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World Liberty, associated with Trump, engages Securitize, supported by BlackRock, for hotel tokenization.
The firms are collaborating to structure and tokenize loan revenue associated with the Trump Organization’s Maldives resort initiative.
Eric Trump, co-founder of World Liberty Financial, addresses attendees at Consensus 2025 in Toronto (CoinDesk)
Key details:
- World Liberty Financial has chosen BlackRock-supported Securitize for its real estate tokenization initiative.
- The tokens will signify loan revenue associated with the Trump Organization’s Maldives resort development.
- The offering is restricted to accredited investors under U.S. securities exemptions.
World Liberty Financial is engaging real-world asset expert Securitize to assist in tokenizing loan interests related to the Trump International Hotel and Resort in the Maldives.
Instead of direct equity ownership in the properties, investors will have the opportunity to acquire tokens linked to loan revenue, as stated in a Wednesday announcement coinciding with the privately held company’s Mar-A-Lago crypto conference.
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World Liberty Financial is collaborating with one of the largest entities in digital securities. Securitize has partnered with prominent asset managers like 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 stakeholders in the firm, which intends to go public by merging with a Cantor Fitzgerald-sponsored special-purpose acquisition company (CEPT).
"We established World Liberty Financial to broaden access to decentralized finance globally," stated Eric Trump, a co-founder of the firm. "With this announcement, we are further expanding that access to tokenized real estate."
Qualified accredited investors will be offered a fixed yield and payments linked to the performance of the loan. The sale will be conducted under U.S. private placement regulations, with limitations on resale.
Plans for the tokenization of the Maldives resort were revealed in November. The resort, developed by DarGlobal in partnership with the Trump Organization, is anticipated to feature approximately 100 beach and overwater villas and is expected to reach completion in 2030. In October, Eric Trump mentioned on CoinDesk TV that WLFI aimed to tokenize a new real estate project.
This latest announcement clarifies who will manage the processes. Securitize will handle issuance and compliance for tokens that represent interests in a development loan linked to the project.
While the tokenization of conventional assets such as stocks and funds has captured the attention of Wall Street firms, real estate constitutes a smaller segment of the $25 billion tokenized asset market. Advocates argue that blockchain technology can enhance property ownership records and settlement efficiency, though uneven regulation and limited secondary trading present potential risks, as noted in an EY report last year.
The company’s WLFI token has decreased by 6.6% in the past 24 hours, now priced at 11.63 cents.
