Trump family's crypto firm looks to sell its payments business World Liberty Financial's (@worldlibertyfi) payments arm, AI Financial, is in talks to sell its core business to blockchain firm Perpetuals(.)com for up to $15 million, per the Wall Street Journal. The Trump family

What happened

Trump family's crypto firm looks to sell its payments business World Liberty Financial's (@worldlibertyfi) payments arm, AI Financial, is in talks to sell its core business to blockchain firm Perpetuals(.)com for up to $15 million, per the Wall Street Journal. The Trump family

Confirmed

Global impact / market context

The possible sale of AI Financial, a payments unit linked to the Trump family, could bring new blockchain technology to a traditional payments platform, potentially changing how the business operates and who controls it.

Confirmed

Payments companies are increasingly exploring blockchain to lower costs and speed up transactions. A deal of up to $15 million shows how smaller firms are seeking capital and tech partners in this trend.

Analyst inference

What to watch

1. Whether the sale to Perpetuals.com closes, which would confirm a shift of AI Financial’s assets and customers to a blockchain‑focused owner. Proposed
2. How regulators respond to a Trump‑linked payments firm moving under a blockchain company, as oversight could affect licensing and compliance costs. Analyst inference
3. If the transaction triggers other payments firms to consider similar blockchain partnerships, potentially reshaping competition in the sector. Analyst inference

Evidence

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