WLFI to Tokenize Trump maldives Resort with Securitize in Real-Estate Crypto Push
World Liberty Financial is moving forward with a plan to tokenize financing tied to the Trump International Hotel & Resort in the Maldives, signing Securitize to handle issuance and compliance. The Wednesday announcement (ET) positions the firm to sell tokens representing loan revenue rather than direct property equity, offering accredited investors fixed yields and payments linked to loan performance.
Token mechanics and investor terms
The token offering will represent interests in a development loan connected to the Maldives resort, not shares of the property itself. Securitize will oversee the technical issuance and regulatory compliance for those tokens, managing on-chain issuance and the mechanics that track payments tied to the underlying loan. Eligible accredited investors will receive a fixed yield with distributions tied to how the loan performs, and the sale will proceed under U. S. private placement rules with resale restrictions.
This structure reflects a narrower exposure to project cash flow: buyers gain a contractual claim on loan revenue streams rather than traditional real-estate equity. The move follows WLFI's broader push to extend decentralized finance into real-world assets, and the firm chose a loan-backed token model to avoid direct fractional ownership while still offering tokenized access to a high-profile development.
Project partners, timeline and market reaction
The Maldives resort is being developed by DarGlobal in partnership with the Trump Organization and is planned to include roughly 100 beach and overwater villas, with an expected completion horizon around 2030. WLFI first announced plans to tokenize the project in November, and the latest update clarifies who will run issuance and compliance as the development advances.
The tokenization announcement was timed to coincide with the company's conference at Mar-A-Lago, underscoring the high-profile nature of the effort. Market reaction was mixed: WLFI’s native token slid about 6. 6% in the 24 hours following the news, trading near 11. 63 cents at the low point noted in trading windows around the announcement. Observers point to thin secondary trading and uneven regulation as ongoing risks for real-estate tokenization despite interest from established asset managers in other tokenized products.
By leaning on a specialist for issuance and compliance, WLFI aims to mitigate execution risk on the technical side while preserving the private-placement framework that restricts resale and limits the buyer pool to accredited investors. That combination — institutional-grade issuance mechanics plus a private offering structure — is intended to appeal to investors who want exposure to hospitality development cash flows without taking direct equity stakes in the project.
As the Maldives resort moves through development milestones, the tokenization plan will test whether loan-backed digital securities can offer a viable bridge between traditional real estate finance and blockchain-based liquidity. With a targeted completion date years out and resale limits in place, the offering will primarily attract buyers focused on yield and contractual returns rather than short-term trading gains.
