World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a financial entity connected to Donald Trump, allegedly sees a $36,767,736 increase in Ethereum assets, as stated in a recent report.
The decentralized finance (DeFi) project, World Liberty Financial (WLFI), co-founded by U.S. President Donald Trump and his family, is set to unlock its WLFI governance tokens for transferability and trading on secondary markets. Following a community governance vote that concluded mid-July 2025 with overwhelming approval, WLFI tokens will become tradable within approximately 6 to 8 weeks from mid-July.
The Trump family's investment management entity, DT Marks DeFi LLC, has been gradually reducing its ownership in WLFI since December 2024. Notably, in June 2025, the family cut their stake by around 20%, down from an initial 75% stake. This reduction coincides with President Trump’s public financial disclosures that reported a $57 million profit from WLFI activities, underscoring significant financial gains from the project.
WLFI's upcoming tradability is intended to foster broader community governance participation, enhance liquidity, and align WLFI with mainstream crypto market practices. The WLFI team has signaled intentions to secure major platform listings and forge strategic alliances before fully launching tradability.
The connection between President Trump and WLFI has attracted political and ethical scrutiny, with concerns over potential conflicts of interest and foreign emoluments raised by government ethics experts. However, the family’s equity reductions and token decentralization efforts might help mitigate some regulatory and political tensions.
It is worth noting that a corporate entity linked to Trump and his family has quietly slashed its equity stake in the DeFi platform. DT Marks DEFI LLC, previously owned a 60% stake in World Liberty, but now owns approximately 40%. Fine print on the platform's website now indicates DT Marks owns approximately 40% of the equity interests in WLF Holdco LLC, which holds the only membership interest in World Liberty Financial. Neither Trump nor any of his family members are officers, directors, or employees of WLF Holdco LLC or World Liberty Financial.
World Liberty notes that WLF Holdco holds all the rights to net protocol revenues from the DeFi platform, except for net proceeds from the sale of WLFI tokens.
This evolution reflects WLFI’s transition towards a more open DeFi governance model, influenced by token holder empowerment, while maintaining significant but decreasing involvement and financial interests from the Trump family.
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- The World Liberty Financial (WLFI) tokens, soon to be tradable, will allow for broader community governance participation and align WLFI with mainstream crypto market practices, such as crypto trading and altcoins.
- The DT Marks DeFi LLC, aligned with the Trump family, has been decreasing its ownership in WLFI, consequently shifting the project towards a more decentralized finance (DeFi) model.
- As WLFI transitions towards a more open DeFi governance model, it continues to maintain significant financial interests from the Trump family, influencing its connections to blockchain and finance sectors.
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