World Liberty Financial Plans WLFI Token Transferability Amid Investor Demand

World Liberty Financial (WLF), a decentralized finance (DeFi) project associated with the Trump family, has announced plans to make its WLFI token transferable. This decision comes in response to growing investor demands for greater accessibility and utility of the token. Currently, WLFI tokens are non-tradable and locked within users' wallets, serving solely as a governance instrument within the WLF ecosystem. The potential transferability would allow holders to send, trade, or list the token on marketplaces, facilitating peer-to-peer transfers and potentially public sales for the first time.

The announcement follows months of criticism regarding the token's current structure. WLF has previously sold over 25 billion WLFI tokens across two fundraising rounds, raising $550 million. Investors, many of whom are political and institutional actors, currently hold these tokens without secondary market liquidity. Enabling transfers could open the door to future exchange listings or peer-to-peer trading, marking a significant change in how the token is used and perceived.

However, the move towards transferability raises regulatory concerns, especially given WLFI’s ties to the Trump family and the ongoing scrutiny over token sales by politically affiliated entities. Making WLFI transferable could bring additional transparency to the token’s price discovery and potentially create broader demand, provided that listings on decentralized or centralized exchanges follow.

The team behind WLF has indicated that they are working behind the scenes to make the token transferable, but no specific timeline or technical details have been provided. Until the change is implemented, WLFI remains a governance-only token with no open-market trading functionality. The announcement has generated significant interest and anticipation among investors and the broader crypto community, who are eager to see how this development will unfold and its potential impact on the market.

Speaking at the Permissionless conference, co-founder Zak Folkman confirmed that the project has received its first attestation report from a third-party accounting firm. He stated that the report would be made public on the company’s website “within the next few days,” marking a step toward increasing transparency. Folkman also hinted at upcoming changes to WLFI, which currently grants holders governance rights but cannot be traded or transferred. While withholding details, he said that the next few weeks would likely bring welcome news to the WLFI community.

On social media platform X, World Liberty Financial acknowledged growing user demand for WLFI transferability, posting, “You asked to make $WLFI transferable — we heard you,” and teasing “big news coming soon.” The response from the crypto community has been mixed. Some users expressed excitement at the prospect of finally being able to trade WLFI tokens, while skeptics questioned the motives behind the move. One user on X speculated it was a setup for insiders to liquidate their holdings, while another warned that retail investors might be left “holding the bag.”

Despite the criticism, World Liberty Financial continues to draw high-profile support. Since its launch in September 2024, the project has raised $550 million through two public token offerings. It positions itself as a DeFi platform centered on stablecoins, aiming to disrupt traditional financial systems. According to his 2025 financial disclosure, Donald Trump earned $57.4 million from the project, largely from token sales. He currently holds more than 15 billion WLFI tokens, giving him significant governance power. Notable crypto figures have backed the venture, including Tron’s Justin Sun with a $30 million investment, Web3Port with $10 million, and Oddiyana Ventures joining in early 2025.