Apex Group, which oversees $3.5 trillion in assets for hedge funds, pension funds, and family offices, announced it's piloting World Liberty Financial's $USD1 stablecoin for fund operations. The test will run subscriptions, redemptions, and distributions through $USD1 instead of traditional settlement rails.
The announcement came at the World Liberty Forum at Mar-a-Lago, where Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon and Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman also spoke. Apex is also exploring listing $WLFI 's tokenized assets—real estate, infrastructure—on the London Stock Exchange Group's Digital Markets Infrastructure platform, pending regulatory approval.
What makes this noteworthy is Apex's client base. These aren't retail traders. These are institutional capital allocators who need regulatory clarity and operational efficiency. If USD1 proves faster and cheaper than SWIFT or ACH for fund settlements, the use case scales beyond just one firm.