ALT5 Sigma Acquires $1.5B WLFI Tokens, Partners with Trump Family's Crypto Venture

ALT5 Sigma Corp. plans to purchase $1.5 bln worth of WLFI tokens from the Trump family's crypto venture, World Liberty Financial. The deal will see ALT5 hold 7.5% of the total WLFI supply. The funding will be used to support crypto treasury operations, buy additional WLFI tokens, and bolster working capital. WLFI was recently priced at $0.3659.

ALT5 Sigma Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTS)(FRA: 5AR1), a leading provider of digital asset trading and payment solutions, has announced a significant funding round aimed at bolstering its cryptocurrency treasury operations and expanding its digital asset holdings. The company has entered into definitive agreements for the issuance and sale of up to 100,000,000 shares of common stock in a registered direct offering and a concurrent private placement, with gross proceeds expected to amount to approximately $1.5 billion [1].

The funding will be used to support various initiatives, including the acquisition of $WLFI tokens from World Liberty Financial, Inc. (WLFI), a pioneering decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol and governance platform. ALT5 plans to hold approximately 7.5% of the total WLFI token supply, with the purchase price of $WLFI tokens recently trading at around $0.3659 [2].

The offerings, priced at-the-market pursuant to Nasdaq rules, will see World Liberty Financial, Inc. acting as the lead investor in the concurrent private placement offering. The closing of the offerings is expected to occur on or about August 12, 2025, subject to customary closing conditions [1].

Upon closing, ALT5 intends to use the net proceeds of the offerings to fund the acquisition of $WLFI tokens, establish its cryptocurrency treasury operations, settle existing litigation, pay existing debt, fund its existing business operations, and for working capital and general corporate purposes [1].

Key appointments have also been announced, with Zach Witkoff, Co-Founder and CEO of World Liberty Financial, Inc., becoming Chairman of the Board of Directors of ALT5; Eric Trump will become a Director on its Board of Directors; Zak Folkman, Co-Founder and COO of World Liberty Financial, will become a Board observer; and Matt Morgan will become its Chief Investment Officer, all effective following the closing of the offerings [1].

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[1] https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250811959222/en/ALT5-Sigma-Corporation-Announces-%241.5-Billion-Registered-Direct-Offering-and-Concurrent-Private-Placement-to-Initiate-World-Liberty-Financial-%24WLFI-Treasury-Strategy
[2] (Price of $WLFI tokens as of July 02, 2025)