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- Eric Trump has confirmed that he is developing a real estate tokenization project through WLFI, a decentralized finance protocol he co-founded.
- Through this project, investors can gain fractional ownership in Trump real estate for as little as $1,000, without relying on conventional financing.
Eric Trump, son of U.S. President Donald Trump and co-founder of the decentralized finance firm World Liberty Financial (WLFI), has publicly confirmed plans to tokenize real estate, creating a model that allows fractional ownership of property via blockchain.
Trump revealed the project involves a building currently under development. In an upcoming interview with CoinDesk TV, he teased that this initial use case will showcase how real estate holdings can be translated into digital tokens.
He envisions micro-shares, potentially with entry points as low as $1,000, so that retail investors, not just institutions, can gain exposure to high-profile properties.
“If I decided to build a hotel in Washington, D.C., or in Dubai, or in New York, why do I have to go out using Deutsche Bank?” Trump asked.
Why can’t I go out to the masses?
The project is expected to integrate with WLFI’s broader blockchain infrastructure and its stablecoin, USD1, potentially using USD1 as a settlement or investment vehicle in the tokenized real estate ecosystem. Trump also floated that tokenized property holders might receive perks tied to ownership, like hotel discounts or access to amenities.
Real estate tokenization is the process of transforming the value of a physical property into digital tokens, which can then be divided into fractions and exchanged on a blockchain. This approach makes it easier for a wider range of investors, including those with smaller amounts of capital, to participate in real estate opportunities.
It also has the potential to bring liquidity to an asset class that’s typically hard to trade, since these tokens can be bought and sold on secondary markets.
Tokenization Push with Atkins
Paul Atkins, Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has taken a markedly different stance from his predecessor, Gary Gensler, declaring that crypto and tokenization are top priorities for the agency.
We want to make sure that we build a strong framework to actually attract people back into the United States who may have fled, but also build a framework that makes sense for the future, Atkins said at DC Fintech Week.
We want to make sure that we build a strong framework to actually attract people back into the United States who may have fled, but then also be able to build a framework that makes sense for the future, so that innovation can thrive,
With the momentum for better regulations accelerating, the U.S. government shutdown is now clocking its 15th day after Congress failed to secure a funding agreement, effectively freezing many regulatory activities.
Beyond the U.S., global regulators are moving swiftly to embrace tokenization. In Russia, the country’s central bank is exploring blockchain-based tokenization solutions to give foreign investors access to shares in domestic companies, a move that can be described as both “practical and appealing.”
In Europe, Lightning Stock Exchange (Lise), based in Paris, became the first company on the continent authorized to operate a fully tokenized equity exchange. Targeting the SME IPO market in France, the exchange recently received a DLT TSS license from France’s financial regulator, as it plans to list its first SME and midcap IPOs in 2026.
