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Donald Trump Launches World Liberty Financial, Team Unveils Token Details
The project plans to sell the majority of its WLFI tokens, upwards of 63%, to accredited investors in the United States.
Sander Lutz
By Sander Lutz
Sep 17, 2024
4 min read
Former U.S. President Donald Trump (center) with sons Donald Jr. (left) and Eric (right). Photo: Shutterstock
Former U.S. President Donald Trump (center) with sons Donald Jr. (left) and Eric (right). Photo: Shutterstock

Just one day after surviving a second assassination attempt, Donald Trump today launched his long-rumored crypto project, World Liberty Financial. Though much about the project remains unclear, the team behind World Liberty Financial unveiled previously unconfirmed details during a live interview with Rug Radio, Decrypt’s sister company.

The project will offer borrowing and lending services for cryptocurrencies on the Ethereum blockchain network, not unlike the vast array of existing applications in DeFi—a catch-all term that descri…