UAE Investment in Trump-Linked Crypto Venture Triggers Corruption Claims
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A UAE-linked investment firm tied to Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan agreed to invest $500 million for a 49% stake in Trump-affiliated World Liberty Financial, with $187 million already paid, just days before last year's presidential inauguration, prompting Democrats to call the deal ‘mind-blowing corruption’ and raising national-security concerns over UAE access to Nvidia AI chips; the piece links this to prior crypto deals and ongoing regulatory debates around crypto in the Trump era.
- More Corruption Allegations Levied at Trump Over Newly Revealed UAE Crypto Deal Gizmodo
- ‘Spy Sheikh’ Bought Secret Stake in Trump Company The Wall Street Journal
- Trump’s Crypto Defenses Aren’t Reassuring The Atlantic
- Trump accused of ‘corruption, plain and simple’ after UAE invested in family firm The Guardian
- Why The UAE’s Investment In World Liberty Financial Was A Sweetheart Deal For Trump Forbes
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