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US President Donald Trump’s blockchain platform launched a strategic reserve fund to back the growth of some of the biggest cryptocurrencies.
Trump’s <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/trump-world-liberty-financial-bags-100m-crypto-inauguration" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="null">World Liberty Financial</a> (WLFI) <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/learn/articles/defi-a-comprehensive-guide-to-decentralized-finance" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="null">decentralized finance</a> platform unveiled the “Macro Strategy” fund for Bitcoin (<a href="https://cointelegraph.com/bitcoin-price" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="null">BTC</a>), Ether (<a href="https://cointelegraph.com/ethereum-price" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="null">ETH</a>) and other cryptocurrencies “at the forefront of reshaping global finance.”
<a href="https://x.com/worldlibertyfi/status/1889429781512409346" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">According</a> to a Feb. 11 announcement, the fund aims to strengthen those projects and expand their roles in the evolving financial ecosystem:
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 “Together, we are building a legacy that bridges the worlds of traditional and decentralized finance, setting new standards for the industry.”
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The fund aims to “enhance stability” by diversifying the platform’s holdings across a “spectrum of tokenized assets” to ensure a “resilient financial system” and to invest in “emerging opportunities within the DeFi landscape.”
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The announcement comes three weeks after widespread speculation about the Trump family launching a <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/trump-family-ethereum-giant-businesses-lubin" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="null">“giant” business on Ethereum</a>, according to Joseph Lubin, co-founder of Ethereum and founder of Consensys.
“Based on what I am aware of, the Trump family will build one or more giant businesses on Ethereum,” Lubin wrote. “The Trump administration will do what is good for the USA, and that will involve ETH.”
Lubin suggested that the Trump administration might eventually integrate Ethereum technology into government activities, similar to its current use of internet protocols.
Related: <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-reserve-us-states-global-accumulation" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="null">Bitcoin’s role as a reserve asset gains traction in US as states adopt</a>
<h2 id="trump-s-wlfi-targets-institutional-tradfi-partnerships">Trump’s WLFI targets institutional TradFi partnerships</h2>
<a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/trump-converge-tradfi-crypto-regulatory-clarity-franklin-templeton-ceo" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="null">The Trump</a> family’s DeFi platform will also be working toward more partnerships with traditional finance (TradFi) institutions, according to the announcement, which stated:
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 “In alignment with our mission to bridge traditional finance and decentralized finance, we are actively engaging with esteemed financial institutions to contribute tokenized assets to our reserve.”
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It added that TradFi institutions partnering with WLFI’s new fund will gain public blockchain visibility and innovative marketing opportunities.
WLFI is set to release a comprehensive proposal for the Macro Strategy fund on its governance forum shortly.
Related: <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/satoshi-nakamoto-bitcoin-holdings-wealth-surpasses-bill-gates" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="null">Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto may be wealthier than Bill Gates</a>
Meanwhile, Bitcoin’s institutional adoption continues as the <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/austin-university-launch-5-m-bitcoin-fund-5-year-hodl-strategy-report" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="null">University of Austin is set to raise</a> a first-of-its-kind Bitcoin fund worth over $5 million as part of the institution’s $200 million endowment fund, Cointelegraph reported on Feb. 9.<iframe width="100%" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/q980_6dJFYU?start=" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen loading="lazy" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-forms"></iframe>
Magazine: <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/trumps-crypto-insider-trading-conflict-of-interest-concerns/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="null">Trump’s crypto ventures raise conflict of interest, insider trading questions</a>

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