Thomas Daniels
World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform associated with the Trump family, has reinforced its expansion into institutional-grade stablecoin services by entering into a strategic partnership with London-based hedge fund Re7. Together, they are deploying a USD 1 stablecoin vault across Euler Finance and the liquid staking protocol Lista.
The initiative represents a concerted effort to elevate WLFI’s USD 1 stablecoin footprint on the BNB Chain ecosystem, as reported by Bloomberg. Lista—a major liquid staking platform for BNB—operates under a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) and benefits from governance support funded in part by Binance Labs, the VC division of cryptocurrency exchange Binance. In August 2023, Binance Labs injected $10 million into Lista (then operating as Helio Protocol) to accelerate its evolution into a liquid staking provider.
Institutional interest underscores WLFI’s growing prominence. In April, crypto market maker DWF Labs committed $25 million in WLFI’s governance token and pledged liquidity for its USD 1 stablecoin as part of the agreement. Meanwhile, the Aqua1 Foundation—a digital asset fund—announced a $100 million investment, citing the platform’s emphasis on stablecoins and real-world asset tokenization as transformative elements poised to redefine global finance.
Ethics disclosures indicate that former President Donald Trump reported $57 million in income from WLFI in a June 13 filing with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, largely attributable to token sales. Notably, the Trump family has reduced its equity stake in WLFI by approximately 20% since 2024.
