Trump-affiliated company cuts stake in World Liberty Financial to 40%

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The latest reduction represents the second ownership change in less than six months.

Trump-affiliated company cuts stake in World Liberty Financial to 40%

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  • A Trump-affiliated company reduced its stake in World Liberty Financial from 60% to 40%.
  • World Liberty reported $550 million in token sales and is valued around $1.7 billion.

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DT Marks DEFI LLC, a company linked to President Donald Trump and his sons, including Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., has slashed its stake in the DeFi project World Liberty Financial to 40%, according to changes in language on its website first reported by Forbes.

As of early 2025, DT Marks DEFI LLC owned approximately 60% of WLF Holdco LLC, the holding entity behind World Liberty. That figure was down from 75% at the end of 2024.

The exact timing of the stake reduction is unknown. It came to light after World Liberty reported selling more than $200 million worth of WLFI tokens during a 29-hour window around the January 20 inauguration, and later announced total sales had reached $550 million by March.

According to Forbes, a monitor overseeing Trump Organization finances was informed of plans to sell a partial stake in one of the family’s companies, believed to be DT Marks DEFI LLC. The notice did not specify who the buyer was.

DT Marks DEFI LLC and certain members of the Trump family hold 22.5 billion WLFI tokens, according to the latest disclosure on World Liberty’s website.

The company is entitled to receive up to 75% of the proceeds from the $WLFI token sale, net of reserves, expenses, and other required allocations.

Trump reported making around $57 million from World Liberty’s token sales in 2024, according to his annual financial disclosure.

The US president owns 15.75 billion governance tokens in World Liberty, giving him voting rights. Despite not holding any managerial positions at World Liberty, Trump plays a major advocacy role in promoting crypto initiatives.

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