World Liberty Financial

World Liberty Financial

Markets

World Liberty Financial Token Holds Steady as Community Backs Buyback-and-Burn Plan

WLFI edges higher on the week as holders rally behind a deflationary strategy to counter post-launch weakness.

Eric Trump speaks at Consensus 2025 in Toronto (CoinDesk)

Markets

'If They Can Do It to Sun, Who's Next?' Say Insiders as WLFI Claims Freeze Was to 'Protect Users'

Onchain data shows WLFI’s sharp drop was driven by shorting and dumping across exchanges – not Justin Sun's token movements – while the project says wallet freezes targeted phishing-related compromises, not market participants.

Justin Sun and WLFI's Zak Folkman at CoinDesk's Consensus Hong Kong conference. (CoinDesk/Nik De)

Tech

World Liberty Financial Blacklists Justin Sun's Address With $107M WLFI

Sun is a key investor in the project and holds around $700 million worth of WLFI tokens, mostly vested.

World Liberty Financial's Zak Folkman (Right) at Consensus Hong Kong on Feb. 19. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Trader Scores $250M Payday as Trump-Linked WLFI Hits Open Market

A pseudonymous trader scored a massive payday on Monday, turning a $15 million WLFI investment into $250 million as hackers targeted the token’s debut.

Jackpot (CoinDesk Archives)

Markets

Trump-Linked World Liberty Team Floats Buyback-and-Burn Plan as WLFI Sinks

The Trump-linked DeFi project proposes using all liquidity fees to permanently reduce supply, as steep early losses highlight investor skepticism.

Eric Trump speaks at Consensus 2025 in Toronto (CoinDesk)

Markets

Binance Becomes First Exchange to List Trump-Linked WLFI Token

The exchange will open WLFI spot pairs against USDT and USDC, marking the token’s shift from a non-transferable presale to full tradability.

Eric Trump speaks in Hong Kong at BTC Asia (screenshot)

Finance

WLFI Futures Tumble 44% on Debut as Traders Short the Trump-Linked Token

Traders piled into short positions against WLFI as the Trump-linked DeFi token debuted on Hyperliquid, sending its price tumbling more than 44% in hours.

(Daniel Mirlea/Unsplash)

Finance

Trump Family’s DeFi Play Pulls ALT5 Sigma Into $1.5B WLFI Treasury Plan

Trump family–backed World Liberty Financial is injecting its WLFI token into the balance sheet of Nasdaq-listed ALT5 Sigma through a $1.5 billion share sale.

World Liberty Financial leadership team. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Trump-Linked World Liberty Seeks $1.5B for Public Crypto Holding Firm: Bloomberg

The move would see World Liberty Financial join other crypto treasury firms, and comes as Trump adopts pro-crypto policies.

U.S. President Donald Trump (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Finance

WLFI Invests $10M in Falcon Finance to Boost On-Chain Dollar Liquidity

The investment comes as Falcon Finance surpasses $1 billion in circulating supply following its public launch.

Close up of two dollar notes. (engin akyurt/Unsplash)