ALT5 Sigma Secures $1.5B Mega-Round from World Liberty Financial—Unveils WLFI Treasury Play

Wall Street meets crypto—again. Nasdaq-listed ALT5 Sigma just locked in a jaw-dropping $1.5 billion funding round, with World Liberty Financial leading the charge. The kicker? They’re rolling out a new WLFI treasury strategy, because what’s a nine-figure raise without some corporate jargon to justify it?

The Money Move

Forget dipping toes—ALT5’s diving headfirst into institutional crypto adoption. The WLFI treasury play promises ‘next-gen yield strategies’ (read: more creative ways to park that $1.5B). Because nothing says ‘bull market’ like tradFi giants recycling buzzwords from DeFi’s 2021 playbook.

Why It Matters

This isn’t just another funding round—it’s a neon sign flashing ‘institutional FOMO.’ When a publicly traded firm bets billions on crypto infrastructure, even the skeptics start checking their cold wallets. Just don’t ask how they’ll explain the volatility to shareholders next earnings call.

Cynic’s corner: Nothing unites bankers and blockchain like the smell of fresh capital—and the inevitable pivot to ‘treasury strategies’ when the hype cycle cools.

Leadership reshuffle following deal

The funding also brought significant leadership changes. WLFI co-founder and chief executive officer Zach Witkoff has been named chairman of ALT5’s board, while Eric TRUMP joins as a director. WLFI co-founder and chief operating officer Zak Folkman will serve as board observer, and Matt Morgan has been appointed chief investment officer.

Through its ALT5 Pay and ALT5 Prime platforms, ALT5, which was founded in 2018, offers blockchain-powered technologies for tokenization, trading, settlement, and payment solutions.

While ALT5 Prime provides over-the-counter digital asset trading, ALT5 Pay allows international merchants to accept cryptocurrency payments with the option to auto-convert to fiat. The business has handled over $5 billion in cryptocurrency transactions.

World Liberty Financial’s growing footprint

The WLFI treasury strategy marks a significant step in integrating the governance token into corporate finance. Inspired by Donald Trump’s vision, WLFI is a decentralized finance protocol that aims to increase access to DeFi and develop tools for wider adoption.

The $1.5 billion raise follows a series of WLFI developments in recent months, including a $52.1 million private token sale in July, a $10 million investment in Falcon Finance, and a Binance listing of WLFI’s USD1 stablecoin.

Both WLFI and ALT5’s expanding footprints demonstrate the growing intersection of traditional capital markets, decentralized finance, and political brand influence.