World Liberty Financial Token Sale
What happened
promisedocumented The Gold Paper described WLFI as a governance token, restricted transfers, and disclosed allocations to Trump-linked entities.
- World Liberty Financial: World Liberty Financial Gold Paper: U.S. versionToken rights, transfer restrictions, and DT Marks DEFI allocation
actionreported The project's public token-sale allocation was reported as fully sold.
- The Block: Trump-backed World Liberty Financial concludes public token sale2025-03-14 · Sale completion and tranche history
outcomedocumented Trump's financial disclosure reported income and interests connected to World Liberty Financial and DT Marks DEFI.
- U.S. Office of Government Ethics: Donald J. Trump 2025 Annual Public Financial Disclosure Report2025-06-13 · DT Marks DEFI and World Liberty entries
limitationdocumented The governance token was initially nontransferable and did not represent equity; purchaser identities and realized distributions were incomplete in public records.
- World Liberty Financial: World Liberty Financial Gold Paper: U.S. versionToken limitations and risk disclosures
People and organizations
- World Liberty Financial and Trump-linked entitiesbeneficiary
- WLFI token purchaserspayer
- World Liberty Financial and Trump-linked entitiesrecipient
Assessment
The sale created a documented revenue-sharing and token-allocation channel for Trump-linked entities; the public terms did not confer shareholder rights and did not disclose every purchaser.