World Liberty Financial Taps Ryan Ballantyne as Chief Business Officer

World Liberty Financial (WLFI) has appointed Ryan Ballantyne as its new Chief Business Officer. In this role, Ballantyne will be responsible for steering global strategy and partnerships for WLFI, a DeFi platform with ties to the Trump family.

Ballantyne joins WLFI from Coinbase Institutional, where he built a track record in institutional sales. He will now help drive WLFI's plans for institutional treasury solutions and potentially applying for a national banking charter.

The Trump family founded WLFI in 2024 with a product suite that includes the USD1 stablecoin and the WLFI governance token. The platform has grown rapidly, with USD1 reaching approximately $4 billion in market capitalization across multiple chains.