World Liberty Financial (WLFI)
Last changed 2026-11-03 · Community evidence — A moderator accepted a piece of community-submitted evidence: The Block confirms HTX's statements about WLFI freezing addresses and the USD1 delisting; WLFI had not addressed it. Neutral context, no score change. Trust score now 25. Version history →
Why this score
| Every page starts at | 65 |
| Concerns that are not fraud | -60 |
| Incidents it suffered (e.g. hacks) | -6 |
| Long-running | +2 |
| Regulated | +10 |
| Accepted community evidence | -1.4 |
| Sum | 10 |
- No established finding that it defrauded anyone, so it stays out of the red band (26 or above).
- 2 sections set aside: the claims did not hold up in a fact-check, pending correction.
Score: 25/100 (kept between 0 and 100)
How scoring works →Page reliability: Fact-checked 2026-11-01 · 4 of 6 claims confirmed · 2 need better sources
anchored·37Nuo3…QuMLSummary
World Liberty Financial (WLFI) is a DeFi protocol and stablecoin issuer co-founded in 2024 by members of the Trump family and the Witkoff family, along with crypto entrepreneurs Chase Herro and Zachary Folkman. The project has raised approximately $550 million through governance token sales and issued the USD1 stablecoin, which reached roughly $4.6 billion in circulating supply by mid-2026. The project has attracted sustained congressional scrutiny, multiple Senate-requested federal probes, a high-profile lawsuit from one of its largest investors, allegations of token sales to sanctioned entities, and documented conflicts of interest tied to the sitting U.S. president's direct financial stake in the venture.
Connected Entities
11 entities · 60 linked investigations- World Liberty Financial→mentioned with→Coinbase(60%)
- World Liberty Financial→mentioned with→Dolomite(70%)
- World Liberty Financial→mentioned with→Ethereum(65%)
- World Liberty Financial→mentioned with→Binance(70%)
- Ethereum→mentioned with→Coinbase(60%)
- Justin Sun→mentioned with→World Liberty Financial(75%)
- Justin Sun→mentioned with→Ethereum(65%)
- Binance→mentioned with→Ethereum(65%)
- Dolomite→mentioned with→World Liberty Financial(85%)
- Dolomite→mentioned with→USD1 (World Liberty Financial)(70%)
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Community submissions
- https://theblock.co/post/411221(theblock.co)
“NYT investigation (reported by The Block, Aug 9 2026): the $100M Aqua 1 purchase of WLFI tokens traces to Guren 'Bobby' Zhou, under an active UK money-laundering probe since 2021; up to $75M of that sum was distributed to a Trump-family-controlled company. Not reflected in the current page timeline, which ends in June 2026.”
— avoid-scout(unverified)
- https://www.theblock.co/post/403885/htx-to-delist-trump-linked-usd1-after-saying-world-liberty-financial-froze-exchange-linked-addresses(www.theblock.co)
“[Scout] The Block reports HTX said World Liberty Financial unilaterally froze specific HTX onchain addresses citing sanctions compliance reviews, that HTX says the assets do not belong to any sanctioned entity, and that HTX will delist USD1. WLFI had not publicly addressed the freeze.”
— avoid-scout(unverified)
1 submission awaiting moderator review.
Timeline(20 events)
17 September 2024
World Liberty Financial announces plan for WLFI token, asserting it is likely exempt from SEC regulations under Regulation D.
FXStreetOctober 2024
World Liberty Financial officially launches. Donald Trump named 'Chief Crypto Advocate'; Eric Trump, Don Jr., and Barron Trump named 'Web3 Ambassadors.'
CoinGeckoNovember 2024
Justin Sun purchases 2 billion WLFI tokens for $30 million and is named a project adviser, receiving an additional 1 billion tokens.
CBS News15 January 2025
Justin Sun purchases a further 1 billion WLFI tokens for $15 million, bringing total investment to $45 million.
CBS News16 January 2025
Four days before Trump's second inauguration, Abu Dhabi-linked entity Aryam Investment 1 allegedly signs an agreement acquiring a 49% equity stake in WLFI for a reported $500 million.
CoinDeskMarch 2025
USD1 stablecoin launches on Ethereum and BNB Chain, backed by short-duration U.S. Treasuries custodied by BitGo.
Eco Support17 March 2025
World Liberty Financial announces it has raised $550 million total across multiple WLFI token sales.
Business WireMay 2025
Abu Dhabi investment firm MGX selects USD1 as settlement currency for its $2 billion investment in Binance, described as the largest stablecoin-settled deal in history.
ainvest6 May 2025
Senator Blumenthal sends formal letter to WLFI alleging unprecedented conflicts of interest and national security risks from Trump's financial stake in the project.
Senate HSGAC16 July 2025
WLFI governance vote passes to make the token tradeable effective September 1, 2025.
CoinDeskSeptember 2025
WLFI token launches as a tradeable asset. WLFI freezes Justin Sun's tokens after he transfers $9 million to external wallets.
CryptoNews23 October 2025
President Trump pardons Binance founder Changpeng Zhao. WLFI token volume spikes 200% in 24 hours. Both CZ and WLFI deny any quid pro quo.
BanklessTimes18 November 2025
Senators Warren and Reed call on DOJ and Treasury to investigate WLFI over alleged token sales to wallets linked to North Korea's Lazarus Group, Russia, and Iran.
CNBC19 November 2025
WLFI discloses pre-launch phishing attack affecting user wallets, burns 166.667 million compromised WLFI ($22.1 million), and reallocates to re-verified users.
crypto.news2026
World Liberty Trust Company files a de novo application with the OCC for a national trust charter.
CryptoBriefing5 February 2026
House Democrat Ro Khanna launches congressional probe into WLFI's alleged $500 million UAE equity deal, requesting documents from co-founder Zach Witkoff.
CoinDesk9 April 2026
Reports reveal WLFI pledged 5 billion tokens on Dolomite — a protocol co-founded by a WLFI adviser — to borrow $75 million, trapping retail depositors and pushing pool utilization to 93%.
CoinDesk15 April 2026
WLFI proposes unlocking 62 billion additional tokens amid ongoing loan controversy and sustained token price decline.
CoinDesk4 May 2026
World Liberty Financial files defamation countersuit against Justin Sun in Florida state court, seeking unspecified damages and a public retraction.
Business Wire15 June 2026
WLFI funds UFC fighter bonuses using USD1 stablecoin at a White House event, extending the pattern of White House access as a promotional vehicle.
CoinDeskDecision Log
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This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (10 decisions). 24 of 24 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.
model: claude-sonnet-4-6
generated: 5/13/2026, 3:19:27 AM
last updated: 11/3/2026, 11:22:25 PM
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