World Liberty Financial, a decentralized-finance platform affiliated with the Trump family, said on 26 June that UAE-based Aqua 1 Foundation has acquired $100 million worth of WLFI governance tokens. The transaction, settled in the platform’s USD1 stablecoin, makes Aqua 1 the project’s largest individual outside investor, overtaking earlier backers such as crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun, according to statements from the fund. Aqua 1 said the stake will give it a direct voice in protocol governance and help speed up product development. With the latest round, World Liberty Financial has raised roughly $715 million through public token sales and private placements since late 2024. The deal underscores sustained Middle-East interest in U.S.-linked Web3 ventures even as regulators intensify scrutiny of the digital-asset industry.