The Trump Organization is embracing digital asset technology, announcing plans to put a new luxury resort in the Maldives on the blockchain through tokenization.
The Trump International Hotel Maldives will be developed in partnership with Saudi real estate firm Dar Global, which confirmed that it plans to tokenize the development, allowing investors to purchase digital shares tied to the project from its early development stages.
The resort, featuring 80 beach and overwater villas, is slated to open by the end of 2028 and will be located approximately 25 minutes by speedboat from Malé, the island nation’s capital.
“This development set a new benchmark for innovation in real estate investment through tokenization,” said Eric Trump, Executive Vice President of the Trump Organization.
The announcement follows Eric Trump’s confirmation last month of broader real estate tokenization plans. He previously described plans to tokenize a separate building via WLFI, a crypto platform known to have close ties to the Trump family.
This move aligns with a growing industry trend. The tokenization of real-world assets, which uses blockchain technology to record and transfer ownership of traditional assets like real estate, has gained significant momentum.
A report from the Deloitte Center for Financial Services projects that real estate tokenization could become a key method for financing and trading properties, potentially growing into a $4 trillion market by 2035.
