据《华尔街日报》援引知情人士消息，阿布扎比王室成员谢赫·塔赫农·本·扎耶德·阿勒纳哈扬及其联合投资人， reportedly hold the largest stake in the holding company behind World Liberty Financial’s proposed U.S. trust bank. The report reveals that Sheikh Tahnoon’s group is behind StringZ Holding RSC, which owns 49% of WLTC Holdings. An entity affiliated with U.S. President Donald Trump’s family owns another 38%.
If final approval is granted, the planned bank would bring the issuance, redemption, and custody of World Liberty’s USD1 stablecoin under the federally supervised venture. Tahnoon serves as the UAE’s national security adviser and chairman of artificial intelligence company G42. The U.S. authorized exports of advanced AI chips to G42 in November 2025, months after Washington and Abu Dhabi agreed a broader AI cooperation framework.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) granted World Liberty Trust Company preliminary conditional approval on Aug. 14. Its published decision confirms that StringZ is an investor in WLTC Holdings and signed commitments not to influence the bank. It does not identify Tahnoon as its backer or disclose its stake. The trust bank cannot begin operating until it satisfies the OCC’s pre-opening requirements and receives final approval.
Tahnoon previously backed a $500 million purchase of 49% of World Liberty Financial. Democratic senators later called for hearings into the transaction and whether it influenced U.S. policy toward the UAE. Cointelegraph contacted the Trump Organization for comment but did not receive a response before publication.