A #Trump hotel in #Oman. A tower in #India. A #GolfCourse near Riyadh, #SaudiArabia. These are just a few of the >20 overseas projects the #TrumpOrganization is pursuing, often requiring cooperation with foreign governments [um, #FARA folks???]. These deals have made a minimum of millions for the #Trumps…. And the admin has treated those exact same governments favorably.

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A #crypto investor known as Ogle, who made No. 22 on the leader board with over 250,000 #Trump #memecoin worth about $3.2 million, told WaPo he believed criticism of the dinner was “goofy” given that political figures solicit money in exchange for access all the time.

Ogle, known in the crypto world for his work in recovering stolen crypto funds, has for years concealed his name & face in public, wearing glasses, a hat & a mask.

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…Among the buyers whose true IDs remain unknown—making it impossible to know what kinds of business they might discuss with a man who has called himself “the first crypto president”—is a #crypto trader known on X as ZielonoMi. ZieloniMi declined an interview request but posted a screenshot of a congratulations email sent to the top 220 #Trump coin holders & wrote, in Polish, “I never expected that I could have #access to this type of action.”

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Sheldon Xia posted on X this week a message, written in Chinese, saying that he would attend #Trump’s gala dinner & private VIP tour….

#FreightTechnologies, a logistics firm focused on #US - #Mexico #border shipments, said last month that it would raise up to $20 million from an investment firm, ATW Partners, to buy Trump’s #crypto #memecoin in hopes they could offer the firm an “effective way to advocate” on #trade.

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At least 6 major holders of the #Trump #memecoin have emerged publicly. Some have announced invitations on social media posts or large purchases in financial filings, while others left unique markers on the #blockchain, a public but mostly anonymized log of #crypto transactions.

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The identities of the vast majority of the coin holders who were invited to the dinner after the contest ended Monday remain unknown to the public, with many using untraceable crypto wallets fueled by money from unknown sources. And when they meet #Trump, they may be able to stay that way, with one #crypto investor saying he was told by the event’s organizers that no cameras or journalists would be allowed in the room.

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The gala dinner at the #Trump National Golf Club on Thursday will link the president to an unusual collection of deep-pocketed #crypto players from around the world, some of whom hope to #influence his views on how their industry is #regulated or otherwise capitalize on the presidential #access.

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In its filing with the #SEC on Tuesday, #GDCultureGroup confirmed its plans to buy $TRUMP — but again omitted any information about the entity that is financing the purchase.

Historically, the British Virgin Islands has been a favorite jurisdiction for overseas investors seeking to maintain confidentiality, because it is easy to set up a shell company there.

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…An analysis by NYT & the #crypto forensics firm Nansen found that many of the coin’s buyers were based overseas in countries including Mexico, Singapore & Australia.

Under federal #law, foreign investors are barred from donating to a political campaign or a president’s inaugural fund. But #Trump’s #crypto ventures have offered a new avenue for these overseas buyers to support him financially.

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