$500m for Trump, access for Pakistan: How a crypto-diplomatic bet paid off
Summary
President Trump’s family crypto company, World Liberty Financial, earned over $500 million from selling digital tokens in 2025. Pakistan signed an agreement to explore using the company’s stablecoin, USD1, for cross-border payments, giving Pakistan unique access to the Trump administration, though no actual stablecoin transactions have taken place.Key Facts
- World Liberty Financial, linked to President Trump’s family, made more than $500 million from token sales in 2025.
- Pakistan’s Ministry of Finance signed a memorandum of understanding with WLF’s affiliate SC Financial Technologies in January to explore using USD1 stablecoin.
- Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and army chief Asim Munir welcomed WLF executives during the signing ceremony.
- No pilot projects, licenses, or transactions involving the USD1 stablecoin have occurred in Pakistan so far.
- A stablecoin is a digital currency tied to a fixed value, usually the US dollar, used for internet money transfers without banks.
- Pakistan ranks third globally in crypto adoption but most local crypto activity uses the stablecoin USDT, not USD1.
- Pakistan received $38.3 billion in remittances last year, a record high and a 27% increase from the year before.
- Financial experts question the need for USD1 since formal banking channels already handle large remittance flows efficiently.
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