Binance to List WLFI Token with $4.6B in Derivatives Volumes Ahead of Spot Market Launch

Binance is set to list World Liberty Financial's WLFI token on September 1, with spot markets opening for USDT and USDC pairs. The token will carry Binance's "Seed Tag" for high-risk projects but will be integrated into trading bots and copy trading services. WLFI is launching across Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain, and Solana with fee-free support on the exchange. Early investors can unlock 20% of their holdings, while derivatives volumes surged 500% in 24 hours, reaching $4.6 billion.

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, is set to list World Liberty Financial's WLFI token on September 1, 2025. The listing will open spot markets for USDT and USDC pairs, marking a significant milestone for the Trump-family-linked decentralized finance (DeFi) project. The token will carry Binance's "Seed Tag" for high-risk projects but will be integrated into trading bots and copy trading services.

WLFI will launch across Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain, and Solana with fee-free support on the exchange. Early investors can unlock 20% of their holdings, while derivatives volumes surged 500% in 24 hours, reaching $4.6 billion [2].

Binance's listing of WLFI marks the shift to allowing transfers and opening markets on a centralized exchange for the first time. The token was previously non-transferable by design, a compliance-driven restriction meant to keep presale tokens from being freely traded. The exchange will apply its "seed tag" designation, a label reserved for innovative but high-risk tokens.

Following Binance's announcement, South Korean exchange Upbit also said it will list WLFI. To access WLFI trading on Binance, users must complete quizzes acknowledging heightened volatility and risk disclosures. The token will launch on three blockchains simultaneously.

WLFI futures launched last week on the Hyperliquid decentralized exchange, where traders rushed to short the token, driving its implied valuation down to $24 billion from $44 billion within hours. The debut on Binance provides the first spot market for WLFI itself, marking a turning point from its non-transferable token phase to full tradability.

The WLFI project announced that 20% of the tokens purchased in early fundraising rounds at around $0.015 to $0.05 will be unlocked today via the ‘Lockbox’ process to control how early investors claim and release their tokens. If the current price range holds, early investors accounting for at least 5% of the total supply may receive up to 20 times their initial investments [2].

Eric Trump and Binance founder Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao both recently spoke at BTC Asia in Hong Kong, highlighting the potential of WLFI and its implications for the crypto market.

References:
[1] https://coinpedia.org/news/wlfi-token-launches-on-binance-how-to-buy-trumps-crypto-coin/
[2] https://www.cryptopolitan.com/wlfi-derivative-trading-volume-jumps/
[3] https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/09/01/binance-becomes-first-exchange-to-list-trump-linked-wlfi-token