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Donald Trump’s World Liberty Financial crypto holdings loss over $4.8 million

  • Lookonchain data shows that Trump’s backed DeFi platform World Liberty Financial faces a $4.84 million loss in its crypto holdings.
  • WLFI’s X account announced routine crypto movements for treasury management, fees, and working capital needs.
  • A whale bought 200 million WLFI tokens worth $3 million.

Donald Trump-backed DeFi platform World Liberty Financial (WFLI) faces a $4.84 million loss in its crypto holdings due to the recent market correction, according to Lookonchain data. On Wednesday, WLFI’s official X account posted that WLFI is making routine movements of their crypto holdings as part of regular treasury management, payment of fees and expenses, and address of working capital requirements. Moreover, a whale bought 200 million WLFI tokens worth $3 million.

Trump’s World Liberty Financial portfolio faces losses amid market correction

According to Lookonchain data, the Donald Trump-backed DeFi platform, World Liberty Financial, faces a $4.84 million loss in its crypto holdings. The Defi platform had purchased a total of $51.70 million worth of tokens like Ethereum (ETH), Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC), AAVE, Chainlink (LINK), (...) and current values stand at $46.85 million due to the recent crypto market correction.

World Liberty’s Token Purchase chart. Source: Lookonchain

World Liberty’s Token Purchase chart. Source: Lookonchain

Moreover, on Wednesday, Trump’s WFLI exchanged 103 WBTC, worth $9.89 million, for 3,075 ETH at $0.03354 and deposited 18,536 ETH, worth $59.8 million, into CoinbasePrime. Afterward, World Liberty spent 1.7 million USDT to buy 17.62 WBTC at $96,491, according to Lookonchain data.

During the same period, WLFI’s official X account posted that WLFI is making routine movements of their crypto holdings as part of regular treasury management, payment of fees and expenses, and address of working capital requirements. 

“To be clear, we are not selling tokens — we are simply reallocating assets for ordinary business purposes,” says the WLFI’s X post. 

WLFI concluded that these actions are intended to be part of maintaining a strong, secure, and efficient treasury. There is no need to speculate — this is all standard practice for managing operations at WLFI.

Lastly, according to Lockonchain, a whale spent 3 million USDC stablecoin on Tuesday to buy 200 million WLFI tokens on Tuesday, indicating rising investors' demand for Donald  Trump-backed DeFi platform World Liberty Financial.

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Manish Chhetri

Manish Chhetri is a crypto specialist with over four years of experience in the cryptocurrency industry.

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