Who Sent $100M to Trump’s Crypto Company—and Why?
“How did a 30-year-old Chinese-Brazilian finance professional working for a Chinese state energy company secure $100 million to buy crypto tokens from the President of the United States’ main crypto firm? And what do he and his colleagues expect in return?”
Journalist Jacob Silverman asks these questions in his latest investigation. At the center of the story is World Liberty Financial, a crypto company closely tied to Donald Trump, who reportedly receives up to 75% of its token sale revenue.
In his exclusive report, Silverman identifies the person he believes is “Trump's $100 million man” hiding behind the pseudonym of “Dave Lee.”
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Jacob Silverman
Silverman was previously a guest on The Nerd Reich podcast. And his 2022 New Republic story on PayPal Mafia member David Sacks (now Trump's AI and Crypto Czar) helped inspire my own work on tech fascism. Watch the full episode below:
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