Trump’s World Liberty Financial Introduces Restaking for its USD1 Stablecoin
World Liberty Financial’s USD1 stablecoin integrates with Kernel DAO, allowing holders to restake for passive rewards and secure third-party blockchain apps for the first time. This partnership boosted Kernel’s token price amid growing interest.
Neither company provided a lot of specific details about the restaking plan, but it seems straightforward for the most part. KERNEL’s value briefly spiked after the partnership announcement.
USD1 Restaking on Kernel DAO
President Trump has been involved in several crypto projects lately, and World Liberty Financial (WLFI) is gaining real prominence.
Its stablecoin, USD1, has achieved a high market cap and increased trade volume in recent weeks. Today, WLFI’s new partnership with Kernel DAO will enable USD1 restaking, opening up new possibilities:
Big news!@kernel_dao X @worldlibertyfi partnership brings USD1 to Kernel as a restakeable asset!This is the first time USD1 can be used to provide economic security to third-party applications.Let's dive in Trump’s World Liberty Financial Introduces Restaking for its USD1 Stablecoin.
— KernelDAO (@kernel_dao) May 28, 2025
WLFI’s partnership here builds on several prior developments. It has already partnered with StakeStone for USD1 staking and with Lista DAO for stable yield farming. Kernel DAO’s restaking will provide USD1 holders another way to gain passive rewards.
Additionally, WLFI stated that this is the first time its stablecoin will help secure third-party blockchain apps. After Kernel DAO announced this USD1 deal, its KERNEL token jumped over 7% in valuation.
Trump’s World Liberty Financial Introduces Restaking for its USD1 Stablecoin image 1KERNEL Price Performance. Source: CoinGecko
For the most part, KERNEL’s price gains reflect the community’s enthusiasm about this new partnership.
Furthermore, these two firms have another thing in common. Kernel DAO, a popular DeFi protocol, has received major investment from Binance on several occasions.
