Maldives secures major global investment with Tokenised Trump-branded resort

The Maldives announced a landmark global investment on 17 November 2025, marking a pivotal moment in the country’s economic transformation. The government has unveiled the development of the Trump International Hotel Maldives, including what is being described as the world’s first tokenised hotel development.

The announcement came from Dar Global, a London-listed luxury real estate company, and The Trump Organisation, which revealed plans for an ultra-luxury resort situated approximately 25 minutes from Malé. The project, which will feature around 80 high-end beach and overwater villas, is scheduled to open in late 2028. Beyond its luxury appeal, the development has gained international attention for pioneering a new investment model: full-scale tokenisation of the project from its inception.

According to the developers, investors will be able to buy digital tokens representing fractionalized ownership-like rights linked to the resort’s development phase. While tokenised real-estate investment projects have emerged in other countries, Dar Global and The Trump Organisation state that this is the first time a hospitality development of this scale is being tokenised from the ground up. Eric Trump, Executive Vice President of The Trump Organisation, described the venture as a project that “sets a new benchmark for innovation in real estate investment.”

This move comes after the US president and his family expanded their network of business across the world of crypto. According to Bloomberg, the project adds to a string of developments undertaken by the two firms and bearing the Trump name. Most have been in the Gulf region and span Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Oman and Qatar. Dar Global is building Trump Towers in Jeddah and Dubai and is working with the Trump Organisation on resorts, luxury homes and golf courses in Qatar and Oman.