Binance the leading global crypto exchange, which holds a license both in the UAE and Bahrain within the MENA region, and which recently received a $2 billion investment from MGX an Abu Dhabi technology investment company, has announced the listing of World Liberty Financial USD (USD1) on May 22nd 2025. Binance listed World Liberty Financial USD (USD1) and opened trading for the following spot trading pair USD1/USDT. Users can now start depositing USD1 in preparation for trading.

One day prior Donald Trump’s crypto venture World Liberty Financial launched its stablecoin on Kucoin which was recently banned from the United States after admitting to violating anti-money laundering laws and agreeing to pay a $300 million fine.

USD1 Listing Fee: 0 BNB. The crypto exchange also noted it added World Liberty Financial USD ( USD1) to Binance Simple Earn, “Buy Crypto”, Binance Convert, and Binance Margin at the respective dates and timings listed below. USD1 Flexible Products will be listed on Binance Simple Earn at 2025-05-22 12:00 (UTC) and will be available for subscription.

Users can buy USD1 with VISA, MasterCard, Google Pay, Apple Pay, Revolut or buy and sell USD1 with their account balances on the “Buy Crypto” page, available within one hour of USD1being listed on Binance Spot.

Users will also be able to start trading USD1 against BTC, USDT, and any other tokens on Binance Convert at zero fees within one hour of USD1 being listed on Binance Spot. Binance Margin will add USD1 as a new borrowable asset on Cross and Isolated Margin, as well as the USD1/USDT pair on Cross and Isolated Margin at 2025-05-22 12:20 (UTC).

This comes weeks after Eric Trump announced that the stablecoin used for the investment into Binance by UAE sovereign AI fund MGX, was World Liberty Financial USD.

Richard Teng talks to CNN about MGX Investment into Binance but not the name of stablecoin

Yet even in his most recent interview with CNN, Richard Teng still did not disclose the stablecoin that was used in MGX investment into Binance, while he did talk about what this means for the future of AI and crypto.

In a new series, entitled Intelligent Future which focuses on how technology is revolutionizing our world, CNN’s Becky Anderson sat down with Binance’s CEO, Richard Teng.

He noted that crypto is the future. It is a technology that is traceable, trustless, and decentralized. It allows you to build financial infrastructure, any infrastructure, tokenization, supply chains and so many other uses cases.

He adds that in the current financial structure, it takes two days to send money at high costs, crypto and stablecoins resolve this.

When asked about MGX investment into Binance with $2 billion. Teng stated, ” Abu Dhabi and UAE are always at the forefront of thinking and development of the future world. If you look at MGX it is AI, datacenter investment advance technology power house, so we are glad that this is our first institutional investment, This is the first strategic minority investment into Binance, the largest in the crypto industry and the largest paid in stablecoins.”

He says it also shows the future role is one of convergence between traditional finance, blockchain, crypto, AI, so he believes it will be very interesting.

As for the final question on how important that the USA is now getting onboard the crypto program. Teng says, that this is very important because the USA is the largest capital markets in the world. It accounts for over 15% of global capital markets. So when they say I am going to go long on crypto, the rest of governments and capital markets cannot chose to ignore that.”

Once regulators around the world come into play, they will benchmark themselves according to what the USA has notes Teng.

As for the next five years, Teng believes, children will grow up in the blockchain and AI world. Fees paid for financial transactions will go down substantially with settlement periods shorter. There will be more choices for investments, and use cases

Eric Trump, the son of President Donald Trump, during his participation at Token 2049 demystified the stablecoin behind the deal that was made between UAE sovereign wealth fund MGX and Binance crypto exchange. The $2 billion investment by MGX into Binance was announced earlier this year, yet the stablecoin mentioned for carrying out the deal remained a mystery.

MGX, chaired by Sheikh Tahnoon Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE’s national security advisor and a brother of UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, backed not only by Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala but also G42 invested 2 percent of its 100 billion investment vehicle into the world leading crypto exchange Binance.

At Token 2049 Dubai, Eric Trump demystified it stating the the World Liberty Financial USD stablecoin (USD1) is the one that will be used for the UAE MGX Binance deal, while noting that the USD1 would integrate with the Tron network.

Trump announced that the WLF USD stablecoin (USD1) was selected as the official stablecoin for MGX’s $2 billion investment in Binance. Zach Witkoff, the Co-founder of World Liberty Financial, teased more future partnerships for the DeFi protocol, adding that the platform aimed to establish USD1 as the preferred stablecoin in the DeFi and CeFi ecosystem, and the WLF team was working really hard on getting integrations into traditional retail point of sale systems.

“We thank MGX and Binance for their trust in us,” said Witkoff, who is the son of the White House envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff. “It’s only the beginning.”

Trump disclosed that Abu Dhabi’s MGX will use the USD1 stablecoin to settle a $2 billion investment into Binance in one of crypto’s largest funding deals, marking the investment firm’s first venture into the crypto space.

Trump mentioned that sending funds internationally through SWIFT was slow, costly, and complex, emphasizing that crypto [almost] made banks redundant. An analysis report published by Statrys said the average transaction time on the SWIFT payment network was 20 hours and seven minutes. Additionally, 75% of SWIFT transactions involve one or two intermediary banks, meaning that these average 1 day and 11 hours to settle. However, a USDT or USDC stablecoin transaction on Ethereum settles within two to five minutes.

“USD1 will become one of the most transparent and regulated stablecoins in the world…not only do we want to create a product in our stable point USD, one that can be sent across borders in a very seamless way, but transparency and frankly, consumer safety is paramount…”

Dubai based DWF Labs, a crypto market maker and Web3 investment firm, expands to the United States with a new office in New York City while purchasing $25 million of World Liberty Financial (“WLFI”) governance tokens in a strategic private transaction, the decentralized finance protocol and governance platform inspired by President Donald J. Trump.

As per the announcement, the new U.S. office marks a significant milestone in DWF Labs’s global expansion strategy, positioning the firm to, strengthen institutional partnerships with banks, asset managers, and fintech firms exploring blockchain integration.
Hire local talent across trading, compliance, and business development.

The entity also seeks to enhance regulatory engagement with U.S. policymakers and advance educational initiatives with American colleges and universities while drive liquidity and adoption for high-quality projects like the USD1 stablecoin and its emerging DeFi ecosystem.


“The U.S. is the world’s largest single market for digital asset innovation,” said Andrei Grachev, Managing Partner of DWF Labs. “Our physical presence reflects our confidence in America’s role as the next growth region for institutional crypto adoption. Moreover, the USD1 stablecoin and forthcoming global DeFi solutions align with our broader mission to improve financial services.”

DWF Labs’s purchase of WLF tokens underscores its desire to participate in WLFI governance and focus on projects addressing real-world financial needs, as evidenced by the growing demand for institutional-ready stablecoins like USD1.

As part of this collaboration, DWF Labs plans to provide liquidity for USD1, leveraging its deep liquidity network and algorithmic infrastructure across centralized and decentralized venues. This strategic role underscores DWF Lab’s commitment to supporting stable, transparent digital assets and advancing the adoption of fiat-referenced stablecoins globally.

“We believe that crypto is going to transform and improve global finance, and stablecoins like USD1 will continue to be fundamental elements in the DeFi technology stack,” said Zak Folkman, co-founder at World Liberty Financial. “As our partner, we expect DWF Labs to help accelerate the next-generation infrastructure we’re actively building and deploying at WLFI.”