World Liberty Financial (CRYPTO: WLFI) has partnered with Spacecoin to combine satellite internet with its $3.2 billion USD1 stablecoin, targeting remote communities that lack both internet access and traditional banking.
The Deal: DeFi Meets Satellites
World Liberty Financial executed a token swap with Spacecoin that ties the two projects together for future collaboration on payments, settlements, and financial services in areas beyond traditional network reach.
Spacecoin recently launched three satellites into low-Earth orbit and is building a decentralized physical infrastructure network called Starmesh.
The goal is to provide permissionless internet access through a growing satellite constellation, starting with remote and underserved communities.
The pitch is simple: give people in places with weak or no broadband coverage a way to get online without relying on governments or telecom monopolies.
Tae Oh, Spacecoin founder, said “true digital freedom also requires access to robust, fair and open financial services”—which is where World Liberty Financial comes in
World Liberty’s Growing Crypto Empire
World Liberty Financial launched its dollar-pegged stablecoin USD1 last year, which has grown to a $3.2 billion market cap.
The company also launched World Liberty Markets to offer lending and borrowing services, creating a full financial services stack built on blockchain infrastructure.
A subsidiary, World Liberty Trust Company, applied for a national charter with the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency in recent weeks, signaling plans to operate as a regulated financial institution.
The Spacecoin partnership extends that infrastructure into space, enabling people in remote regions to access both internet connectivity and financial services through the same decentralized network.
The Market Opportunity
The satellite internet market is valued at $8.09-$12.4 billion in 2025 and projected to grow at a 13.62-17% annual rate through 2034, reaching $33.4-$47.4 billion.
Low-Earth orbit constellations like SpaceX’s Starlink and Amazon’s Project Kuiper are driving that growth by addressing latency and coverage gaps in remote areas.
Meanwhile, the on-chain credit market is expanding rapidly, with DeFi lending platforms exceeding $50 billion in total value locked in Q4 2025.
Meanwhile, on-chain lending now accounts for 66.9% of the total lending market.
The combination of satellite infrastructure and DeFi could unlock a $1 trillion+ market by 2030, according to industry projections.
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