Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) raised concerns on Wednesday about the reported links between the Trump family’s cryptocurrency company, World Liberty Financial, and a venture allegedly linked to sanctioned individuals.
WLFI’s Links With AB Chain Under Scanner
In an X post, Warren pointed to a Wall Street Journal report highlighting World Liberty Financial’s USD1 stablecoin deployment on a little-known blockchain network called AB Chain back in November 2025.
The report subsequently highlighted how AB promoted a planned “blockchain theme resort in Timor-Leste, a Southeast Asian nation, to advance blockchain technology and philanthropic initiatives.
However, a subsequent investigation revealed that the planned resort involved individuals later sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury amid a crackdown on Cambodia’s Prince Group—a conglomerate accused of running one of the world’s largest online scam operations.
Notably, the investigation by the Guardian and Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project found no evidence directly connecting AB to the Prince Group or that illicit funds flowed into the resort project. The sanctioned individuals were also removed from the project.
