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Senate Democrats have urged Republican leaders to hold hearings into a reported $500 million UAE linked investment in World Liberty Financial and require Trump administration officials to testify.Lawmakers questioned whether the investment influenced later U.S. policy decisions involving arms sales and AI chip access for the United Arab Emirates.The latest request adds to months of scrutiny over World Liberty Financial, including probes into foreign ownership, regulatory filings, and the company’s federal bank charter application.

Trump-backed crypto project World Liberty Financial is set to receive its federal trust banking charter in the near future, NOTUS reported.World Liberty’s past transactions with a UAE-based entity and Binance have brought about political scrutiny over President Trump’s potential conflicts of interest.

World Liberty Financial is expected to receive a national trust bank charter from the OCC, according to a report citing former agency officials.Approval would allow the Trump backed crypto firm to issue and redeem its USD1 stablecoin under federal oversight.Democratic lawmakers have continued questioning the application, citing potential conflicts of interest and national security concerns.

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Blockchain researchers have criticized UK sanctions on an HTX-linked entity, warning that compliance systems are increasingly flagging legitimate users.A Global Ledger report found HTX processed about $21.06 billion in high-risk crypto flows between 2021 and May 2026, including $7.64 billion tied to Russian-linked entities and darknet markets.The sanctions fallout has already reached other platforms, with World Liberty Financial freezing HTX-linked addresses and HTX subsequently delisting the USD1 stablecoin.

HTX removed USD1 after wallet addresses linked to the exchange were frozen.World Liberty Financial cited sanctions compliance controls.HTX said user USD1 balances will convert to USDT at a 1:1 rate.The move adds to Justin Sun’s dispute with the Trump-linked crypto project.

HTX will soon delist Trump-linked stablecoin USD1 and convert eligible user holdings to USDT at a 1:1 ratio, the exchange announced Saturday.HTX said USD1 issuer World Liberty Financial (WLFI) froze “specific HTX on-chain addresses based on sanctions compliance reviews.”HTX called on WLFI to immediately unfreeze the affected user assets.

Lee Reiners, who has criticized the SEC’s new token taxonomy and crypto guidance, thinks World Liberty’s so-called governance token is an unregistered security.World Liberty’s claims of decentralization were challenged by Justin Sun’s recent lawsuit, filed after his tokens were allegedly frozen.

Pre-sale investors argue that introducing a two-year cliff and linear investing schedule for their locked tokens is a bait-and-switch despite their early backing.World Liberty argues the proposal provides clarity on future token supply, and could also boost low governance participation.

The U.S. president said that he “was never much in favor” of prediction markets, as the latest insider trading case highlighted risks.

A letter from US Senator Richard Blumenthal said he was concerned about “mounting allegations of dangerously lax anti-money laundering prevention by Binance.”

Banks in Pakistan can now provide services to registered crypto firms—but not trade crypto themselves—after a 2018 ban was rescinded.

BitGo Mint allows institutional clients to mint, redeem, and manage stablecoins and other digital assets.The new service kicks off offering minting and redemption for World Liberty’s USD1 and SoFiUSD.

Senator Richard Blumenthal wants the agency to answer whether it softened enforcement against allies of President Donald Trump.