Trump-linked World Liberty taps BlackRock-backed Securitize for hotel tokenization

Finance Share Share this article Copy link X icon X (Twitter) LinkedIn Facebook Email Trump-linked World Liberty taps BlackRock-backed Securitize for hotel tokenization The companies are working to structure and tokenize loan revenue tied to the Trump Organization's Maldives resort project. By Krisztian Sandor | Edited by Sheldon Reback Feb 19, 2026, 3:50 p.m. Make us preferred on Google Eric Trump, co-founder of World Liberty Financial, speaks at Consensus 2025 in Toronto (CoinDesk) What to know : World Liberty Financial selects BlackRock-backed Securitize for its real estate tokenization project. The tokens will represent loan revenue tied to the Trump Organization's Maldives resort development. The offering is limited to accredited investors under U.S. securities exemptions. World Liberty Financial is tapping real-world asset specialist Securitize to help tokenize loan interests tied to the Trump International Hotel and Resort in the Maldives. Rather than direct equity in the properties, investors will be able to buy tokens tied to loan revenue, according to a Wednesday announcement timed for the privately held company's Mar-A-Lago crypto conference . STORY CONTINUES BELOW Don't miss another story. Subscribe to the Crypto Daybook Americas Newsletter today . See all newsletters Sign me up By signing up, you will receive emails about CoinDesk products and you agree to our terms & conditions and privacy policy . World Liberty Financial is turning to one of the largest companies in digital securities. Securitize has worked with major asset managers such as BlackRock, Hamilton Lane and Apollo Global Markets to issue tokenized funds and private credit on public blockchains. BlackRock and Cathie Wood's Ark Invest are also investors in the firm, which plans to go public by merging with a Cantor Fitzgerald-sponsored special-purpose acquisition company (CEPT). "We built World Liberty Financial to open up decentralized finance to the world," said Eric Trump, a co-founder of the company. "With today’s announcement, we are now extending that access to tokenized real estate." Eligible accredited investors will receive a fixed yield and payments linked to the loan’s performance. The sale will take place under U.S. private placement rules, with restrictions on resale. Plans to tokenize the Maldives resort were unveiled in November. The resort, developed by DarGlobal in collaboration with the Trump Organization, is expected to include about 100 beach and overwater villas and reach completion in 2030. In October, Eric Trump said on CoinDesk TV that WLFI planned to tokenize a new real estate project. The latest announcement focuses on who will handle the mechanics. Securitize will oversee issuance and compliance for tokens representing interests in a development loan connected to the project. While tokenization of traditional assets like stocks and funds has gained the attention of Wall Street firms, real estate represents a smaller slice of the $25 billion tokenized asset market . Proponents argue that blockchain rails can streamline property ownership records and settlement, but uneven regulation and thin secondary trading pose a risk, an EY report noted last year. The company's WLFI token has dropped 6.6% in the past 24 hours to 11.63 cents. Tokenization World Liberty Financial Securitize More For You Zoomex: Precise Systems of Fairness and Transparency by Design By CoinDesk Jan 31, 2026 Commissioned by Zoomex Read full story More For You Bitcoin miner Bitdeer tumbles 17% as $300 million convertible note offering spurs dilution fears By Krisztian Sandor , AI Boost | Edited by Stephen Alpher 1 hour ago The Singapore-based bitcoin miner and AI data center firm is raising capital to repurchase notes and fund expansion. 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