The much-anticipated debut of World Liberty Financial’s (WLFI) token sale, spearheaded by the Trump family, has had a rocky start. After launching on October 15, the sale has seen only 3.4% of its $300 million goal achieved, with just over $10.3 million worth of tokens sold. Technical issues, including a website crash, further complicated the process.
Token Sale Struggles to Gain Momentum
World Liberty Financial’s token, WLFI, went live with 20 billion tokens priced at 1.5 cents each. However, 14 hours later, only 687 million tokens had been sold. Data from Etherscan shows just 6,832 unique wallet addresses hold WLFI, despite the team claiming over 100,000 signups a day before the launch.
The project’s website faced severe challenges soon after the sale began, crashing due to heavy traffic. Many visitors encountered a “website under maintenance” message for several hours.
The Trump Family’s Role in the Project
Donald Trump’s sons—Eric, Barron, and Donald Trump Jr.—are listed as the project’s “Web3 Ambassadors.” Meanwhile, Donald Trump, described as the platform’s “Chief Crypto Advocate,” took to X (formerly Twitter) to promote the sale.
In a video posted on October 15, Trump stated, “Cryptocurrency represents the future. Let’s welcome this groundbreaking technology and take the lead in the digital economy.”
WLFI Token Details and Future Plans
According to the white paper, or “gold paper,” as the project calls it, WLFI’s total supply is 100 billion tokens, with 35% allocated for token sales. Of the remaining tokens, 32.5% will go toward community growth, 30% to initial supporters and 2.5% to the team and advisers.
Notably, WLFI tokens are not tradable and will function as governance tokens for the upcoming Ethereum-based decentralized finance (DeFi) platform. World Liberty Financial plans to run as a variant of the Aave DeFi protocol.
Head of Operations Shares Insights
During an X Spaces event on October 14, Zak Folkman, head of operations for World Liberty Financial, reiterated the platform’s mission. He emphasized that users will be able to borrow and lend crypto, interact with liquidity pools, and transact using stablecoins once the platform launches.
Despite the slow start, the Trump family remains optimistic about the future of WLFI, and supporters are closely watching the project’s next moves.
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