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WLFI Holders Dump 1.8B Tokens in Record Profit Event
TL;DR
WLFI token holders sold 1.8 billion tokens on May 18, marking a record profit event. This surge followed a significant low in WLFI's value and was linked to Binance's new trading pair offering.
Key points
- WLFI token holders sold 1.8 billion tokens
- Record profit event occurred on May 18
- Sale linked to Binance's new trading pair
- WLFI hit an all-time low before the sale
- Age consumed metric reached 17.4 trillion
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World Liberty Financial’s WLFI token recently hit a huge milestone after it recorded its highest-ever realized profit event.
According to on-chain analytics firm Santiment, 1.8 billion of the Trump-linked tokens were sold at a profit on May 18, with the spike coming only weeks after WLFI hit an all-time low.
WLFI Holders Cash Out After Binance-Linked Catalyst
Alongside the record realized profit, Santiment noted that a metric that tracks tokens moving on-chain multiplied by their level of dormancy, known as “age consumed,” had also hit an all-time high of 17.4 trillion, indicating unprecedented movement of long-dormant supply.
It tied the activity to Binance launching a USD1/BTC trading pair that allowed traders to use WLFI’s USD1 stablecoin as collateral for Bitcoin futures for the first time. The analytics firm said the listing created a rare exit opportunity for long-term holders after WLFI spent months sliding lower.
“This was a major, well-publicized event that gave long-time holders a high-profile moment to finally cash out,” it wrote.
Even after the recent bounce, the token is still down more than 80% from its September 2025 all-time high near $0.33, with the situation having been made worse late last month after WLFI crashed to an all-time low near $0.05.
Per Santiment, that drop was caused by “governance drama, a controversial token unlock proposal involving 62 billion tokens, and several reports about secret token sales benefiting insiders.”
The unlock proposal in particular drew intense scrutiny from holders and even led to a public dispute with Tron’s Justin Sun, one of the biggest investors in World Liberty, who called it “one of the most absurd governance scams” he had ever seen.
He then filed a lawsuit against the project in a California federal court, which WLFI countered with a suit of its own, accusing Sun of running “a coordinated media smear campaign.”
Where WLFI Stands Now
Apart from unlocking dormant selling, the Binance listing event appears to have also coincided with a wave of other on-chain activity, including several huge USD1 burn transactions linked to World Liberty, by crypto analyst CryptoNotaz.
Q&A
What caused the WLFI token holders to sell 1.8 billion tokens?
The sale was driven by Binance launching a USD1/BTC trading pair, allowing WLFI's stablecoin to be used as collateral for Bitcoin futures.
How much profit did WLFI holders realize from the token sale?
WLFI holders recorded their highest-ever realized profit event with the sale of 1.8 billion tokens.
What does the term 'age consumed' mean in relation to WLFI's token activity?
'Age consumed' refers to a metric tracking the movement of long-dormant tokens, which hit an all-time high of 17.4 trillion during this profit event.
