in a June 13, 2025, disclosure to the US Office of Government Ethics, primarily from token sales.
The partnership comes amid growing institutional interest in WLFI’s focus on stablecoins and real-world asset tokenization, seen as key to enhancing the US dollar’s global salability—a priority for the Trump administration. However, WLFI’s rapid rise has sparked concerns about potential conflicts of interest, with critics pointing to its unprecedented blending of private enterprise and government policy. A New York Times investigation noted WLFI’s solicitation of foreign investments and secret deals, raising ethical questions about its operations.
This collaboration with Re7 Capital, alongside WLFI’s earlier deals with investors like Justin Sun’s Tron ($75 million) and an Abu Dhabi-backed firm MGX ($2 billion via USD1 for a Binance deal), underscores the platform’s growing global footprint.
