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- An SEC filing showed that Alt5 Sigma demoted Eric Trump from its Board of Directors.
- The crypto firm reassigned Trump to board observer to meet NASDAQ listing requirements.
- The Trump family continues expanding crypto holdings through World Liberty Financial.
Eric Trump was reportedly demoted to a board observer role by Alt5 Sigma two weeks after he was named a director on the firm’s board of directors following discussions with NASDAQ.
According to an SEC filing, Alt5 Sigma, a crypto company holding $1.5 billion worth of WLFI tokens, decided to demote Trump to comply with NASDAQ listing rules.
The filing did not indicate which NASDAQ rule prompted the change, and the crypto firm offered no further explanations. The filing, however, highlighted that Eric Trump would be replaced by Zak Folkman, another World Liberty Financial executive.
NASDAQ ground rules require most board members at listed companies to be independent. It is unclear whether this was why Trump was demoted, because such a rule would have affected Folkman, too.
Trump is currently barred from serving as a New York corporation officer following legal tussles with the state. This also doesn’t apply as Alt5 sigma is incorporated in Nevada.
Alt5 Sigma and the World Liberty Financial Project
Alt5 Sigma connected with the Trumps after it announced it was raising $1.5 billion through direct and private sales of its shares and would use the proceeds to acquire WLFI tokens.
The proposed deal includes Eric Trump, a key stakeholder in World Liberty Financials, joining the Alt5 Sigma board of directors alongside fellow co-founder Zak Folkman, who would join as a board observer.
World Liberty Financial is a decentralized finance platform founded and run by American President Donald Trump and his three sons. Last year, the DeFi platform began selling WLFI tokens to accredited and foreign investors, tapping into the influence of Donald Trump to attract key players.
Tron Founder Justin Sun, in 2024, invested $30 million into the project and was offered an advisory role as part of his deal with the WLFI.
Alt5 Sigma looks to join the growing list of stakeholders in the crypto industry, acquiring WLFI tokens as a long-term investment strategy.
Eric Trump Ramps up Crypto run
In recent months, Eric Trump ramped up his involvement with crypto projects following the launch of the World Liberty. Financial project and his father’s victory in the United States Presidential election last year.
Most of his crypto holdings are intertwined with those of his brother, Don Trump Jr., and Barron Trump, alongside his father, Donald Trump, in family entities like DT Marks DEFI LLC.
However, Eric Trump owns a couple of crypto investments with his brother. Donald Jr. Both co-founded American Bitcoin, a bitcoin mining and holding company via merger with Gryphon Digital Mining and Hut 8.
The brothers own 20% of the mining company, with Eric’s personal stake 10% (73 million shares post-reverse split). Eric’s stake is valued at $590 million, a significant investment by sheer capital size.
Eric also has a 6.3% stake in Dominari holdings, a crypto treasury firm. In which he and Donald Jr. hold an advisory role.
Donald Trump has witnessed his fortune surge to $7.3 billion. Driven primarily by his crypto holdings and perks of being the leader of the free world.
Eric Trump, who is heavily involved in the family’s crypto business, is a beneficiary of this surge. Explaining his renewed vigour for the industry.
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