Overview
- Emirati firm MGX, backed by Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund, plans to use USD1, a Trump family stablecoin, for a $2 billion investment in Binance.
- The announcement was made by Zach Witkoff, CEO of World Liberty Financial, and Eric Trump at the Token2049 conference in Dubai on May 1, 2025.
- Critics, including Senator Elizabeth Warren, have raised concerns about potential conflicts of interest, calling the deal corrupt and unethical.
- The White House asserts that President Trump’s assets are in a blind trust managed by his children and denies any conflicts of interest in the transaction.
- The timing of the deal aligns with President Trump’s upcoming state visit to the UAE, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia, highlighting the intersection of business and diplomacy.