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World Liberty Financial is a DeFi project supported by the Donald Trump family. Its mission is to "make cryptocurrencies and America great by promoting the mass adoption of stablecoins and decentralized finance". World Liberty Financial will first be launched as a market for cryptocurrency lending using Aave infrastructure, and will launch its governance token WLFI and stablecoin USD1. Unlike other governance tokens such as UNI and MKR, WLFI does not provide economic rights.
TownSquare Announces Official Opening of Sonar New Subscription, 20% Allocation Raised Within 30 Minutes
TownSquare, an institutional yield and cross-chain lending brokerage service infrastructure, announced the official launch of its ICO public sale. This public sale is technically supported by the Echo Sonar platform from the Coinbase ecosystem. The valuation is divided into two tiers: a $150 million valuation based on a 6-month lock-up, and a $200 million valuation with no lock-up and full release at TGE, with a fundraising cap of $1 million. Currently, 30 minutes into the public sale, over $200,000 has been raised. According to data, most users chose the second tier with the $200 million valuation. This public sale is the first project based on the Monad ecosystem on Sonar, supporting USDC and USDT0 tokens on Monad. Previously, TownSquare completed a total of 3 rounds of financing totaling $16.25 million, with participation from World Liberty Financial, Auros Ventures, Amber Group, Animoca Ventures, OKX Ventures, as well as angel investors and institutions from ecosystems such as Monad, a16z, etc. It is projected that the previous valuation is comparable to this ICO valuation. TownSquare Sonar Public Sale Registration: townsq.xyz/sale
AIFC: 3.3 Billion WLFI to Be Used for Collateral and Lending, 3.5 Billion WLFI Fully Transferable on August 12
WLFI treasury company AI Financial Corporation has disclosed that the company currently holds WLFI tokens worth approximately $380 million, of which about half can be used for collateral, staking, or lending transactions.According to the Form 8-K filed today, 3,321,690,994 WLFI (worth approximately $180 million) are immediately available, and these tokens are expected to be fully transferable by August 12, 2026. The remaining 3,583,585,650 WLFI are subject to a 12-month contractual lock-up and will also unlock on the same date. The above valuations are based on a WLFI price of $0.055 (as of 19:00 Eastern Time Monday).CEO Tony Isaac emphasized that the availability of usable tokens does not mean the company intends to sell them; WLFI is viewed as a strategic asset to optimize the balance sheet and support the company's liquidity. He stated that the availability of these tokens helps alleviate the going concern uncertainty disclosed in the recent Form 10-Q, and the company expects to have sufficient funds to maintain operations and fulfill its obligations for at least the next 12 months.AI Financial describes itself as a fintech company, providing blockchain-based payment, trading, and settlement infrastructure with cumulative transaction volume exceeding $8 billion. The company has a market capitalization of approximately $94.91 million, and its stock price has fallen 93% over the past year to $0.68, with liquidity challenges persisting. (Investing)
TownSquare Closes $16.25M in Total Funding to Accelerate Institutional Yield Adoption for USD1 and RWAs
TownSquare, an infrastructure platform focused on institutional yield and cross-chain lending brokerage services, has announced the completion of its new Pre-A round of funding, bringing its total funding to $16.25 million. This capital will be used to accelerate the institutional adoption of USD1 and other RWA assets on World Liberty Financial.
WLFI Treasury Company AI Financial reported a net loss of $271.5 million for the first quarter, raising substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern over the next year.
According to The Block, WLFI treasury company AI Financial released its financial results for the quarter ended March 28, 2026, reporting a net loss of $271.5 million, compared to a net loss of $2.4 million in the same period last year; the company stated that its financial condition raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern over the next year. Revenue for the same period totaled $4.7 million, entirely derived from its crypto payment fintech business. AI Financial holds 7.28 billion WLFI tokens, with a fair value of approximately $706 million—markedly down from over $1 billion at the end of December 2025—and recognized an unrealized loss of $348.3 million. The company also noted that certain WLFI tokens are subject to lock-up restrictions, and its liquidity improvement, revenue growth, and ability to secure future financing will impact its continued operations.
TownSquare Announces $100 Million USD1 Stablecoin Liquidity Program
TownSquare, an infrastructure platform focused on institutional yield and cross-chain lending brokerage services, has announced a $100 million USD1 token liquidity program—a strategic initiative designed to bring institutional-grade and cross-chain yield opportunities to a broader user base via World Liberty Financial’s USD1 stablecoin and institutional yield strategies. Previously, TownSquare collaborated with the World Liberty Financial DeFi team to integrate the USD1 token onto Monad, a high-performance EVM-compatible chain, and received official incentives from the Monad Foundation. The team stated that this new liquidity program marks TownSquare’s continued commitment to expanding DeFi’s real-world applicability and delivering institutional strategy yields to more assets. Currently, the project’s official website has launched its cross-chain lending functionality, while its yield vault product is listed as “Coming Soon.” According to official information, the project has previously completed a funding round backed by Monad, a16z, Aptos, Solana Bonk, and other U.S. and European angel investors and VCs. The founding team includes alumni from Coinbase, Meta, Accenture, and market-making firms. Details about the project’s next funding round have not yet been disclosed.
Democratic Senator: WLFI enriches itself at the expense of ordinary investors.
U.S. Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren posted a comment on X regarding the recent controversies surrounding World Liberty Financial (WLFI). She stated, “While this crypto project backed by the Trump family—WLFI—is quietly cashing out, ordinary investors are left stranded.” Warren shared Bloomberg’s recent report on WLFI’s fund flows, which revealed that most of the proceeds raised through fundraising and private token sales have flowed to entities affiliated with the project’s founders. The project team sets governance rules, controls token issuance, and captures revenues—while investors have virtually no exit options.
OCC Conditionally Approves Trust Charter for Trump Family Crypto Company
The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency conditionally approved World Liberty Financial's trust license application. Ten Democratic senators signed a bill to prevent corruption in bank applications.
OCC conditionally approves Trump family-linked crypto firm World Liberty Financial's trust bank charter application
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has conditionally approved World Liberty Financial's application for a national trust bank charter, subject to regulatory and policy requirements. Upon approval, the company may operate under the name World Liberty Trust Company, National Association. World Liberty Financial's application documents show that the bank plans to issue USD-backed stablecoins and custody digital assets related to its USD1 token. U.S. President Donald Trump and his three sons are all affiliated with the company, with Trump family entities holding a 38% stake. Senator Elizabeth Warren, along with nine other senators, introduced the Terminating Presidential Banking Corruption Act following the approval. Elizabeth Warren stated that the OCC's move represents one of the most blatant conflicts of interest in the U.S. financial system. In January 2025, an Abu Dhabi investment company backed by UAE National Security Advisor Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan purchased a 49% stake in World Liberty for $500 million. Another UAE entity, MGX, previously used USD1 to invest $2 billion in Binance. (Cointelegraph)
OCC conditionally approves Trump-backed World Liberty National Trust bank application
Odaily News The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) on Friday granted initial conditional approval to World Liberty Trust Company, National Association, bringing Trump-backed World Liberty Financial one step closer to obtaining a national trust bank charter.In its letter, the OCC stated that World Liberty's charter application met certain regulatory and policy requirements, leading to the initial conditional approval. However, this does not constitute final approval, and the OCC may still rescind the approval.Earlier this year, World Liberty Financial established a new trust company with the aim of applying for a bank charter from the OCC. The company has previously stated that the charter would support its provision of services including stablecoin issuance and redemption, fiat on/off ramps, custody, and exchange. WLF currently issues the stablecoin USD1, which has a market cap of approximately $4 billion, making it the fourth-largest stablecoin after Tether and USDC.WLF CEO Zack Witkoff said on X on Friday that the company aims to build "the world's most trusted and widely used digital dollar" while strengthening the dollar's role in the global economy. Zack Witkoff is the son of Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff. Overall, this approval could further strengthen WLF's position in the U.S. stablecoin and digital asset banking infrastructure, though its political ties may continue to raise regulatory and ethical concerns.
Trump family-backed WLFI receives $100 million token investment, funds traced to Guren "Bobby" Zhou, a subject of a UK money laundering investigation
Odaily News: UAE-based foundation Aqua1 Foundation purchased $100 million worth of governance tokens from decentralized finance project World Liberty Financial (WLFI) on June 26, marking the largest single publicly disclosed purchase of the token to date. The funds trace back to Chinese businessman Guren "Bobby" Zhou, with up to $75 million flowing to entities linked to the Trump family and World Liberty Financial co-founder Zach Witkoff. WLFI tokens confer governance and voting rights and do not represent equity in the company. Zhou was arrested in the UK in March 2021 on suspicion of money laundering, with UK law enforcement investigations still ongoing as of late July 2026. Two of his long-time employees were indicted in September 2025, one of whom has pleaded guilty, with trial scheduled for 2028. Zhou has not yet been formally charged. Zhou met with Eric Trump in Dubai to discuss the investment and described it as participation in the "Trump family's crypto project." The source of the $100 million Aqua1 used to purchase WLFI remains unclear, and public information does not indicate any direct link between these specific funds and money laundering activities. (Bitcoin.com News)
Data: Trump Family-Linked Stablecoin USD1 Surpasses $50 Billion in Cumulative Trading Volume on Binance
Odaily News: CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost posted on platform X, stating that the cumulative trading volume of the Trump family-linked stablecoin USD1 on Binance has surpassed $50 billion. Data shows that since its launch over a year ago, USD1 has experienced rapid growth in trading scale. The stablecoin was launched by World Liberty Financial in March 2025, a project co-founded with the participation of the Trump family. USD1 is primarily backed by U.S. dollars and short-term U.S. Treasury assets, and adopts an institutional-oriented compliance framework. Currently, the market cap of USD1 has exceeded $4 billion.
Warren Questions US Policy on UAE AI Chips
Senator Warren questioned the US government's decision to relax AI chip export policies to the UAE over the UAE's investment in the Trump family's crypto company, World Liberty Financial.
After a 30-day silence, the Trump-backed World Liberty Financial team wallet transferred 39 million WLFI tokens, worth $2.33 million, to Bybit
Odaily News: According to Onchain Lens monitoring, the Trump-backed World Liberty Financial team wallet (0xE853...D5743) transferred 39 million WLFI tokens, worth $2.33 million, to Bybit after a 30-day pause. The wallet had received the same amount of WLFI from the WLFI treasury two days prior.
Garrett Jin transferred 17 million WLFI tokens to Binance 6 hours ago, with an unrealized loss of $12.76 million.
According to on-chain analyst Ember (@EmberCN), whale entity Garrett Jin transferred 17 million WLFI (approx. $1.01 million) to Binance 6 hours ago. The entity previously withdrew 313 million WLFI (approx. $31.89 million) from Binance at an average price of $0.1 in February this year. At the time of this transfer, the price had fallen to $0.06, resulting in a cumulative loss of approx. 40% and an unrealized loss of $12.76 million.
WLFI transferred 100 million tokens to Binance, valued at approximately 5.3 million USD.
On-chain data shows WLFI transferred a total of 100 million WLFI tokens to Binance in two transactions today, valued at approximately $5.3 million.
100 million WLFI transferred to Binance; Trump-affiliated World Liberty Financial cumulatively transferred $5.3 million today
Odaily News: According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a treasury wallet of Trump-affiliated World Liberty Financial first transferred 50 million WLFI to a new address, which subsequently moved the funds to Binance. On the same day, the treasury also transferred another 50 million WLFI directly to a Binance deposit address. A total of 100 million WLFI, approximately $5.3 million, has been transferred to Binance today.
Data: Trump Family-Linked Stablecoin USD1 Surpasses $50 Billion in Cumulative Trading Volume on Binance
Odaily News: CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost posted on platform X, stating that the cumulative trading volume of the Trump family-linked stablecoin USD1 on Binance has surpassed $50 billion. Data shows that since its launch over a year ago, USD1 has experienced rapid growth in trading scale. The stablecoin was launched by World Liberty Financial in March 2025, a project co-founded with the participation of the Trump family. USD1 is primarily backed by U.S. dollars and short-term U.S. Treasury assets, and adopts an institutional-oriented compliance framework. Currently, the market cap of USD1 has exceeded $4 billion.
Trump-affiliated World Liberty Financial treasury wallet transferred 170 million WLFI to Binance, worth $9.17 million
Odaily News: According to Onchain Lens monitoring, the Trump-affiliated World Liberty Financial treasury wallet transferred 170 million WLFI to Binance, valued at approximately $9.17 million. The same wallet transferred another 170 million WLFI to the same Binance deposit address 29 days ago, valued at approximately $10.22 million at that time.
Trump’s Financial Disclosures Fuel Crypto Ethics Controversy; Democrats Demand Inclusion of Restrictive Clauses
U.S. President Trump’s newly released 927-page financial disclosure document reveals income including hundreds of millions of dollars in crypto-related earnings. Among these are millions of dollars in revenue linked to World Liberty Financial, the DeFi project launched by the Trump family in 2024. This disclosure has heightened the urgency of congressional negotiations over ethics provisions within the Clarity Act, the crypto market structure bill.Currently, bipartisan lawmakers are negotiating the Clarity Act, which aims to establish the first comprehensive federal crypto regulatory framework in the United States. A key focus of the negotiations is whether to include ethics restrictions preventing the President, Vice President, members of Congress, and other federal officials from profiting from digital assets while in office.Following the document's release, Democratic lawmakers reiterated that the bill must contain strict ethics clauses. Senator Angela Alsobrooks stated that such restrictions should apply to the President, Vice President, and all members of Congress. She noted that ordinary Americans should benefit from digital assets in a fair and honest manner, rather than allowing political figures to profit through corruption and institutional loopholes.Senator Kirsten Gillibrand also indicated that both parties are still advancing stringent ethics reforms, proposing to prohibit the President, Vice President, and lawmakers from using crypto assets for personal gain. Meanwhile, Elizabeth Warren argued that if the Clarity Act fails to prevent the President, members of Congress, and their families from profiting from the crypto industry, the bill would further fuel controversies surrounding Trump-related crypto corruption.Republicans, for their part, stated that ethics clauses remain part of the bipartisan negotiations. With the July window for advancing the Clarity Act approaching, the disclosure of Trump family crypto income could become a key variable influencing the final text of the bill and the level of Democratic support.
Major Security Vulnerability Found in AI Agent Crypto Payment Infrastructure; LLM Router Leads to $500,000 Wallet Theft
According to CoinDesk, researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara; the University of California, San Diego; blockchain security firm Fuzzland; and World Liberty Financial jointly published a paper warning that “LLM routers”—intermediary services positioned between users and AI models—have become a major threat to cryptocurrency asset security. The researchers discovered that 26 LLM routers are secretly injecting malicious tool calls and stealing user credentials, with one incident resulting in the complete draining of a customer’s cryptocurrency wallet worth $500,000. Additionally, by “poisoning” the router ecosystem, the researchers were able to gain control of approximately 400 downstream hosts within hours. Since sensitive data—including private keys and API credentials—is frequently transmitted in plaintext through these routers, users unknowingly expose their assets to risk. The researchers note that as McKinsey forecasts AI agents will mediate $3–5 trillion in global consumer commerce by 2030—and Binance founder Changpeng Zhao predicts AI agents’ payment volume will be one million times greater than that of humans—the current infrastructure’s security lags far behind the pace of industry development. The “weakest link” risk could thus trigger systemic, cascading crises.
World Liberty calls WorldClaw an independent company but did not disclose potential financial relationships between the two parties.
According to CoinDesk, the Trump family-linked crypto project World Liberty Financial stated that it does not own, operate, or control the Hong Kong artificial intelligence platform WorldClaw, which only uses its stablecoin USD1 as a payment channel. WorldClaw provides developers with access to multiple AI models through WorldRouter, supports payments using USD1, and some plans can be accessed by locking WLFI tokens.
OCC conditionally approves Trump family-linked crypto firm World Liberty Financial's trust bank charter application
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has conditionally approved World Liberty Financial's application for a national trust bank charter, subject to regulatory and policy requirements. Upon approval, the company may operate under the name World Liberty Trust Company, National Association. World Liberty Financial's application documents show that the bank plans to issue USD-backed stablecoins and custody digital assets related to its USD1 token. U.S. President Donald Trump and his three sons are all affiliated with the company, with Trump family entities holding a 38% stake. Senator Elizabeth Warren, along with nine other senators, introduced the Terminating Presidential Banking Corruption Act following the approval. Elizabeth Warren stated that the OCC's move represents one of the most blatant conflicts of interest in the U.S. financial system. In January 2025, an Abu Dhabi investment company backed by UAE National Security Advisor Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan purchased a 49% stake in World Liberty for $500 million. Another UAE entity, MGX, previously used USD1 to invest $2 billion in Binance. (Cointelegraph)
OCC conditionally approves Trump-backed World Liberty National Trust bank application
Odaily News The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) on Friday granted initial conditional approval to World Liberty Trust Company, National Association, bringing Trump-backed World Liberty Financial one step closer to obtaining a national trust bank charter.In its letter, the OCC stated that World Liberty's charter application met certain regulatory and policy requirements, leading to the initial conditional approval. However, this does not constitute final approval, and the OCC may still rescind the approval.Earlier this year, World Liberty Financial established a new trust company with the aim of applying for a bank charter from the OCC. The company has previously stated that the charter would support its provision of services including stablecoin issuance and redemption, fiat on/off ramps, custody, and exchange. WLF currently issues the stablecoin USD1, which has a market cap of approximately $4 billion, making it the fourth-largest stablecoin after Tether and USDC.WLF CEO Zack Witkoff said on X on Friday that the company aims to build "the world's most trusted and widely used digital dollar" while strengthening the dollar's role in the global economy. Zack Witkoff is the son of Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff. Overall, this approval could further strengthen WLF's position in the U.S. stablecoin and digital asset banking infrastructure, though its political ties may continue to raise regulatory and ethical concerns.
Trump family-backed WLFI receives $100 million token investment, funds traced to Guren "Bobby" Zhou, a subject of a UK money laundering investigation
Odaily News: UAE-based foundation Aqua1 Foundation purchased $100 million worth of governance tokens from decentralized finance project World Liberty Financial (WLFI) on June 26, marking the largest single publicly disclosed purchase of the token to date. The funds trace back to Chinese businessman Guren "Bobby" Zhou, with up to $75 million flowing to entities linked to the Trump family and World Liberty Financial co-founder Zach Witkoff. WLFI tokens confer governance and voting rights and do not represent equity in the company. Zhou was arrested in the UK in March 2021 on suspicion of money laundering, with UK law enforcement investigations still ongoing as of late July 2026. Two of his long-time employees were indicted in September 2025, one of whom has pleaded guilty, with trial scheduled for 2028. Zhou has not yet been formally charged. Zhou met with Eric Trump in Dubai to discuss the investment and described it as participation in the "Trump family's crypto project." The source of the $100 million Aqua1 used to purchase WLFI remains unclear, and public information does not indicate any direct link between these specific funds and money laundering activities. (Bitcoin.com News)
Data: Trump Family-Linked Stablecoin USD1 Surpasses $50 Billion in Cumulative Trading Volume on Binance
Odaily News: CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost posted on platform X, stating that the cumulative trading volume of the Trump family-linked stablecoin USD1 on Binance has surpassed $50 billion. Data shows that since its launch over a year ago, USD1 has experienced rapid growth in trading scale. The stablecoin was launched by World Liberty Financial in March 2025, a project co-founded with the participation of the Trump family. USD1 is primarily backed by U.S. dollars and short-term U.S. Treasury assets, and adopts an institutional-oriented compliance framework. Currently, the market cap of USD1 has exceeded $4 billion.
Warren Questions U.S. AI Chip Policy Toward UAE, Citing Two World Liberty Deals Totaling $2.5 Billion in Related Investments
Odaily News: U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren has asked the U.S. Department of Commerce to explain its policy toward the UAE, following the U.S. granting the UAE greater access to AI chip exports after UAE-linked entities invested in Trump-family-backed crypto project World Liberty Financial. In a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, it was mentioned that an Abu Dhabi entity invested $500 million in World Liberty Financial in January; another UAE-affiliated company used World Liberty's USD1 stablecoin to complete a $2 billion investment in crypto exchange Binance. The U.S. Department of Commerce previously reclassified the UAE as Country Group A:5, granting it greater access to license-free exports, including advanced chips. The department also stated it would "actively review" license applications involving exports of chips and servers to MGX, the UAE entity that completed the $2 billion Binance investment. Warren stated that the Commerce Department's actions raise significant questions about whether the president's crypto business interests could influence agency operations and national security. In June, several senators, including Warren, had already requested a hearing regarding the $500 million World Liberty Financial deal.
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World Liberty Financial appoints Mack McCain as Chief Legal Officer and Chief Administrative Officer.
World Liberty Financial announced the appointment of Mack McCain as General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer for the company and all its affiliates. He will also serve as Chief Trust Officer of World Liberty Trust Co., N.A. (in preparation).
World Liberty calls WorldClaw an independent company but did not disclose potential financial relationships between the two parties.
According to CoinDesk, the Trump family-linked crypto project World Liberty Financial stated that it does not own, operate, or control the Hong Kong artificial intelligence platform WorldClaw, which only uses its stablecoin USD1 as a payment channel. WorldClaw provides developers with access to multiple AI models through WorldRouter, supports payments using USD1, and some plans can be accessed by locking WLFI tokens.
OCC Conditionally Approves Trust Charter for Trump Family Crypto Company
The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency conditionally approved World Liberty Financial's trust license application. Ten Democratic senators signed a bill to prevent corruption in bank applications.
OCC conditionally approves Trump family-linked crypto firm World Liberty Financial's trust bank charter application
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has conditionally approved World Liberty Financial's application for a national trust bank charter, subject to regulatory and policy requirements. Upon approval, the company may operate under the name World Liberty Trust Company, National Association. World Liberty Financial's application documents show that the bank plans to issue USD-backed stablecoins and custody digital assets related to its USD1 token. U.S. President Donald Trump and his three sons are all affiliated with the company, with Trump family entities holding a 38% stake. Senator Elizabeth Warren, along with nine other senators, introduced the Terminating Presidential Banking Corruption Act following the approval. Elizabeth Warren stated that the OCC's move represents one of the most blatant conflicts of interest in the U.S. financial system. In January 2025, an Abu Dhabi investment company backed by UAE National Security Advisor Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan purchased a 49% stake in World Liberty for $500 million. Another UAE entity, MGX, previously used USD1 to invest $2 billion in Binance. (Cointelegraph)
After a 30-day silence, the Trump-backed World Liberty Financial team wallet transferred 39 million WLFI tokens, worth $2.33 million, to Bybit
Odaily News: According to Onchain Lens monitoring, the Trump-backed World Liberty Financial team wallet (0xE853...D5743) transferred 39 million WLFI tokens, worth $2.33 million, to Bybit after a 30-day pause. The wallet had received the same amount of WLFI from the WLFI treasury two days prior.
Garrett Jin transferred 17 million WLFI tokens to Binance 6 hours ago, with an unrealized loss of $12.76 million.
According to on-chain analyst Ember (@EmberCN), whale entity Garrett Jin transferred 17 million WLFI (approx. $1.01 million) to Binance 6 hours ago. The entity previously withdrew 313 million WLFI (approx. $31.89 million) from Binance at an average price of $0.1 in February this year. At the time of this transfer, the price had fallen to $0.06, resulting in a cumulative loss of approx. 40% and an unrealized loss of $12.76 million.