A crypto forum at the Trump family’s Mar-a-Lago estate convened traditional finance leaders and cryptocurrency executives this week. World Liberty Financial, a Trump-affiliated crypto firm, hosted the event, announcing a partnership to tokenize revenue from a planned Trump-branded resort in the Maldives. Attendees included Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao, Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon, and CFTC chair Mike Selig.
The exclusive World Liberty Forum event was held at the Trump family-owned Mar-a-Lago estate. Attendees included Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao, who received a pardon from Donald Trump last year.
They were joined by Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon and the heads of the Nasdaq and New York Stock Exchange. Solomon, a former crypto skeptic, stated he now owns “a little Bitcoin, very little.”
CFTC chair Mike Selig and Republican senators Ashley Moody and Bernie Moreno also attended. Eric Trump remarked on the gathering’s significance, noting former critics were now present.
“The great irony is this whole world has gone full circle,” Eric Trump said. “There’s people in this room that were probably on the opposite side of us.”
At the event, World Liberty Financial announced a partnership with tokenization firm Securitize. They plan to tokenize loan revenue interests in an upcoming Trump International Hotel & Resort in the Maldives.
The project is being built by developer DarGlobal and slated for completion in 2030. According to the company, the offering provides investors fixed yield and loan revenue streams.
The tokenized offering will only be available to eligible accredited investors in the U.S. Access will be through select third-party partners and wallets.
