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World Liberty Financial is preparing to move parts of the Trump family’s property portfolio onto the blockchain, with first assets expected to be explored for tokenization under its WLFI ecosystem. Co-founder Zach Witkoff told Reuters the company is “working on it,” adding that real estate is among the asset classes it aims to tokenize. At Token2049, he outlined plans to bring landmark properties “from skyscrapers to smart contracts,” Blockhead reported.
The push comes as WLFI gains traction with institutional partners. Last week, the firm sold tokens to Bitcoin miner Hut 8 for about $25 million, a premium to the market price, signaling demand from corporate treasuries. While no specific building has been named for a pilot, coverage from Bitcoin and crypto trade media has pointed to high-profile assets as candidates.
Tokenization would let investors buy small digital shares in property, recorded on public blockchains. These tokens could trade faster than traditional real estate stakes, and they might be bundled with governance or yield rights inside WLFI’s app. For owners, tokenization can open new funding paths without a full sale, but it also raises questions about investor protections, disclosures, and secondary-market rules.
World Liberty Financial launched WLFI in 2024 alongside a USD-pegged token. The company says Trump-affiliated entities hold a large allocation, and the project blends crypto rails with familiar finance tools. In September 2025, WLFI became widely tradable, drawing both excitement and criticism over governance and concentration.
Real estate tokenization is not new, but it is still young. Regulators in the U.S., Europe, and the Gulf each apply different rules to offerings that act like securities. Any Trump-linked rollout will need careful structuring to meet those standards across jurisdictions and exchanges.
“We’re actively evaluating tokenizing real assets, including real estate,” said Zach Witkoff, co-founder of World Liberty Financial. “Our goal is to bring blue-chip properties on-chain in a compliant way.”
