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Steve Witkoff
Government Official · Founder, Witkoff Group
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Steve Witkoff is an American real estate developer, investor, former attorney, and founder of the Witkoff Group. A longtime associate of Donald Trump, he was appointed by Trump as the United States special envoy to the Middle East and as a special envoy for peace missions beginning in 2025, and has also acted as a de facto envoy to Russian president Vladimir Putin. He is the father of Alex and Zach Witkoff, who co-founded World Liberty Financial, a cryptocurrency firm connected to the Trump family.
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Trump's two top market regulators launch joint 'Project Crypto'
Cryptocurrency sector — A coordinated CFTC/SEC framework for digital assets gives the crypto industry the regulatory clarity it has lobbied for, lowering legal risk for exchanges, custodians, and token issuers across the board.
Trump orders Labor Department to allow alternative assets in 401(k)s
Cryptocurrency sector — The same order also expands the addressable market for crypto-asset products inside retirement plans, a tailwind for digital-asset issuers and exchanges seeking distribution into mainstream retirement savings.
UAE firm uses $2B Trump-Witkoff stablecoin for Binance stake
Co-founder of World Liberty Financial through the Witkoff family; held a financial interest in the firm at the time of the UAE investment despite announced plans to divest, according to an August 2025 disclosure document.
White House grants UAE access to advanced AI chips for G42
Advocated within the administration for granting the Emirates access to AI chips at the same time his family's company, World Liberty Financial, was receiving a $2 billion investment from UAE sovereign wealth controlled by Sheikh Tahnoon.
UAE-backed Aryam buys 49% of Trump crypto venture four days before inauguration
Then-incoming US Middle East envoy and WLF co-founder; $31 million of the first installment flowed to entities affiliated with his family.
Trump order scraps the rules behind federal environmental reviews
Real Estate & Property Development sector — Repeals the environmental-review rules that gate federal permitting, speeding project approvals for real-estate and infrastructure developers.
Trump's SEC crypto enforcement falls 60% in first year
Cryptocurrency sector — A 60% drop in SEC crypto enforcement actions and a ~97% drop in monetary penalties lowers the cost of doing business for digital-asset firms industry-wide, beyond the handful of cases that were individually dismissed.
Saudi sovereign fund hands Kushner's firm $2 billion over its panel's objections
Real Estate & Property Development sector — The Kushner family's longstanding business is commercial real estate (Kushner Companies), and subsequent Affinity dealings have included real-estate joint ventures with foreign governments (Albania, Serbia), making the sector a downstream beneficiary of the Saudi capital base.
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