<p>It’s the 90th edition of the Gems Corner, and today we will be looking at the WLFI token and drama, alongside other alphas.</p><div><hr></div><p>It’s been a while here - glad to be back. </p><div><div><div><p>Thanks for reading The Gems Corner! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><div><div></div><div></div></div></div></div><p>This week, the biggest crypto story isn’t about DeFi yield wars or Layer-2 scaling: it’s about politics, power, and one of the most controversial token launches of 2025: World Liberty Financial ($WLFI).</p><p>The token tied to the Trump orbit just hit the markets, and the numbers are crazy, but so are the red flags. Let’s unpack.</p><p><strong>WLFI Goes Live!</strong></p><p>To give you a context, World Liberty Financial (WLFI) is a decentralized finance (DeFi) project backed by Donald Trump &amp; Family. They conducted their token sale in October 2024, raising $300 million. Afterwhich, a second sale was conducted, with which they raised $250 million. </p><p>The token is set is become tradable on the 1st September, 2025 (being today), after months of waiting. The tokenomics is as follows:</p><div><figure><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!-3G9!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F940070b2-0aac-4aa3-9fd4-3710fb8e0f39_694x861.png" rel="nofollow"><div><picture><source><img src="https://static.fwimg.io/img/feed/d1b84d18d11d1595486e8c9bcae0b889.jpg" alt=""></source></picture><div><div><div></div><div></div></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>As of writing, $WLFI is trading at a market cap of $8.9billion, and with about 28 billion tokens in circulation, out of 100 billion tokens in supply. So far, it’s a great launch. Pre-sale participants are on profit, so everyone is happy. It was listed on major exchanges, including Binance. </p><p><strong>The Drama &amp; Red Flags</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>Self-Dealing Allegations</strong></p><ul><li><p>World Liberty <strong>allegedly</strong> sold WLFI tokens to<em> itself </em>via Alt5 Sigma (a company they’re <a href="https://x.com/NasdaqExchange/status/1956702644593950819" rel="nofollow">invested in</a>).</p></li><li><p>That’s like raising money from your own pocket — regulators call it a conflict of interest.</p></li></ul></li><li><p><strong>Foreign Money</strong></p><ul><li><p>Token sales reportedly pulled in <strong>$550M+</strong>, with buyers linked to <strong>Justin Sun</strong> and Abu Dhabi state-backed firms.</p></li><li><p>Political + foreign = guaranteed SEC/CFPB/DOJ interest.</p></li></ul></li><li><p><strong>Centralization</strong></p><ul><li><p>WLFI calls itself DeFi, but the governance + revenue flows are entirely insider-controlled.</p></li><li><p>Think less “community coin,” more <strong>“</strong>political SPAC in token form.”</p></li></ul></li><li><p><strong>Infinite Money Glitch?</strong></p><ul><li><p>WSJ called it “the Trump family cashing in on the <a href="https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/the-trump-family-cashes-in-on-the-infinite-money-glitch-edcaca1d" rel="nofollow">Infinite Money Glitch</a>.”</p></li><li><p>Investors are essentially betting on hype, not fundamentals.</p></li></ul></li></ul><p>Who will be the biggest winners of the $WLFI launch? Well, time will tell.</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>Alpha Bites and Tweets</strong></p><div><figure><a href="https://x.com/lookonchain/status/1962496078588334394" rel="nofollow"><div><picture><source><img src="https://static.fwimg.io/img/feed/5ee9718a59c1d5281a38d5b34ea10770.jpg" alt=""></source></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><div><figure><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!u72I!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F27c68431-54b5-43d4-b06c-bd483df12b29_1072x698.png" rel="nofollow"><div><picture><source><img src="https://static.fwimg.io/img/feed/165f175b2e5cf047b1f53134a5627a49.jpg" alt=""></source></picture><div><div><div></div><div></div></div></div></div></a></figure></div><div><figure><a href="https://x.com/jinglingcookies/status/1959826463919927302" rel="nofollow"><div><picture><source><img src="https://static.fwimg.io/img/feed/da417f8260b44416aff6220452fd4cfe.jpg" alt=""></source></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><div><figure><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!GgWB!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fefc709db-caba-4dd6-84bb-9b14c9b0e5dd_539x496.png" rel="nofollow"><div><picture><source><img src="https://static.fwimg.io/img/feed/ca63f56553a0886be3a984347fb77ac6.jpg" alt=""></source></picture><div><div><div></div><div></div></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>That’s a wrap.</p><p><em>Thanks for reading!</em></p><p><em>Viktor DeFi.</em></p><p>PS: I’d love to hear your feedback and comments.</p><div><div><div><p>Thanks for reading The Gems Corner! 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WLFI Opens September

<p>这是《宝石角》的第 90 版，今天我们将关注 WLFI 代币和戏剧，以及其他 alpha。</p><div><hr></div><p>我已经有一段时间没来这里了——很高兴回来。</p><div><div><div><p>感谢阅读《宝石角》！免费订阅即可接收新文章并支持我的工作。</p></div><div><div></div><div></div></div></div></div><p>本周，最大的加密货币新闻不是关于 DeFi 收益战或 Layer-2 扩展：而是关于政治、权力以及 2025 年最具争议的代币发布之一：World Liberty Financial ($WLFI)。</p><p>与特朗普阵营挂钩的代币刚刚上市，数据令人咋舌，但危险信号也同样存在。让我们来一探究竟。</p><p> <strong>WLFI 上线！</strong></p><p>简单介绍一下背景：World Liberty Financial (WLFI) 是一个由唐纳德·特朗普及其家族支持的去中心化金融 (DeFi) 项目。他们于 2024 年 10 月进行了代币销售，筹集了 3 亿美元。之后，他们进行了第二次销售，筹集了 2.5 亿美元。</p><p>经过数月的等待，该代币将于2025年9月1日（即今天）正式上线交易。代币经济学如下： </p><div><figure><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!-3G9!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F940070b2-0aac-4aa3-9fd4-3710fb8e0f39_694x861.png" rel="nofollow"><div><picture><source><img src="https://static.fwimg.io/img/feed/d1b84d18d11d1595486e8c9bcae0b889.jpg" alt=""></source></picture><div><div><div></div><div></div></div></div></div></figure></div><p>截至撰写本文时，$WLFI 的市值为 89 亿美元，流通代币约 280 亿枚，总供应量达 1000 亿枚。到目前为止，它的发布非常顺利。预售参与者都获得了利润，所以每个人都很开心。它已在包括币安在内的主要交易所上市。</p><p><strong>戏剧与红旗</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>自我交易指控</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>据称，</strong> World Liberty 通过 Alt5 Sigma（他们<a href="https://x.com/NasdaqExchange/status/1956702644593950819" rel="nofollow">投资的</a>公司）向<em>自己</em>出售了 WLFI 代币。</p></li><li><p>这就像从自己的口袋里筹集资金一样——监管机构称之为利益冲突。</p></li></ul></li><li><p><strong>外国货币</strong></p><ul><li><p>据报道，代币销售额<strong>超过 5.5 亿美元</strong>，买家与<strong>孙宇晨</strong>和阿布扎比国有企业有关。</p></li><li><p>政治 + 外国 = 保证 SEC/CFPB/DOJ 利益。</p></li></ul></li><li><p><strong>集权</strong></p><ul><li><p>WLFI 自称是 DeFi，但治理 + 收入流完全由内部人员控制。</p></li><li><p>少想想“社区币”，多想想<strong>“</strong>代币形式的政治 SPAC”。</p></li></ul></li><li><p><strong>无限金钱故障？</strong></p><ul><li><p> 《华尔街日报》称其为“特朗普家族利用<a href="https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/the-trump-family-cashes-in-on-the-infinite-money-glitch-edcaca1d" rel="nofollow">无限金钱漏洞</a>牟利”。</p></li><li><p>投资者本质上是在押注炒作，而不是基本面。</p></li></ul></li></ul><p>谁会是$WLFI发布会的最大赢家？时间会告诉我们答案。</p><div><hr></div><p> <strong>Alpha Bites 和推文</strong></p><div><figure><a href="https://x.com/lookonchain/status/1962496078588334394" rel="nofollow"><div><picture><source><img src="https://static.fwimg.io/img/feed/5ee9718a59c1d5281a38d5b34ea10770.jpg" alt=""></source></picture><div></div></div></figure></div><div><figure><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!u72I!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F27c68431-54b5-43d4-b06c-bd483df12b29_1072x698.png" rel="nofollow"><div><picture><source><img src="https://static.fwimg.io/img/feed/165f175b2e5cf047b1f53134a5627a49.jpg" alt=""></source></picture><div><div><div></div><div></div></div></div></div></figure></div><div><figure><a href="https://x.com/jinglingcookies/status/1959826463919927302" rel="nofollow"><div><picture><source><img src="https://static.fwimg.io/img/feed/da417f8260b44416aff6220452fd4cfe.jpg" alt=""></source></picture><div></div></div></figure></div><div><figure><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!GgWB!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fefc709db-caba-4dd6-84bb-9b14c9b0e5dd_539x496.png" rel="nofollow"><div><picture><source><img src="https://static.fwimg.io/img/feed/ca63f56553a0886be3a984347fb77ac6.jpg" alt=""></source></picture><div><div><div></div><div></div></div></div></div></figure></div><p>就这样结束了。</p><p><em>感谢阅读！</em></p><p> <em>Viktor DeFi。</em></p><p>附言：我很乐意听到您的反馈和评论。</p><div><div><div><p>感谢阅读《宝石角》！免费订阅即可接收新文章并支持我的工作。</p></div><div><div></div><div></div></div></div></div>

WLFI 九月开业

根据链上分析平台 Lookonchain 的数据，一只巨鲸继续抛售其 PUMP 投资的大量利润。
该投资者斥资 1000 万美元收购了 25 亿...

注意：这个山寨币的巨鲸已经开始抛售获利

本周美国经济数据公布后，美联储几乎肯定会降息。目前，92.7% 的市场预期降息 25 个基点，7.3% 的市场预期降息 50 个基点……

美联储利率决议在即，期权日到来！数据对比特币（BTC）和以太坊（ETH）意味着什么？

WLFI 的回购和销毁方案刚刚公布。该方案承诺将资金池费用转化为直接的购买压力，并永久下降整个网路的供应量。
WLFI 的上涨行情50% 吗？