TLDR
- Binance becomes first major exchange to list World Liberty Financial (WLFI) token with trading starting Monday
- WLFI derivatives volume jumped 400% to $3.13 billion ahead of first token unlock on Monday at 8:00 a.m. ET
- Token will trade on three blockchains: Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain, and Solana
- Early investors who bought at $0.015 could see 20x returns at current pre-market prices around $0.32
- WLFI could debut with $31 billion fully diluted valuation, placing it near top 10 crypto projects
Binance announced it will list World Liberty Financial (WLFI), the Trump family-linked DeFi token, marking the first major exchange listing for the project. Trading begins Monday afternoon UTC time with deposits already live and withdrawals starting Tuesday.
Binance will list World Liberty Financial (WLFI) with Seed Tag Appliedhttps://t.co/0EmyBMBsX4 pic.twitter.com/YA3V1vjLbq
— Binance (@binance) September 1, 2025
The exchange will offer WLFI spot trading pairs against USDT and USDC. Binance has applied its “seed tag” designation to the token, a label reserved for innovative but high-risk assets.
Until now, WLFI tokens remained non-transferable by design as a compliance measure during the presale phase. The Binance listing represents the first time these tokens can be freely traded on a centralized exchange.
Following Binance’s announcement, South Korean exchange Upbit also confirmed it will list WLFI. The token will launch simultaneously across three blockchain networks: Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain, and Solana.
Trading volume for WLFI derivatives has surged dramatically ahead of the Monday launch. 24-hour volume spiked over 400% to $3.13 billion on Sunday, according to Coinglass data.
🚨 $WLFI Derivatives are going Parabolic!🚨
Trading volume is exploding as @worldlibertyfi token $WLFI gears up before it goes LIVE TODAY at 12:00 PM UTC or 6:30 PM IST
Liquidity pools are ready:
📊 Derivatives Volume: $5.02B (+353%)
🔥 Open Interest: $837M (+15.8%)Traders… https://t.co/CnkckYuMHA pic.twitter.com/JcaJx82yjf
— Karan Singh Arora (@thisisksa) September 1, 2025
Open interest in WLFI derivatives climbed more than 50% to $760 million. The perpetual futures first appeared last week with prices around $0.40 but have since dropped to approximately $0.32.
Exchange Competition Heats Up
Binance leads WLFI pre-market trading with $1.52 billion in volume over the past day. OKX follows with $607 million while Bitget recorded $428 million in trading activity.
For open interest, Binance holds $360 million, more than double Bitget’s $107 million position. These figures show strong institutional and retail interest in the upcoming token launch.
WLFI futures first launched on the decentralized exchange Hyperliquid last week. Traders initially rushed to short the token, driving its implied valuation down from $44 billion to $24 billion within hours.
The current pre-market price of $0.32 gives WLFI a fully diluted valuation exceeding $31 billion based on its 100 billion token supply. This would place World Liberty Financial among the top crypto projects by market value.
Token Unlock Details
On Monday, World Liberty Financial will unlock 20% of tokens purchased by early investors in the $0.015 and $0.05 funding rounds. These tokens can be claimed through a “Lockbox” process and represent about 5% of the total token supply.
Investors who participated in the $0.015 round stand to realize approximately 20x returns at current market prices. The Trump family holds 22.5 billion tokens through holding company DT Marks DEFI LLC.
If current prices hold, the Trump family’s stake would be worth over $7 billion. However, these tokens, along with other team and adviser allocations, will not be immediately unlocked for trading.
Platform Requirements and Risks
To access WLFI trading on Binance, users must complete quizzes acknowledging heightened volatility and risk disclosures. This requirement reflects the speculative nature of the newly launched token.
World Liberty Financial also teased an announcement related to its USD1 stablecoin last week. The company posted “USD1 meets internet capital markets. Announcement coming soon” without providing additional details.
The project has faced criticism from some Democrats who view Trump’s stake as a potential avenue for corruption. Conflict-of-interest guardrails largely failed to make it into the GENIUS Act stablecoin legislation signed by Trump in July.
Both Eric Trump and Binance founder Changpeng Zhao recently spoke at the BTC Asia conference in Hong Kong. The timing coincides with increased institutional interest in Trump-linked crypto projects.
