World Liberty Financial Eyes $1.5B Nasdaq Treasury Firm to Hold WLFI Tokens

Trump-linked crypto venture plans public company modeled after Bitcoin treasury giants

World Liberty Financial, the Trump family-backed crypto venture, is in talks to create a publicly traded company on Nasdaq to hold its WLFI governance tokens — a move that could raise $1.5 billion from institutional investors.

According to a Bloomberg report, deal structuring is still underway, but the venture has approached major technology and crypto investors. Negotiations are said to be progressing quickly.

If completed, the initiative would place World Liberty among the fast-growing class of digital-asset treasury companies — publicly listed firms holding cryptocurrency reserves on their balance sheets. Bloomberg estimates these firms have raised $79 billion in 2025 for Bitcoin purchases alone.

A Strategy-Inspired Approach

World Liberty’s plan reportedly involves acquiring a shell company already listed on Nasdaq, then transforming it into a crypto treasury vehicle. This mirrors the strategy pioneered by Michael Saylor’s MicroStrategy, now rebranded as Strategy, which pivoted in 2020 to become a Bitcoin holding company.

Strategy today holds more than $72 billion in Bitcoin and commands a market capitalization of $113 billion. Its success has inspired a wave of imitators, from Japanese hotel chains to treasury firms for Ether, Litecoin, Sui, and other altcoins.

Trump Media, another venture linked to the former president, purchased $2 billion in Bitcoin earlier this year for its own treasury reserves.

Trump’s Token Profits

In his 2025 financial disclosure to the Office of Government Ethics, Donald Trump reported $57.4 million in income from sales of 15.75 billion WLFI governance tokens. The platform has already raised $550 million through two public token sales.

High-profile backers include Tron founder Justin Sun, who invested $30 million for 2 billion tokens, and Web3Port, which contributed $10 million in January.

World Liberty launched last year with a crypto-lending app and a dollar-backed stablecoin, USD1, aiming to position itself as a DeFi and stablecoin alternative to traditional finance.

A New Player in the Treasury Race

Should the $1.5 billion raise succeed, World Liberty could emerge as one of the most prominent crypto treasuries outside of Bitcoin, potentially cementing WLFI’s role in the digital asset economy.

While the final structure is still being finalized, the move signals a deepening convergence between politics, public markets, and cryptocurrency reserves — a trend that could reshape the corporate adoption of digital assets.