Trump Family’s Crypto Platform Seeks Global US Dollar Supremacy

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Bitdegree2024/09/04 16:00

By:Written by Gode S.,

Key Takeaways The Trump family’s DeFi project aims to promote US dollar-pegged stablecoins globally to maintain America's financial dominance; The project hinted at a possible partnership with DeFi protocol Aave; The initiative has faced challenges, with hackers targeting the social media accounts of Lara and Tiffany Trump to promote scams that claimed to be linked to the project.

The Trump Family's new decentralized finance (DeFi) project, World Liberty Financial, has unveiled its ambitious goal: to maintain America's financial leadership on a global scale.

While little has been officially revealed about the project, the project's September 4 post on X suggests a clear intention to push mass adoption of stablecoins and DeFi.

World Liberty Financial expressed a commitment to keeping US-pegged stablecoins as the dominant settlement method globally for at least the next century.

Currently, the largest stablecoins by market capitalization, such as USDT and USDC , are all pegged to the US dollar. The project's statement read:

By spreading US-pegged stablecoins around the world, we ensure that the US dollar's dominance continues, securing America's financial leadership and influence on the global stage.

This statement comes amid increasing concerns about the future of the US dollar as the world's reserve currency. The BRICS nations—Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, along with new members—are discussing alternatives to using the US dollar for international trade and commodity transactions.

In addition to advocating for stablecoins, World Liberty Financial has hinted at a possible partnership with the DeFi protocol Aave. This suggests that the project could be built on Ethereum's blockchain, though details remain sparse.

The mere mention of a potential link with Aave has already sparked movement in the market; within the past 24 hours, the price of AAVE surged by over 4% to $133, according to BitDegree data .

Donald Trump himself has hinted at the project on X, positioning it as a venture that could challenge traditional banking and propel the United States to the forefront of the global crypto landscape.

However, the project has not been without its challenges. Hackers targeted the X accounts of Lara and Tiffany Trump on September 4, promoting fraudulent memecoins that claimed to be associated with World Liberty Financial.

As the Trump family's project continues to develop, its goal of cementing the US financial dominance through stablecoins could make waves in both the crypto space and the global economy.

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