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Trump-Backed WLFI Debuts on Major Exchanges, Vaulting Family’s Paper Wealth by Billions

About a quarter of the 100 billion supply unlocked, driving heavy volumes with sharp price swings.

World Liberty Financial’s trading launch of its WLFI token comes as the president slashes back on crypto-regulation with a view to boosting the industry’s role in the U.S. economy.
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Overview

  • The governance token opened above $0.30 before sliding to roughly $0.24–$0.26 by late day, implying a multi‑billion dollar market value on about 24.6–24.7 billion tokens in circulation.
  • Trading activity topped billions of dollars within hours as futures open interest surged, liquidations mounted, and Ethereum gas spiked above 60 gwei during the scramble to transact.
  • Roughly 24.67 billion WLFI entered circulation at launch, including allocations to the project treasury, about 7.7–7.8 billion for Alt5 Sigma’s treasury plan, liquidity/marketing, and a 20% initial unlock for early buyers.
  • Estimates reported the Trump family’s holdings briefly added around $5–6 billion on paper, with founders’ and team tokens locked or on vesting schedules that limit immediate sales.
  • Listings on Binance, Coinbase, OKX, Bybit, Upbit, and Gate broadened access as scrutiny persisted over ownership, unlock mechanics, and Alt5-linked arrangements that channel a large share of token-sale proceeds to a Trump family entity.