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Story: World Liberty Claims No Ownership of WorldClaw, But Financial Links Remain Unclear

By Julie Binoche

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USD1 Sits at the Center of It All. USD1 isn't small. It's the fifth-largest dollar-backed stablecoin in circulation right now, with…

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The Trump Family's Stake and Past Scrutiny. Donald Trump Jr. promoted WorldClaw's launch in May, spotlighting the WorldRouter and USD1…

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World Liberty Financial says it doesn't own or run WorldClaw. Simple enough. But the question of whether it profits from the AI aggregator — that's a whole different story, and…

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WorldClaw, based in Hong Kong, gives developers access to AI models through a service called WorldRouter.

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Payments on WorldClaw run through USD1, World Liberty's own dollar-backed stablecoin, or by locking up WLFI tokens.

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USD1 isn't small. It's the fifth-largest dollar-backed stablecoin in circulation right now, with $4 billion out in the market. That's real scale.

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WorldClaw also licenses certain trademarks from World Liberty. The details of that licensing deal? Unspecified.

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And that's the problem. Not the relationship itself — it's the silence around it.

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WorldClaw's terms bar both U.S. and Chinese residents from using its services. World Liberty confirmed that restriction.

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Donald Trump Jr. promoted WorldClaw's launch in May, spotlighting the WorldRouter and USD1 integration. High-profile endorsement.

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The Trump family co-founded World Liberty and holds a 38% stake. They've made over $1.4 billion from token sales, part of $2.

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And this isn't the first time those questions have come up. Back in April, World Liberty drew scrutiny for borrowing large sums from Dolomite, a lending protocol advised by one…

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The Dolomite situation didn't kill World Liberty. USD1 kept growing. But it left a mark on the company's reputation for straight dealing, and the WorldClaw questions are landing…

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