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description: "World Liberty Financial, a crypto firm linked to the Trump family, has appointed Ryan Ballantyne as its new chief business officer. Ballantyne is an experienced Wall Street executive who most recently held an executive position at Coinbase. This hiring announcement coincides with the company's strategic push into tokenized real estate."
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# Trump-backed World Liberty Financial taps former Coinbase exec as business lead

World Liberty Financial, the crypto firm with links to the Trump family, has announced the hiring of Ryan Ballantyne as chief business officer. The new man is an experienced Wall Street executive and recently served as an executive at Coinbase. The announcement comes as the crypto venture seeks to go into tokenized real estate and...

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