WLFI Invests Nearly $113 Million in Altcoins to Mark Trump’s Inauguration

The DeFi project World Liberty Financial (WLFI), associated with U.S. President Donald Trump, acquired cryptocurrencies worth $112.8 million on the first day of his presidency.

To commemorate the inauguration of Donald J. Trump as the 47th President of the United States, $WLFI is proud to announce the following strategic purchases today:

$47,000,000 ETH
$47,000,000 wBTC
$4,700,000 Aave
$4,700,000 LINK
$4,700,000 TRX
$4,700,000 ENA

Excited for the…

— WLFI (@worldlibertyfi) January 20, 2025

The purchase included:

• Ethereum (ETH) — $47 million; 
• Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) — $47 million;
• Aave (AAVE) — $4.7 million;
• Chainlink (LINK) — $4.7 million;
• Tron (TRX) — $4.7 million;
• Ethena (ENA) — $4.7 million.

The company explained the investment amounts as a commemoration of Trump’s inauguration as the 47th president of the country.

On January 20, World Liberty completed the sale of 20% of the total WLFI token supply, amounting to 100 billion coins. According to Dune, the revenue totaled $300 million.

We’ve completed our mission and sold 20% of our token supply! Due to massive demand and overwhelming interest, we’ve decided to open up an additional block of 5% of token supply. Please be patient while our team works to relaunch the sale. We’ll share updates here as soon as…

— WLFI (@worldlibertyfi) January 20, 2025

Citing high investor demand, the project announced an offering of an additional 5% of the WLFI issuance.

According to Arkham Intelligence, World Liberty’s cryptocurrency portfolio is valued at approximately $341.2 million. More than half of this amount is accounted for by 58,646 ETH, valued at $192.32 million at the time of writing.

In September 2024, Trump’s sons introduced the DeFi project and announced the upcoming WLFI token sale. At the end of the month, World Liberty opened verification on the official website. Fundraising began in mid-October.

The organization DT Marks DEFI, associated with the current U.S. president, claims 75% of the net income of the crypto company.