Catenaa, Tuesday, August 12 2025-World Liberty Financial announced Monday that publicly traded tech company ALT5 Sigma will purchase $1.5 billion worth of its digital coin, $WLFI.
ALT5 plans to fund the acquisition by selling new shares, according to securities filings. As part of the arrangement, World Liberty will receive ALT5 shares in exchange for $750 million in $WLFI tokens.
Eric Trump will join ALT5’s board, while World Liberty cofounder Zach Witkoff will serve as board chairman.
The deal mirrors a broader trend of public companies acquiring large cryptocurrency holdings to align their valuations with rising digital asset prices. It follows the model popularized by Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy, which amassed billions in Bitcoin and saw its market value soar alongside the cryptocurrency’s price.
World Liberty launched in September 2024 and quickly raised $550 million selling $WLFI to global investors, retaining a sizable portion for the Trump family.
The company has since introduced a $1-pegged stablecoin and expanded into various crypto ventures.
ALT5, based in Las Vegas, offers blockchain-powered trading, payment, and biotechnology services to about 1,900 corporate clients. Revenue for the first half of 2025 was estimated between $11.5 million and $12.5 million.
The announcement comes amid a favorable policy environment for crypto under Trump’s administration, including the end of a regulatory crackdown, the creation of a federal Bitcoin reserve, and industry-backed legislation.
