Odaily Planet Daily News According to the Wall Street Journal, Trump's friend Steve Witkoff participated in the negotiation of acquiring a stake in Binance US. The report quoted people familiar with the matter as saying that the relevant equity acquisition transaction may be carried out through the Trump family-supported crypto project World Liberty Financial. As of now, Binance US has not responded to the request for comment. (Coindesk) Public information shows that Steve Witkoff is a Jew, born on March 15, 1957 in the Bronx, New York, with a higher education degree in law, an American billionaire, a real estate investor in New York, a Trump campaign donor, and the current US envoy for the Middle East.