Posts Tagged ‘Liberty’
Trump-linked World Liberty Financial seeks license to launch trust bank
The company says that it plans to allow conversion services between US dollars and USD1 without fees at launch [BENGALURU] World Liberty Financial, a crypto venture backed by the family of US President Donald Trump, said on Wednesday (Jan 7) that its subsidiary has filed an application with US banking regulators to establish a national…
Read MoreWorld Liberty Financial Faces Heat as Oyer Calls Pardon ‘Corruption’
World Liberty Financial is facing heightened public and political scrutiny after former Justice Department pardon attorney Elizabeth Oyer described the pardon granted to crypto billionaire Changpeng Zhao as ‘corruption’. Her comments, aired during a 60 Minutes investigation, have reignited questions surrounding political influence, money and the growing intersection between digital assets and governance. For millions…
Read MoreKeppel unit M1 faces legal proceedings over 2019 contract with Liberty Wireless
This is not expected to affect or delay the completion of the proposed sale of M1’s telco business to Simba Telecom [SINGAPORE] M1, an indirect subsidiary of Keppel, is facing legal proceedings in relation to a contract it entered into with Liberty Wireless in May 2019. The proceedings relate to mobile virtual network arrangements between…
Read MoreCircles.Life parent Liberty Wireless takes M1 to court over network agreement
The proceedings’ outcome is not expected to affect the proposed sale of M1’s telco business [SINGAPORE] Liberty Wireless, the parent company of mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Circles.Life, has initiated legal proceedings against M1 in relation to a contract it entered into in May 2019. The proceedings relate to mobile virtual network arrangements between Liberty…
Read MoreTop Trump crypto backer Justin Sun says his World Liberty tokens ‘unreasonably’ frozen
[PARIS/BOSTON] Justin Sun, one of the biggest known backers of US President Donald Trump’s World Liberty Financial crypto venture, said on Friday (Sep 5) that his tokens connected to the project had been frozen, without giving further details. Sun had spent at least US$75 million on World Liberty Financial tokens, known as $WLFI, according to…
Read MoreTrump’s World Liberty token falls in first day of trading
[NEW YORK] The digital tokens backing the Trump family’s cryptocurrency venture, World Liberty Financial, fell in value on Monday (Sep 1) in their first day of trading. The World Liberty tokens, known as $WLFI, were sold to investors after the Trump family and its business partners last year launched the venture, a decentralised finance platform…
Read MoreTrump-linked World Liberty pitches a US$1.5 billion crypto vehicle
Published Sun, Aug 10, 2025 · 09:00 AM [PORTLAND] Big investors are being sounded out on a plan for World Liberty Financial, the Trump family-backed venture, to set up a public company that would hold its WLFI tokens, joining the boom in digital-asset treasury firms. The structure of the deal is still being finalised, according…
Read MoreBurqa-Clad Statue of Liberty Image Sparks Islamophobic Uproar After Zohran Mamdani’s NYC Win
The victory of Zohran Mamdani—a democratic socialist of Indian Muslim heritage—in a key Democratic primary in New York City has become a lightning rod for controversy. As celebrations broke out among supporters, a very different reaction was brewing online. A digitally altered image of the Statue of Liberty wearing a black burqa began circulating across…
Read MorePEC delists from SGX on Jun 19 in US$165 million acquisition by Liberty Energy Solutions
[SINGAPORE] Engineering company PEC has been delisted from the mainboard of the Singapore Exchange (SGX) as at 9 am on Thursday (Jun 19) after Alliance Energy Services’ offer to privatise the group via a scheme arrangement received shareholder approval in May. The scheme consideration, which amounts to S$0.84 and comprises a payment of S$0.64 per…
Read MorePEC delists from SGX on Jun 19 after US$165 million acquisition by Liberty Energy Solutions
[SINGAPORE] Engineering company PEC was delisted from the mainboard of the Singapore Exchange (SGX) at 9 am on Thursday (Jun 19), after Alliance Energy Services’ offer to privatise the group via a scheme arrangement received shareholder approval in May. The scheme consideration, which amounts to S$0.84 per share and comprises a payment of S$0.64 per…
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