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Trump-Linked Crypto Firm Partners With Spacecoin For Satellite DeFi

World Liberty Financial (WLFI), the cryptocy venture associated with former U.S. President Donald Trump’s family, has entered a strategic partnership with Spacecoin to fuse decentralized finance (DeFi) with satellite-based internet connectivity. The collaboration aims to expand access to both blockchain financial services and online connectivity in regions where traditional networks and banks are limited or unavailable. 

Under the agreement, the two projects executed a token swap that aligns their economic interests and lays the foundation for future integration. WLFI will leverage its USD1 stablecoin — a dollar-pegged cryptocy — as the primary settlement and payment instrument across the Spacecoin satellite network, enabling users to send, receive, and settle payments in a decentralized ecosystem orbiting Earth. Spacecoin has already deployed multiple satellites to provide internet access independent of conventional telecom infrastructure. 

“Spacecoin is tackling a real infrastructure problem — expanding internet access by building connectivity from space,” said **Zak Folkman, co-founder of World Liberty Financial. “What stood out to us is the focus on execution and long-term utility. USD1 is intended to support payment and settlement activity in the real world, and partnerships like this are focused on exploring payments, settlement, and coordination in environments where traditional financial rails may be limited.”

Spacecoin’s founder, Tae Oh, emphasized that “true digital freedom also requires access to robust, fair, and open financial services,” underscoring the project’s mission to combine space-based connectivity with decentralized money. The partnership represents an early attempt to bridge DeFi infrastructure with decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePINs) like satellite internet. 

By blending blockchain-based finance with space connectivity, the initiative seeks to unlock new ways of delivering financial access and internet coverage to underserved communities globally — particularly where terrestrial networks and banking systems fall short. 

Terron Gold

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