World Liberty Financial (WLFI) is moving into institutional real-world assets (RWA) with a tokenized offering tied to the Trump International Hotel & Resort, Maldives — aiming to bridge high-end real estate and regulated decentralized finance. What’s being offered - WLFI, in partnership with Securitize and DarGlobal PLC, will tokenize loan revenue interests connected to the luxury resort. Instead of buying property, accredited and otherwise eligible investors can buy tokens that entitle them to fixed yields and a share of loan-related income (interest payments) generated by the asset. - Revenue from those interest payments will be distributed through the token structure, giving holders exposure to the resort’s cash flows without direct property ownership. Regulatory and market structure - WLFI says the product will be offered under U.S. private placement exemptions (Regulation D) and offshore exemptions (Regulation S). Tokens won’t be registered for public sale in the U.S. and will be available only through approved exemptions to accredited/eligible investors. - The company also flagged potential future features: multi-chain support for the tokens and permissioned use of those tokens as collateral on WLFI Markets, where allowed by law. Comments from partners - Eric Trump, co-founder of WLFI, framed the rollout as bringing tokenized real estate into DeFi “in a compliant way,” calling the Maldives offering a flagship example of moving high-end property on-chain. - Securitize CEO Carlos Domingo said scalable, compliant real estate tokens could attract strong global demand. - DarGlobal CEO Ziad El Chaar described the partnership as a step toward improving liquidity in private real estate markets. Other details and context - WLFI clarified that The Trump Organization is not directly issuing or promoting the tokens; the Trump branding is being used under a licensing agreement. - The announcement coincides with WLFI’s wider push into institutional digital finance. On the same day it hosted the private World Liberty Forum at Mar-a-Lago, which drew executives from firms including Goldman Sachs, Nasdaq, and Franklin Templeton and focused on digital assets, stablecoins, AI, and monetary policy. - WLFI also revealed a separate deal with Apex Group to pilot a USD1 stablecoin for settlements in tokenized fund operations, aiming to integrate blockchain-based payments into traditional fund administration. Why it matters This launch underscores the continued push to bring RWAs — particularly tokenized real estate cash flows — into regulated capital markets and DeFi rails. By packaging loan revenue interests into securities-token structures and leaning on Reg D/S exemptions, WLFI is prioritizing compliance while exploring cross-chain distribution and collateral use, signaling how institutional-grade RWA products may evolve in the coming years. Read more AI-generated news on: undefined/news

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