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Inside the Trump Crypto Project Linked to a $2M DeFi Hack and Former Pick-Up Artist

Four team members listed in World Liberty Financial's white paper previously worked on Dough Finance, which was drained of $2 million in July. One also founded Date Hotter Girls LLC.

By Sam Kessler, Danny Nelson, Cheyenne Ligon|Edited by Nick Baker, Marc Hochstein

Updated Sep 4, 2024, 4:11 p.m. Published Sep 3, 2024, 8:52 p.m.

Former President Trump is World Liberty Financial's "chief crypto advocate," according to the white paper. His sons Eric and Donald Jr. are "Web3 Ambassadors." (Alex Wong/Getty Images)