Trump-backed World Liberty Financial proposes unlocking 62 billion tokens

Markets Share Share this article Copy link X icon X (Twitter) LinkedIn Facebook Email Trump-backed World Liberty Financial proposes unlocking 62 billion tokens The Trump-backed project would burn 4.5 billion tokens while beginning to vest 40.7 billion for founders and team, restructuring locks that were originally set as indefinite. By Shaurya Malwa Apr 15, 2026, 12:36 p.m. Make preferred on What to know : World Liberty Financial, a Trump family-backed crypto venture, has proposed unlocking 62.3 billion WLFI governance tokens that were previously locked without a vesting schedule. Under the plan, early supporters holding 17 billion WLFI would keep all their tokens, which would be subject to a two-year cliff followed by a two-year linear vesting period. Founders, team members, advisors and partners would see 10 percent of their 45.2 billion WLFI allocation burned while the remaining 40.7 billion tokens begin unlocking over five years after a two-year cliff. The Trump family-backed World Liberty Financial has proposed unlocking 62.3 billion WLFI governance tokens on Tuesday, less than a week after CoinDesk reported the venture had used 5 billion of its own tokens as collateral on lending platform Dolomite to borrow $75 million in stablecoins. The proposal splits the locked supply into two groups. Early supporters holding 17 billion WLFI would receive a 2-year cliff followed by a 2-year linear vest, keeping every token. Founders, team members, advisors, and partners holding 45.2 billion WLFI would face a 2-year cliff and 3-year vest, but with 10% of their allocation, roughly 4.5 billion tokens, burned immediately on passage. (Burns refer to the permanent removal of tokens from supply, usually by sending to an address that is not controlled by anyone.) In practice, it means insiders would surrender 4.5 billion tokens in exchange for beginning to unlock 40.7 billion that were previously locked indefinitely with no vesting schedule attached. Those tokens had no path to liquidity before this proposal. More For You Bitcoin pulls back as $75,000 remains 'both the milestone and the ceiling' By Omkar Godbole | Edited by Sheldon Reback 1 hour ago Bitcoin is struggling to break and hold above the key $75,000 resistance level while ether, solana decline. What to know : Bitcoin is struggling to break and hold above the key $75,000 resistance level, with recent price volatility driven in part by market makers rebalancing their exposure. Major altcoins such as ether, XRP and solana are sliding alongside bitcoin, even as easing geopolitical tensions support broader risk assets. Derivatives data show... Read full story Latest Crypto News Income ETFs could be bitcoin’s volatility kill switch 54 minutes ago Bitcoin pulls back as $75,000 remains 'both the milestone and the ceiling' 1 hour ago The 100% debt trap: Why the IMF’s latest warning is a massive long-term signal for bitcoin 1 hour ago A new class of crypto treasury companies is forming around Strategy’s high-yield stock 2 hours ago Why this ex-Solana exec is using a Wall Street trick to level the playing field in DeFi 2 hours ago EToro to acquire crypto wallet Zengo in $70 million deal 3 hours ago Top Stories Bitcoin developers are trying to build quantum defenses. Your coins could pay the price. 6 hours ago The next Fed chair has crypto exposure in his portfolio. Here are the details 17 hours ago Ether-bitcoin ratio bounces from 2026 lows, signaling broader crypto recovery 7 hours ago Ethereum treasury firm Bitmine reports $3.8 billion Q1 loss in latest filing 6 hours ago