{"id":461391,"date":"2025-01-15T15:30:28","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T15:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=461391"},"modified":"2025-01-15T15:02:40","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T15:02:40","slug":"donald-trump-linked-defi-project-clarifies-60-million-eth-movement-amid-sell-off-speculation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/donald-trump-linked-defi-project-clarifies-60-million-eth-movement-amid-sell-off-speculation\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump-linked DeFi project clarifies $60 million ETH movement amid sell-off speculation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a DeFi initiative linked to US President-elect Donald Trump, has addressed concerns about recent <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/ethereum\/\">Ethereum<\/a> transactions worth $60 million.<\/p>\n<p>On Jan. 15, the project clarified that the movements are part of its routine treasury management, dispelling speculations of asset sales.<\/p>\n<p>It <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/worldlibertyfi\/status\/1879281650468823165\">stated<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;To be clear, we are not selling tokens\u2014we are simply reallocating assets for ordinary business purposes. These actions are intended to be part of maintaining a strong, secure, and efficient treasury. No need to speculate\u2014this is all standard practice for managing operations at WLFI.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>These comments come from the blockchain analysis platform Lookonchain, which <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/lookonchain\/status\/1879341156351533331\">revealed<\/a> a series of high-value transfers by WLFI.<\/p>\n<p>According to the platform, the DeFi project converted 103 Wrapped Bitcoin (<a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/wrapped-bitcoin\/\">WBTC<\/a>), valued at $9.89 million, into 3,075 Ethereum (ETH). It then deposited 18,536 ETH, worth nearly $59.8 million, into Coinbase. Afterward, WLFI spent $1.7 million in Tether (<a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/tether\/\">USDT<\/a>) to acquire 17.62 WBTC at $96,491 per token.<\/p>\n<p>These transactions followed the project's recent accumulation of several DeFi tokens, including <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/aave\/\">Aave<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/chainlink\/\">Chainlink<\/a>, and Ondo. However, Lookonchain noted that WLFI has incurred a $5 million loss from its recent asset allocations.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_461444\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-461444\" style=\"width: 2621px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-461444\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GhTCagxagAAxH0V.png\" alt=\"WLFI Assets\" width=\"2621\" height=\"1496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GhTCagxagAAxH0V.png 2621w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GhTCagxagAAxH0V-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GhTCagxagAAxH0V-1024x584.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GhTCagxagAAxH0V-768x438.png 768w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GhTCagxagAAxH0V-1536x877.png 1536w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GhTCagxagAAxH0V-2048x1169.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2621px) 100vw, 2621px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-461444\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WLFI Assets (Source: Lookonchain)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/intel.arkm.com\/explorer\/entity\/worldlibertyfi\">data<\/a> from Arkham Intelligence shows that WLFI's wallet holds approximately $16.7 million in various assets at press time.<\/p>\n<h2>What next for WLFI?<\/h2>\n<p>This activity marks WLFI's first significant transaction since December when it <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/trump-linked-world-liberty-financial-purchases-12-million-worth-of-ethereum-chainlink-and-aave\/\">expanded its portfolio with a range of DeFi tokens<\/a>. It also followed the approval of a community-backed <a href=\"https:\/\/snapshot.box\/#\/s:worldlibertyfinancial.com\/proposal\/0xce3ff6b195863c2217865ba6f028d2e163d9156a25cb35d923da3a5bc8479483\">proposal<\/a> to launch a custom Aave v3 instance for its platform.<\/p>\n<p>Despite this progress, the project has maintained a low profile on social media, offering few updates.<\/p>\n<p>World Liberty Financial envisions itself as a DeFi hub where users can lend, borrow, and invest in digital assets.<\/p>\n<p>While the project initially sought to raise $300 million during its token sale, it scaled back its target to $30 million after facing <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/trump-family-backed-wlfi-token-pre-sale-resumes-after-website-outage-7-9-million-raised-so-far\/\">fundraising challenges<\/a>. This goal was achieved with <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/justin-suns-tron-network-invests-30-million-in-trump-family-backed-world-liberty-financial\/\">support from crypto investor Justin Sun.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/trump-election-win-set-to-kick-off-golden-age-of-crypto-in-the-us-bitwise-cio\/\">Trump's November election victory<\/a>, the project experienced an 81% surge in token profits, now totaling $80.2 million, according to Dune Analytics <a href=\"https:\/\/dune.com\/seoul\/wlfi\">data<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a DeFi initiative linked to US President-elect Donald Trump, has addressed concerns about recent Ethereum transactions worth $60 million. On Jan. 15, the project clarified that the movements are part of its routine treasury management, dispelling speculations of asset sales. 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