🔹 WLFI Invests in Falcon Finance
World Liberty Financial Initiative (WLFI), a financial group with ties to former U.S. President Donald Trump, has made a $10 million strategic investment in Falcon Finance, a DeFi protocol focused on stablecoin innovation.
Falcon Finance operates two types of stablecoins:
USD1 – A fiat-backed stablecoin, redeemable 1:1 with U.S. dollars.
USDf – A synthetic, over-collateralized stablecoin backed by multiple assets.
This funding will be used to build technology that improves:
Cross-chain interoperability
Seamless conversion between USDf and USD1
Shared liquidity pools across blockchain networks
The goal is to eliminate fragmentation in the DeFi space and make stablecoin usage more flexible and scalable. Falcon Finance’s total stablecoin supply has already surpassed $1 billion, and this new funding is expected to accelerate its adoption across Ethereum, Polygon, and other ecosystems.
🔹 Microsoft and Meta Fuel AI Stock Boom
Meanwhile, in traditional markets, tech giants Microsoft and Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook) delivered exceptional Q2 2025 earnings, triggering a massive $500 billion surge in AI-related stock valuations.
Microsoft shares rose ~8%, adding nearly $288 billion to its market capitalization.
Meta shares climbed ~9%, gaining approximately $152 billion in value.
Key highlights from their earnings:
Microsoft’s Azure Cloud and AI services revenue beat expectations.
Meta announced increased capital expenditure (CapEx) focused on AI infrastructure—raising its annual spending projection to $72 billion.
Both companies emphasized aggressive investments in AI development and "superintelligence".
This rally also lifted other AI-heavy stocks like Nvidia and Amazon, reinforcing the belief that AI remains the leading force in global market growth.
🔸 Why It Matters
Sector Highlight
DeFi WLFI’s investment in Falcon aims to unify stablecoin operations and strengthen blockchain liquidity
Big Tech / AI Microsoft and Meta’s strong earnings reflect investor confidence in AI and data infrastructure
Global Markets Combined, these stories show how DeFi and AI are rapidly converging into dominant financial trends
