World Liberty Financial and Spacecoin Announce Token Swap For Satellite DeFi Payments

TheNewsCryptoОпубліковано о 2026-01-23Востаннє оновлено о 2026-01-23

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World Liberty Financial, a crypto project with ties to the Trump family, has partnered with satellite startup Spacecoin to explore DeFi operations over satellite-powered internet. The collaboration involves a token swap to integrate blockchain payments with satellite connectivity. Spacecoin has launched three satellites to provide internet in remote areas, while World Liberty Financial will supply payment tools using its USD1 stablecoin. The partnership aims to extend financial services to unbanked populations. USD1, ranked sixth among stablecoins with a $3.3B market cap, will serve as the core payment layer. This follows World Liberty’s recent move to seek federal approval for a trust bank to manage USD1 under U.S. oversight.

The crypto project, World Liberty Financial, has ties with U.S. President Donald Trump’s family and has entered into a partnership with a satellite startup, Spacecoin, aimed at exploring the operation of decentralized finance over satellite-powered internet. The agreement focuses on a token swap, which is designed to bridge blockchain payment systems with satellite-enabled connectivity.

Spacecoin announced its partnership through a blog post on January 22. The post mentions that Spacecoin has launched three satellites into low-Earth orbit as part of a decentralized physical infrastructure network to enable permissionless internet connection in underprivileged and distant regions.

Then, World Liberty Financial collaborated to supply the network with tools for sending, receiving, and handling payments, enabling financial access to help with internet connectivity. Hence, the collaboration is primarily aimed at providing financial services to populations currently beyond the reach of traditional banking systems.

USD1 Positioned as the Core Payment Layer

In the post, Zak Folkman, co-founder of World Liberty Financial, said, “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.”

Which confirms that World Liberty Financial is going to place USD1 in focus for this collaboration, as this stablecoin was launched last year. It holds sixth position in the stablecoin ranking on CoinMarketCap with a market cap of $3.3 billion, and to expand its uses, World Liberty Financial launched World Liberty Markets, a platform for crypto lending and borrowing services.

As this strategic Partnership comes after two weeks, World Liberty Financial’s World Liberty Trust Company has applied with the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a national trust bank, World Liberty Trust Company, that would be chartered to issue, redeem, custody, and manage the USD1 stablecoin under federal oversight.

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QWhat is the main purpose of the partnership between World Liberty Financial and Spacecoin?

AThe partnership aims to explore the operation of decentralized finance (DeFi) over satellite-powered internet and bridge blockchain payment systems with satellite-enabled connectivity to provide financial services to populations beyond the reach of traditional banking systems.

QHow many satellites has Spacecoin launched and for what purpose?

ASpacecoin has launched three satellites into low-Earth orbit as part of a decentralized physical infrastructure network to enable permissionless internet connection in underprivileged and distant regions.

QWhich stablecoin is World Liberty Financial focusing on in this collaboration and what is its market position?

AWorld Liberty Financial is focusing on its USD1 stablecoin, which holds the sixth position in the stablecoin ranking on CoinMarketCap with a market capitalization of $3.3 billion.

QWhat recent regulatory application did World Liberty Financial's trust company make?

AWorld Liberty Financial's World Liberty Trust Company applied with the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a national trust bank chartered to issue, redeem, custody, and manage the USD1 stablecoin under federal oversight.

QWhat specific financial tools is World Liberty Financial providing in this satellite network collaboration?

AWorld Liberty Financial is providing tools for sending, receiving, and handling payments to enable financial access and help with internet connectivity on the satellite network.

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