World Liberty Financial (WLFI) has announced that it will host the World Freedom Forum, a central forum aimed at bringing together leaders across sectors such as capital, technology and regulation. Donald Trump Jr. said the event will discuss the future of finance.
The invite-only event will include leaders from global sectors such as finance and technology, according to the Trump-backed DeFi project. The event will be held at a private venue called Mar-a-Lago and is designed to discuss the future of finance, technology and regulation.
World Liberty Financial sets the stage for a future revolution in the global economy
GM ☝️ Family — BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! See what our co-founder @DonaldJTrumpJr has to say about the World Freedom Forum. pic.twitter.com/rkTocmlkem
— WLFI (@worldlibertyfi) January 20, 2026
Donald Trump Jr. is one of the co-founders. WLFIsaid the event “will bring together an unparalleled group of decision-makers at a time when the global economic order is being reshaped.” He also said that as the United States moves toward its 250th anniversary on July 4, “this forum will define what the next century of American innovation, leadership, and economic influence will look like.”
According to press releasethe organization unveiled plans for a World Freedom Forum to convene major corporations that collectively control trillions of dollars in capital, major sports and entertainment institutions, global media platforms, and critical financial infrastructure.
The forum will host 300 guests, including executives from Fortune 500 companies, global investors, senior policy makers, and key technology leaders. The press release highlights that some of the celebrities who will speak at the event will include leaders of banking conglomerates, such as the chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs, and wealth management executives, such as Jerry Cardinal, CEO of Franklin Templeton.
Michael Selig, managing partner of Redbird Capital and owner of AC Milan, and Behada Egbali, chairman of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, will also speak at the event. The event will also be attended by FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Corchu Management Founder and Chief Information Officer Philippe Laffont.
Zach Witkoff, co-founder and CEO of World Liberty Financial, said the company is growing as a bridge between institutional finance and next-generation technology. The executive emphasized the company’s efforts to launch last year. 1 dollar, WLFIAs one of the “groundbreaking” achievements to achieve the bridging purpose of the dollar pegged stablecoin was born. “The World Freedom Forum will serve as a new platform to accelerate our development,” Witkoff said.
The publication emphasized that the forum’s agenda will focus on solutions that will revolutionize the global economy. Topics discussed during the event include the spontaneous evolution of financial markets, the rise of crypto assets, the rise of artificial intelligence, managing complex geopolitical risks, and how public-private collaboration can improve the global economy.
World Liberty Financial launches World Liberty Markets for crypto lending and borrowing
Event announcements are available at World Liberty Financial (WLFI) launched World Liberty Markets is a new lending and borrowing platform that allows users to lend and borrow crypto assets such as: 1 dollar, WLFIEther, tokenized Bitcoin, USDTand USDC. Former Cryptopolitan report An article dated January 12 picked up on this story, noting that the lending and borrowing platform will soon incorporate more crypto assets.
The report also noted that the founders intend to add real-world assets as well. Zach Folkman, one of the co-founders, said the platform has formed strategic partnerships including prediction markets, real estate and other exchanges, and plans to debut soon. Mr. Folkman did not reveal his exact name, but WLFI has already hinted at the possibility of tokenizing real estate owned by the Trump family.
World Liberty Financial also announced plans to launch a mobile application that will include lending features and make it more accessible to users around the world. The organization has also suggested issuing a debit card that would allow people to use its stablecoin. 1 dollarearn loyalty rewards.
The report also highlighted that World Liberty has formally applied to regulators to form the World Liberty Trust, with the aim of establishing a federal trust bank for stablecoins. Once regulators give the green light, the new bank will handle digital custody and allow users of other stablecoins, including: USDT and USDCreplace directly with 1 dollar.
