While the world is still debating the Federal Reserve's interest rate hikes, a current that could disrupt the traditional financial landscape is surging — the Trump family's crypto project WLFI tokens have officially landed on the Ethereum mainnet, with the first batch of 20% tokens unlocked for circulation, and the market cap instantly surpassing $40 billion! What is this product, dubbed by foreign media as a 'nuclear explosion combining politics and crypto,' hiding in terms of wealth secrets? And why are giants like Binance and Coinbase scrambling to get a foothold? Today, we unveil the mystery of this crypto revolution.
I. Is a trillion-dollar market about to be rewritten? The wealth secrets of the Trump family are exposed!
'Make America Great Again!' This classic slogan from the Trump family is now embedded in the DNA of WLFI. As the world's first crypto project directly operated by a sitting president's family, WLFI has carried the 'super traffic halo' since its inception. Its core product, the USD1 stablecoin, is pegged to the dollar 1:1, with 100% of reserve assets held in the hardcore compliance model regulated by BitGo in New York, directly competing with USDT and USDC, but leveraging the Trump family's political and business resources to swiftly secure entry to top exchanges like Binance and Coinbase.
Even more astonishing is that the fully diluted valuation (FDV) of the WLFI token has reached $40 billion, with the 15.75 billion tokens personally held by Trump alone valued at over $6 billion — this figure even surpasses Forbes' valuation of his $5 billion net worth! No wonder foreign media exclaimed: 'The Trump family is converting political influence into hard currency in the crypto world.'
II. Unveiling the Token Economic Model: The Capital Underworld Behind the 20% Unlock
On September 1 at 20:00 (Beijing time), WLFI tokens officially unlocked 20% of their allocation. Early investors who participated in the private sale at $0.015 and $0.05 can claim their tokens with one click through the official 'Lockbox' system. But what’s more noteworthy is the fate of the remaining 80% of tokens — it will be fully determined by community voting! This design of 'decentralized governance + centralized lock-up' retains the Trump family's control over the project while cleverly utilizing community consensus to create scarcity.
According to insiders, the tokens held by the WLFI team and advisors remain in a 'permanent lock-up' state, while the Nasdaq-listed company ALT5 Sigma has committed to backing the market with $750 million in strategic funds. This combination of 'massive funds + lock-up mechanism' propelled WLFI to surge to a high of $0.4 on Binance contracts on its first day, soaring over 80 times from the private sale price!
III. The Compliance Man's Dimensional Strike: BitGo Custody + Trump Endorsement, Institutions Scrambling to Invest
In today's fierce competition in the stablecoin arena, what gives WLFI the edge to break through? The answer lies in two keywords: compliance and Trump.
- Compliance Ceiling: The reserve assets of USD1 are held by BitGo (a licensed trust company in New York), audited monthly by Crowe LLP, with 85% of funds directed to US Treasury money market funds, completely avoiding the 'death spiral' risk of algorithmic stablecoins. - Political Nuclear Deterrence: The Trump family not only contributes IP traffic but also pushes for legislative measures (the GENIUS Act) through lobbying groups, seeking regulatory exemptions for stablecoins. This 'political-business integration' moat forces traditional financial institutions to bow down — Citigroup and JPMorgan have secretly tested the USD1 cross-border settlement system.
What’s even more remarkable is that WLFI chose to launch on the Ethereum mainnet rather than building its own chain. This not only leverages Ethereum's security but also avoids regulatory risks. As crypto analyst Li Xiaolai said: 'Trump transforms political resources into on-chain consensus, a maneuver even Musk hasn't attempted.'
IV. 48-Hour Capital Underworld: Binance Contracts Soar 80%, Sun Yuchen Bets $75 Million
WLFI ignited the market on its first day:
- Binance contract prices surged from $0.2 to $0.4, with 24-hour trading volume exceeding $1 billion; - Decentralized exchanges saw 'whale trades', with single transactions of 100,000 WLFI tokens spamming on-chain data; - Sun Yuchen was revealed to inject $75 million in liquidity into WLFI through the Tron ecosystem in exchange for priority access to the TRX-WLFI cross-chain bridge.
What is even more intriguing is that the WLFI team announced the launch of the 'Trump Index' — in the future, users will be able to exchange WLFI tokens for NFTs of the Trump family's assets (such as digital collectibles from Mar-a-Lago), completely opening the channel between the crypto world and real assets. This move directly stimulated a daily increase of $12 billion in total value locked (TVL) in DeFi!
V. Controversies and Risks: Political Donation Dilemmas vs. Regulatory Crackdowns
Of course, WLFI's meteoric rise is not without concerns:
- Conflict of Interest Allegations: Trump pushed crypto-friendly policies during his tenure, raising suspicions of 'backdoor' access for family projects; - SEC Investigation: Whether its token sales constitute securities issuance is becoming a focal point of Washington's political and business games; - Technical Risks: Despite BitGo's commitment to 'cold storage + multi-signature', the model of 22.5 billion tokens being centrally held is still targeted by the hacker community.
However, for investors with a keen sense, these risks have instead become 'signals to get on board'. As legendary Wall Street hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones said: 'Real wealth opportunities are always born in the chaos of rule reconstruction.'
VI. The Future is Here: Can WLFI Rewrite Dollar Hegemony?
Looking back from the historical node of 2025, the birth of WLFI is no coincidence. As US debt surpasses $35 trillion and the world accelerates 'de-dollarization', the Trump family is reconstructing the dollar's hegemony with crypto technology, essentially a 'financial counter-offensive'.
In the short term, WLFI may replicate the rise of USDT, becoming the preferred entry point for institutions entering the crypto market;
In the long run, its deep binding with Trump's political landscape may give rise to a triangular power closed loop of 'crypto dollar - US bonds - US military'.
This crypto experiment led by the Trump family is destined to be recorded in financial history. For ordinary people, seizing the opportunity of this 20% unlock dividend may be the key battle to rewrite their financial fate.
