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China, United States
Chinese investor in Trump family's World Liberty Financial crypto group suspected of market manipulation

World Liberty Financial co-founder and CEO Zach Witkoff (R), Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump (L) in New York, 13 August 2025. © Eduardo Munoz/Reuters

Crypto networks (1/3): A little-known UAE-based investment fund, Aqua1 Foundation, recently acquired $100m worth of tokens from World Liberty Financial. But industry insiders say that, under its previous name, the group has repeatedly come under suspicion at crypto exchanges. [...]

Published on 04/11/2025 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes Michael Sweeney

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