Changpeng Zhao and World Liberty Financial reject reports on alleged international promotion

The co -founder of Binance and World Liberty Financial reject signs of Wall Street Journal on alleged collaboration in international promotion for the project backed by President Trump.

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• Zak Folkman and CZ denied having acted as facilitators for the project DEFI Linked to Trump.
• He WSJ He pointed out contacts in strategic countries such as Pakistan, Abu Dhabi and Kyrguistan.
• Binance Report and lobby campaign denounces against its expansion in the US.

The tension between traditional means and actors of the crypto ecosystem returned to climb after an article of the Wall Street Journal, which indicates an alleged collaboration between Binance and World Liberty Financial (WLFI)being the latter a project with strong links to US President Donald Trump.

The report hints that Changpeng Zhao, known as CZ and founder of Binance, would have acted as key intermediary for the expansion of WLFI In countries such as Pakistan, Abu Dhabi and Kyrguistan. However, both exchange and World Liberty Financial They issued statements by denialing such accusations.

WLFI and cz categorically deny the accusations

Zak Folkman, co -founder of World Liberty Financial, He responded directly from the official account of the organization in X. His message was emphatic:

“The suggestion that CZ acted as ‘facilitator’ for Zach Witkoff or Wlfi is not only false, it is ridiculous.”

Folkman and Zach Witkoff founded WLFI, An organization that defines itself as the driver of global financial freedom, and that has adopted a rhetoric aligned with Trump’s political discourse. Your stablecoin USD1, Recently launched, it has parity with the US dollar and has been promoted as an instrument of financial sovereignty.

Hours before the publication of WLFI, Zhao himself used his social networks to deny the article. He assured that it is not “No one facilitator” and suggested that the report is part of a coordinated campaign to stop the influence of Binance In the US

“I heard that they were paid to defame. It is rumored that an important VC, which invested in an American crypto exchango, is making aggressive lobby to prevent Binance from helping the US to become the crypto capital. Millions have been paid in ‘lobby efforts'”Zhao wrote.

A spokesman for Binance declared to WSJ that the company is committed to global innovation and that it would be proud to help make the US. The world capital of cryptocurrencies.

Judicial and political context at stake

It should be remembered that Zhao was recently released after serving a four -month prison sentence, after declaring himself guilty in 2023 for not maintaining an effective program against money laundering through Binance It was fined with USD $ 50,000,000, while the Exchange agreed to pay USD $ 4.3 billion as part of one of the largest registered corporate agreements.

The links between WLFI, Binance and Trump have been investigated, especially since it was revealed that Zhao officially requested a presidential pardon when Trump assumed again the presidency.

The own WLFI He has referred to Trump as his “Main crypto defender.” Last month, the investment firm Mgx of Abu Dhabi agreed to use USD1 To close an agreement of USD $ 2 billion with Binance, what generated alarm in critical sectors of foreign influence on digital assets linked to national policies.

Crypto Ecosystem under the magnifying glass

The case illustrates how the entanglement between platforms Defi, Geopolitical interests and public figures such as Trump continues to generate tensions between the crypto ecosystem and traditional institutions. The innovation narrative intersects with financial and political interests, configuring an increasingly complex environment.

As Binance seeks to strengthen your global presence and WLFI It is projected as a financial vehicle aligned to conservative ideologies, allegations of supposed favors and the lack of clarity in certain links will continue to be fertile terrain for the regulatory debate.

Article written by a content editor. Edited by Angel Di Matteo / Diariobitcoin

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