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World Liberty Financial, the Trump family’s Ethereum-based crypto platform, completed its first large-scale airdrop, distributing $47 worth of its stablecoin USD1 to over 85,300 WLFI token holders, excluding users in New York and certain other jurisdictions. The airdrop, totaling over $4 million, ai...
World Liberty Financial, the Trump family’s Ethereum-based crypto platform, completed a $4 million airdrop of its USD1 stablecoin to 85,300 WLFI token holders, excluding users in New York and select jurisdictions. This large-scale distribution, valued at $47 per eligible holder, aimed to reward early adopters and test the platform’s smart contract functionality as it moves toward enabling WLFI trading and decentralized finance (DeFi) services.
The airdrop marks the platform's first major token distribution, sending USD1 stablecoins to all crypto wallets holding the governance token WLFI, except those in restricted regions. WLFI currently functions solely for governance purposes, allowing holders to vote on proposals such as this airdrop, but is not yet tradable.
Since its launch in September, World Liberty has developed its WLFI and USD1 tokens but has postponed the rollout of its core DeFi features, including crypto borrowing, lending, and trading. This delay reflects both the technical challenges and prior legal barriers faced by U.S.-based DeFi protocols. However, with Donald Trump’s recent return to office and the subsequent easing of regulatory obstacles, the project hinted at plans to make WLFI tradable and expand its services shortly.
World Liberty’s X account confirmed the smooth execution of the airdrop, emphasizing simplicity: “No claims. No links. No drama. Just sent.” A representative clarified that only holders in New York were excluded from receiving USD1 tokens.
The move positions World Liberty for a potential major step in its platform evolution, inviting the community’s opinion on making WLFI tradable to unlock broader DeFi functionalities soon.