UAE-based Aqua 1 Invests Over ¥14 Billion in Trump-Related DeFi Project WLFI

On the 26th, UAE-based Web3 fund Aqua 1 announced the purchase of $100 million (over ¥14 billion) in governance tokens from the decentralized finance platform 'World Liberty Financial (WLFI)', supported by the Trump family. The purpose of this investment is to promote blockchain development and the tokenization of real-world assets (RWA). Through this partnership, the goal is to accelerate the transition of institutional investors from traditional financial systems to decentralized finance. Both companies aim to build a tokenized asset marketplace for institutional investors, serving as a bridge between legacy systems and blockchain technology.