web3: World Liberty Claims WorldClaw Operates Independently

CoinWorld reported:

World Liberty Financial, a cryptocurrency project associated with the Trump family, stated that the Hong Kong AI platform WorldClaw is not a business owned or operated by it, and the models provided by the platform are not controlled by it either. However, the company did not clarify whether there are any equity, financing, revenue-sharing, or other economic relationships between the two parties.

Platform Claims to Only Provide Payment Channels

David Wachsman, a spokesperson for World Liberty, told CoinDesk that WorldClaw is an independent company and is not owned or operated by World Liberty. According to him, the relationship between the two is similar to other projects within the ecosystem that use USD1 for settlement, and World Liberty does not decide which AI models are launched on the platform.

The terms of service for WorldClaw also state that the platform's services are provided solely by WorldClaw, and World Liberty does not manage its operations. The relationship between the two is primarily established through partial trademark licensing. The terms also indicate that residents, businesses, and citizens of the United States and China are prohibited from using the service. Wachsman also confirmed that WorldClaw is not open to U.S. users.

USD1 Used for AI Model Payments

WorldClaw's page shows that developers do not need to open accounts with each model provider separately; they can access models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Alibaba, DeepSeek, Moonshot, MiniMax, and others through a single entry point.

According to CoinGecko data, as of Tuesday, the circulation of USD1 is approximately $4 billion, making it the fifth-largest dollar stablecoin by market capitalization. The token has an average daily trading volume of about $700 million, with roughly half coming from exchanges with USDT. Reports indicate that the proportion of existing trading volume used for real goods or services payments remains low.

Disclosure Gaps Remain in Their Relationship

The focus of the controversy is not whether WorldClaw uses USD1, but rather that World Liberty has not clarified whether there are deeper economic ties between the two. CoinDesk stated that when asked about arrangements involving equity holdings, financing support, or revenue sharing, World Liberty did not disclose any information.

Such questions have not arisen for the first time. CoinDesk reported in April this year that World Liberty had used the WLFI token as collateral on the lending protocol Dolomite, borrowing tens of millions of dollars, which caused other depositors in the related liquidity pool to be unable to withdraw funds temporarily. The co-founder of that protocol, Corey Caplan, also serves as an advisor to World Liberty.

Additional Information: Reuters data shows that the Trump family holds a 38% stake in World Liberty and has raised over $1.4 billion through token sales. WorldRouter claims to have over 10,000 users and processes more than 50 million model requests daily, but CoinDesk states that these figures have not been independently verified.