UAE “Spy Sheikh” Behind Trump Crypto Bank: 49% Ownership, $500M and Questions MAGA Can’t Avoid

NewsSat, 29 Aug 2026 12:20:00 UTC2 hours ago

Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed al Nahyan and co-investors are behind an entity that owns 49% of the holding company created for the planned Trump crypto World Liberty Financial’s US banking venture, according to people familiar with the matter, as cited by The Wall Street Journal.

The stake makes Tahnoon-linked investors the largest shareholders in the holding company behind a bank being prepared by the Trump family’s cryptocurrency venture.

The reported ownership arrangement follows a $500M investment in World Liberty Financial that Tahnoon backed last year in exchange for a 49% stake in the company, the Journal previously reported. The new venture expands the business relationship between the Trump-backed crypto company and a foreign government official.

A new Trump family banking venture is being backed by an Abu Dhabi sheikh, according to a new report by The Wall Street Journal. The company, World Liberty Financial, denies any conflict of interest. @AaronKatersky reports. pic.twitter.com/b1kLzsjoSC
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UAE “Spy Sheikh” Behind Trump Crypto Bank: 49% Ownership, $500M and Questions MAGA Can’t Avoid

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