📌 MAROKO133 Hot crypto: Watchdog Labels Trump’s Crypto Venture ‘American Sell-Out’
Government watchdog Accountable.US accused President Trump’s World Liberty Financial crypto venture of selling tokens to entities linked to North Korea, Iran, and sanctioned money-laundering platforms in a new report titled “American Sell-Out.”
The findings raise national security concerns as Trump’s crypto empire has generated over $1 billion in personal wealth while his family ventures expand rapidly across the digital asset sector.
The report identified specific transactions, including a $10,000 purchase on Inauguration Day by “Shryder.eth,” a trader who conducted 55 transactions with a Treasury-sanctioned North Korean Lazarus Group wallet.
World Liberty Financial also sold nearly 3,500 tokens to a user who deposited over $26,000 on Iran’s largest crypto exchange and controls a pro-Iran social media account posting anti-American content.
Additional concerning sales included over 10,000 tokens to a user who engaged with A7A5, described as a Russian “ruble-backed sanctions evasion tool” whose creators faced U.S. sanctions in August 2025.
According to the report, the venture also sold tokens to at least 62 users who previously utilized Tornado Cash, a crypto mixing service that helped launder over $1 billion in illicit assets before Trump lifted Biden-era sanctions in March 2025.
Trading Patterns Raise Red Flags Across Enemy Nations
The Accountable.US investigation revealed ‘troubling’ transaction patterns connecting World Liberty Financial token buyers to America’s primary adversaries.
On January 20, 2025, user “Shryder.eth” purchased 666,666 WLFI tokens for $10,000, later receiving an additional $47 in promotional tokens during a June airdrop campaign.
Blockchain analysis revealed that Shryder.eth had previously received multiple payments from wallets now sanctioned by the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control for their association with the Lazarus Group.
This North Korean state-sponsored hacking organization was sanctioned by Trump’s first administration in 2019 and added to the FBI’s “Cyber Most Wanted List” in 2020.
Following the Lazarus Group transactions in 2022, Shryder.eth was blocked from mainstream crypto platforms, including Uniswap and OpenSea.
These services only restrict wallets “owned or associated with clearly illegal behavior like sanctions, terrorism financing, hacked or stolen funds,” according to Uniswap’s screening guidelines.
The Iranian connection involved user “0x062,” who purchased 3,468 WLFI tokens in October 2024 while maintaining over $26,000 in deposits on NoBitex.IR, Iran’s largest crypto exchange.
This platform has facilitated sanctions violations and served “a range of illicit actors,” including IRGC-affiliated ransomware operators and Hamas-linked networks.
According to the report, the user appears connected to an X account, which has reposted pro-Iran content and threats that U.S. warships “will sleep on the ocean floor” if America enters the Israel-Iran conflict.
Late Compliance Efforts Fail to Address Core Security Gaps
World Liberty Financial only disclosed blacklisting five accounts for “high risk exposure” on September 5, 2025, including the wallet of Tron’s founder Justin Sun, months after the controversial token sales occurred.
The company didn’t blacklist Shryder.eth until August 31, 2025.
The delayed response came as Trump’s crypto ventures faced mounting scrutiny over foreign entanglements.
Trump’s financial disclosure revealed he personally earned over $57 million from World Liberty Financial, with crypto assets now comprising 73% of his net worth.
The Trump family’s digital empire expanded rapidly, growing from 60 to 185 Bitcoin treasury companies in twelve months while generating billions in trading volume primarily on foreign exchanges.
The national security implications extend beyond individual transactions.
Senator Elizabeth Warren demanded answers from the Trump administration following the Lazarus Group’s $1.5 billion hack of crypto exchange Bybit, warning that pending GENIUS Act legislation could “create a superhighway for Donald Trump’s corruption” with inadequate safeguards.
As of August, Trump Media & Technology Group holds approximately $2 billion in Bitcoin, representing 40% of the company’s market capitalization.
However, TMTG shares have consistently underperformed Bitcoin itself, falling 47% over six months while Bitcoin gained 10.6% during the same period.
Most recently, Eric Trump, co-founder of an American Bitcoin mining company, a Bitcoin mining company tied to President Donald Trump, saw its stock surge on September 3, boosting their paper wealth by more than $1.5 billion.
Just like Sen Warren, Accountable.US Executive Director Tony Carrk questioned why the Trump family crypto empire accepts money from “shady investors tied to Iran and a notorious money-laundering platform.”
He called for a congressional investigation into foreign influence channels and the guardrails that prevent preside…
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🔗 Sumber: cryptonews.com
📌 MAROKO133 Hot crypto: Michael Saylor Says Bitcoin May Go ‘Boring’ as Institution
Strategy’s Michael Saylor warned that the growing institutional adoption of Bitcoin could transform the asset from an adrenaline-fueled investment into a “boring” store of value as mega institutions demand lower volatility before entering the market.
Speaking on the Coin Stories podcast, Saylor described this transition as a natural growing stage where early volatility exists in the asset to accommodate large-scale institutional capital.
The prediction comes as Bitcoin has consolidated around $115,500 after hitting an all-time high of $124,100 in August.
Saylor attributed current selling pressure to crypto OGs diversifying holdings rather than losing confidence, comparing the situation to startup employees selling stock options to fund life expenses despite believing in the company’s future.
From Bitcoin Buying Spree to Strategic Restraint
According to a report from Cryptonews, corporate Bitcoin treasuries reached a record 1.011 million BTC worth over $118 billion, representing approximately 5% of the circulating supply.
However, accumulation patterns have shifted dramatically from the aggressive buying sprees that characterized 2024.
MicroStrategy’s monthly purchases collapsed from 134,000 BTC in November 2024 to just 3,700 BTC in August 2025, while the company’s market premium over net asset value fell from 3.89x to 1.44x.
Despite Strategy’s reduced accumulation, other companies stepped up purchases, cutting Strategy’s dominance in corporate holdings from 76% to 64% while maintaining overall growth momentum.
Public companies added 415,000 BTC to treasuries in 2025, already surpassing the 325,000 BTC acquired throughout 2024.
28 new Bitcoin treasury firms launched in July and August alone, adding 140,000 BTC to aggregate corporate holdings.
However, firms now buy smaller amounts per transaction amid macro uncertainty and stricter risk management requirements from shareholders.
Similarly, a recent report showed that a quarter of public Bitcoin treasury companies now trade below their net asset value, with the average NAV multiple declining from 3.76 in April to 2.8 currently.
Companies like NAKA trade at just 0.7x NAV after losing 96% of market value from peak, while others, including Twenty One, Semler Scientific, and The Smarter Web Company, also trade below their Bitcoin holdings’ worth.
The Million-Dollar Bitcoin Credit Revolution
During the podcast, Saylor outlined his vision for revolutionizing credit markets through Bitcoin-backed financial instruments, addressing what he sees as fundamental weaknesses in traditional fixed-income markets.
He described current credit environments as “yield starved” with Swiss banks offering negative 50 basis points and European corporate bonds yielding just 2.5% while monetary inflation exceeds these returns.
Strategy has launched four different Bitcoin-backed preferred stock instruments designed to capture various market segments.
Strike offers 8% dividends with conversion rights to common stock, while Strife provides 10% perpetual yields with senior liquidation preferences.
Stride removes penalty clauses for 12.7% effective yields, targeting investors with higher risk tolerance and Bitcoin conviction.
The newest instrument, Stretch, represents an innovation in creating what Saylor called a “treasury preferred” with monthly variable dividends designed to minimize duration risk and volatility.
Using AI assistance, Strategy also developed this first-of-its-kind structure to compete with money market instruments while maintaining Bitcoin backing and 10% target yields.
These instruments allow Strategy to fund dividend payments through equity capital raises rather than Bitcoin sales.
The company raises approximately $20 billion annually in equity markets, using roughly $600 million for dividend payments while deploying the remainder for additional Bitcoin purchases.
This structure enables leverage expansion without credit risk while maintaining Bitcoin accumulation.
When Digital Gold Rush Meets Wall Street Reality
Saylor emphasized that Bitcoin’s institutional maturation process requires patience as market participants adapt to revolutionary financial technology.
He compared the current environment to the early petroleum industry in 1870, when investors struggled to comprehend the scope of applications for crude oil derivatives before kerosene, gasoline, and petrochemicals transformed multiple industries.
The executive projected that 2025-2035 will represent a “digital gold rush” period with extensive business model experimentation, product creation, and fortune building.
Strategy aims to become the first investment-grade Bitcoin treasury company, pursuing credit ratings for all instruments through extensive agency education processes.
Market dynamics continue to evolve as traditional financial metrics prove inadequate for evaluating Bitcoin treasury companies, a point also noted by a recent Sentora research.
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