World Liberty Financial

2024-09-16

World Liberty Financial officially founded and publicly launched. Core team includes Chase Herro, Zachary Folkman, Alex and Zach Witkoff, and Trump family members.

2024-10-01

WLFI token sale begins. Initial sales total only $2.7 million by end of October 2024.

2024-11-05

Donald Trump wins the 2024 U.S. presidential election. WLFI token sales surge following the result.

2025-01-16

A firm linked to UAE royal Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan acquires a reported 49% stake in World Liberty Financial for approximately $500 million — four days before Trump's inauguration. Approximately $187 million flows to Trump family entities.

2025-01-20

Donald Trump is inaugurated as 47th U.S. President.

2025-03-01

World Liberty Financial announces USD1, a dollar-pegged stablecoin backed by U.S. treasuries. Token sale closes after raising a total of $550 million.

2025-04-30

The SEC drops its investigation into Justin Sun, weeks after Sun invested $30 million in WLFI.

2025-05-01

MGX, an Abu Dhabi state-backed fund, settles its $2 billion investment in Binance using USD1 — the first major real-world transaction for the stablecoin.

2025-09-01

WLFI tokens become tradable for the first time following a governance vote. Token reaches all-time high of approximately $0.46. Justin Sun is simultaneously blocked from selling his holdings via an alleged hidden blacklist function.

2025-11-18

Senators Warren and Reed push for federal probe into World Liberty Financial over alleged token sales to entities with on-chain links to North Korea's Lazarus Group, Iran, and Russia.

2025-12-31

WLFI token ends 2025 significantly below its September high. Trump family realized approximately $1 billion in profits by year-end while holding $3 billion in unsold tokens.

2026-02-01

Wall Street Journal reports on the secret UAE royal-family stake. The White House declines to comment substantively.

2026-02-05

U.S. House of Representatives launches formal probe into World Liberty Financial over the $500 million UAE stake. Rep. Ro Khanna demands ownership records.

2026-03-16

Governance proposal passes with 99.12% approval creating a tiered pay-for-access system charging up to $5 million in locked WLFI tokens for 'guaranteed direct access' to the WLFI team.

2026-04-10

Reports emerge that World Liberty Financial borrowed approximately $75 million in stablecoins from Dolomite — a platform whose co-founder is WLFI's own CTO — using 5 billion WLFI tokens as collateral. WLFI token hits all-time low.

2026-04-22

Justin Sun files fraud lawsuit in California federal court against World Liberty Financial over the alleged frozen token blacklist, seeking recovery of holdings then valued at approximately $75 million.

2026-05-04

World Liberty Financial files countersuit against Justin Sun in Florida state court for defamation, alleging he ran a 'public smear campaign' after his tokens were frozen.

2026-05-08

Duke University Financial Regulation Blog publishes legal analysis concluding WLFI tokens likely meet the Howey test for unregistered securities.

2026-05-12

Bloomberg reports that previously undisclosed quiet token sales boosted Trump family crypto wealth by an additional $660 million. WLFI trading at approximately $0.067, approximately 85% below its all-time high.