{"id":8692,"date":"2025-08-25T06:03:51","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T06:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/world-liberty-financial-to-unlock-20-of-presale-tokens-on-sept-1-as-trading-goes-live\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T06:04:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T06:04:16","slug":"world-liberty-financial-to-unlock-20-of-presale-tokens-on-sept-1-as-trading-goes-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/world-liberty-financial-to-unlock-20-of-presale-tokens-on-sept-1-as-trading-goes-live\/","title":{"rendered":"World Liberty Financial to unlock 20% of presale tokens on Sept. 1 as trading goes live"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">World Liberty Financial will unlock 20% tokens purchased be presale participants on Sept. 1, marking its highly anticipated Ethereum debut with futures already valuing the token at over $40 billion.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_cc5ef85660ef88b83c7351e89be468ca\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>WLFI will unlock 20% of its supply on Sept. 1, starting trading on Ethereum.<\/li>\n<li>Presale raised up to $2.26B with over 85,000 wallets participating.<\/li>\n<li>Futures price WLFI at $0.40\u2013$0.42, implying a $40B+ FDV.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>World Liberty Financial, a decentralized finance project tied to the Trump family, will unlock 20% of its tokens for trading on Sept. 1, 2025, according to an Aug. 23 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/worldlibertyfi\/status\/1959004565585445109?s=46&amp;t=nznXkss3debX8JIhNzHmzw\" target=\"_blank\">announcement<\/a> on X. The move marks WLFI\u2019s shift from a governance-only asset to a fully tradable token on Ethereum (ETH).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WLFI token is becoming tradable &amp; transferable. This thread is your exact guide: what\u2019s happening, when it happens, and what to do\u2014no guesswork.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WLFI (@worldlibertyfi) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/worldlibertyfi\/status\/1959004565585445109?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">August 22, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Token unlock and Lockbox system<\/h2>\n<p>Early backers who participated in the $0.015 and $0.05 presale rounds can claim 20% of their allocations, about 5% of the 100 billion total supply. The remaining 80% will be subject to a governance vote, giving the WLFI community control over future releases. Tokens held by the team, founders, and advisors remain locked.<\/p>\n<p>To claim tokens, investors must activate WLFI\u2019s Lockbox, an audited smart contract by Cyfrin that securely manages unlocks. The Lockbox went live Aug. 25, offering users a week to activate before trading begins on Sept. 1.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Market outlook and exchange listings<\/h2>\n<p>WLFI tokens will debut on Ethereum-based decentralized exchanges such as Uniswap (UNI), with major centralized exchange listings, including Binance, Bybit, and OKX, expected to follow. Futures markets already price WLFI between $0.40 and $0.42, suggesting a fully diluted valuation of more than $40 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Pre-sale demand for the project was high, with over 85,000 wallets contributing an estimated $550 million to $2.26 billion. Though there may be significant volatility due to thin liquidity, some analysts predict that WLFI could reach $1 after launch.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Community and political context<\/h2>\n<p>With token holders voting on unlock schedules, treasury decisions, and future projects, WLFI\u2019s roadmap heavily emphasizes community governance. In a July vote, 99.94% of voters approved tradability.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Trump connection has drawn political attention, with critics pointing to potential conflicts of interest, particularly following the passage of the GENIUS Act. Regulatory pressure remains a wild card for WLFI\u2019s long-term prospects.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World Liberty Financial will unlock 20% tokens purchased be presale participants on Sept. 1, marking its highly anticipated Ethereum debut with futures already valuing the token at over $40 billion.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1946,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8692","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cryptocurrency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8692","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8692"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8692\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8693,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8692\/revisions\/8693"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1946"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}