World Liberty Financial Offers ‘Guaranteed Direct Access’ For $5M Token Lockup

bitcoinistPublicado a 2026-03-14Actualizado a 2026-03-14

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World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a DeFi venture linked to the Trump family, has introduced a new "Super Node" program requiring investors to lock $5 million worth of tokens for six months. In return, participants receive "guaranteed direct access" to certain WLFI team members and gain voting rights in governance matters. Although Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr., and Barron Trump are listed as part of the supporting team, they will not be included in the direct access offering. The proposal passed with 99% approval from 1,786 votes. Super Nodes must stake 50 million WLFI tokens and will earn a 2% yield in tokens for participating in at least two votes. This move shifts from earlier promises of democratized access by restricting voting rights to large stakeholders. Separately, Trump will host another exclusive dinner for TRUMP memecoin holders. WLFI’s token price rose nearly 6% to $0.1079 amid a broader crypto market recovery.

The Trump family’s decentralized finance (DeFi) venture, World Liberty Financial (WLFI), unveiled on Friday a new investment opportunity for participants and supporters of the platform.

As earlier reported by Reuters, investors who commit to locking $5 million worth of their tokens for six months will gain “guaranteed direct access” to certain members of the WLFI team in exchange for voting rights.

World Liberty Financial Introduces ‘Super Nodes’

This new initiative includes family members of President Trump among the “Supporting Team” listed in World Liberty’s documentation. Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr., and Barron Trump are all mentioned, though the company has clarified that they will not be part of the direct access arrangement.

Voting on this proposal closed on Thursday, with the company claiming that 99% of the 1,786 votes cast were in favor of the new arrangement.

The introduction of a tiered structure for token holders, referred to as “Super Nodes,” represents a shift from the company’s earlier commitment to democratizing access to financial resources.

David Wachsman, the company’s spokesman, clarified that while Super Nodes will have access to the WLFI team, it does not guarantee a partnership. Instead, it suggests that significant participation in governance will be encouraged.

According to World Liberty’s website, this initiative aims to incentivize token holders to engage more actively in the governance of the crypto firm, which generated over $460 million for the Trump family in the first half of 2025.

Exclusive Dinner For TRUMP Memecoin Holders

To become a Super Node, investors must stake 50 million WLFI tokens. By staking their tokens for six months, holders will not only gain voting rights on governance matters but also earn a yield of 2% in WLFI tokens for participating in at least two votes.

Previously, all WLFI token holders enjoyed the ability to vote on alterations to the company’s underlying code, with each token representing one vote. They could also express their opinions on the venture’s strategic directions, as outlined in World Liberty’s Gold Paper.

However, with the passage of this new proposal, voting rights will now be restricted to those who have staked their tokens for the designated period, further limiting access to crucial governance processes.

In a related development, Bitcoinist reported that President Trump is preparing to host the second exclusive dinner for holders of his official memecoin, TRUMP, scheduled for April 25 at Mar-a-Lago.

The daily chart shows WLFI’s uptick witnessed on Friday. Source: WLFIUSDT on TradingView.com

At the time of writing, World Liberty Financial’s native token, WLFI, is trading at $0.1079. This represents gains of almost 6% over the last 24 hours, as the wider cryptocurrency market has experienced a significant recovery ahead of the end of the week.

Featured image from OpenArt, chart from TradingView.com

Preguntas relacionadas

QWhat is the minimum token lockup amount and duration required to gain 'guaranteed direct access' in World Liberty Financial's new initiative?

AInvestors are required to lock up $5 million worth of WLFI tokens for a period of six months.

QWhich members of the Trump family are mentioned as part of the 'Supporting Team' but will not be included in the direct access arrangement?

AEric Trump, Donald Trump Jr., and Barron Trump are mentioned as part of the 'Supporting Team' but are excluded from the direct access arrangement.

QWhat are the two main benefits for investors who become a 'Super Node' by staking 50 million WLFI tokens?

AThe two main benefits are gaining voting rights on governance matters and earning a yield of 2% in WLFI tokens for participating in at least two votes.

QHow did the voting on the new 'Super Node' proposal turn out, according to the company?

AThe company claimed that 99% of the 1,786 votes cast were in favor of the new arrangement.

QWhat was the price and 24-hour performance of the WLFI token at the time the article was written?

AAt the time of writing, the WLFI token was trading at $0.1079, representing a gain of almost 6% over the previous 24 hours.

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