According to a recent Bloomberg report , World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a cryptocurrency project owned by the Trump family, officially launched World Liberty Markets, a lending marketplace powered by Dolomite, on January 12, 2026. This move marks WLFI's transformation from a simple stablecoin issuer into a platform with full decentralized finance (DeFi) functionality, and is considered a significant milestone for its ecosystem.
Providing assets to generate returns and using collateralized lending to expand liquidity.
Specifically, World Liberty Markets allows users to participate in lending activities through Ethereum wallets, and its main functions include:
- Earn yield by supplying assets: Users can deposit assets into the protocol to earn the supply interest rate (APY). Currently supported assets include WLFI's own stablecoin USD1, WLFI governance token, Ethereum (ETH), cbBTC, as well as mainstream stablecoins USDT and USDC.
- Collateralized lending: Users can use these assets as collateral to borrow other assets to obtain additional liquidity, thereby expanding their investment strategies or engaging in leveraged operations.
- Flexible use: The borrowed funds can be further used for other DeFi strategies, forming a complete fund cycle.
Why choose Dolomite as our core technology partner?
Dolomite is a DeFi lending protocol known for its efficient collateral utilization and broad asset support. More importantly, its co-founder, Corey Caplan, also serves as WLFI's Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Dolomite reportedly already supports USD1 lending pools and provides most of the USD1 liquidity on Ethereum. While there were rumors of a collaboration between WLFI and Aave, the final choice of Dolomite is seen as a decision more aligned with long-term strategy, strengthening the close technological and ecosystem ties between the two companies.
The market responded enthusiastically.
Following the announcement, Dolomite's native token surged by over 35%, reaching a high of approximately $0.056, fully reflecting the market's strong optimism and anticipation for this integration.
