The Trumps Score a WLFI Windfall and Crypto Payments Are Looking Gucci in Luxury Boutiques, Buenos Aires, and the UAE | September 2, 2025
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WLFI is officially trading, and the Trump family’s digital asset holdings may now rival their real estate empire (1:18 ). Plus: Buenos Aires embraces crypto for public services (2:49 ), Gucci experiments with digital payments in luxury retail (4:19 ), and Ras Al Khaimah opens its doors to crypto real estate deals (5:42 ).
This is your essential update on the forces shaping what’s next in money.
More on stories and articles discussed or referenced in this episode:
“‘BA Cripto’: Ya Se Puede Pagar con Criptomonedas Impuestos Como el ABL o Trámites Como la Licencia de Conducir.” [“‘BA Crypto’: You Can Now Pay Taxes Such as the ABL or Procedures Such as a Driver's License with Cryptocurrencies.”] Government of Buenos Aires, 22 August 2025. https://buenosaires.gob.ar/noticias/ba-cripto-ya-se-puede-pagar-con-criptomonedas-impuestos-como-el-abl-o-tramites-como-la.
Berwick, Angus. “Trump Family Amasses $5 Billion Fortune After Crypto Launch.” Wall Street Journal, 1 September 2025, https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/trump-family-amasses-6-billion-fortune-after-crypto-launch-567faec5.
Cromley, Kelly. “Gucci Ventures into Crypto Payments in Pioneering Pilot.” 31 August 2025, Coin Trust, https://www.cointrust.com/market-news/gucci-ventures-into-crypto-payments-in-pioneering-pilot.
Meaños, Fernando. “La Argentina Fue el País con Mayor Uso de Criptomonedas de América Latina en 2024, con Casi USD 100.000 Millones de Inversión.” [“Argentina Was the Country with the Highest Cryptocurrency Use in Latin America in 2024, with Almost 100 Billion USD in Investment.”] 17 Infobae, February 2025, https://www.infobae.com/economia/2025/02/17/la-argentina-fue-el-pais-con-mayor-uso-de-criptomonedas-de-america-latina-en-2024-con-casi-usd-100000-millones-de-inversion/.
Orellana, Francisca. “Buenos Aires Aims to Be Among Leading Cities for Cryptocurrency Use.” United Press International, 28 August 2025, https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2025/08/28/Argentina-argentina-cryptocurrency-allowed-first-time/7891756406462/.
“RAK Properties Enables Cryptocurrency Payments Through Innovative New Partnership with Hubpay.” RAK Properties, 1 September 2025, https://www.rakproperties.ae/news/rak-properties-enables-cryptocurrency-payments-through-innovative-new-partnership-with-hubpay/.
The music in this episode was composed by Liborio Conti, and you can find more of his fantastic work at his YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/liborioconti.
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