Trump’s World Liberty Finance starts onboarding, but…

  • Trump’s WLF DeFi project has begun signing up users. 
  • The project details remain limited but could mimic Aave’s design. 

As an analyst with years of experience in the financial and tech industries, I have seen my fair share of ambitious projects promising to revolutionize the world of finance. However, Trump’s World Liberty Finance (WLF) project, while intriguing, leaves me with a mix of curiosity and skepticism.


The decentralized finance initiative by Donald Trump, known as World Liberty Finance (WLF), has started onboarding users. However, it’s important to note that this opportunity is currently restricted to accredited American investors and individuals who reside outside the United States.

According to the project’s statement, its objective is to bring ‘financial freedom’ to everyone. 

Although these whitelists now only cater to accredited U.S. investors and non-U.S. individuals at present, our goal is never to exclude the average American from our vision of financial independence. We aspire to make financial freedom accessible for all, regardless of their background or financial standing.

Trump hails World Liberty Finance update as ‘historic’

Trump characterized the white-listing update as an opportunity for individuals to be a part of something significant, with the ultimate goal of establishing America as a global leader in cryptocurrency.

“We’re committed to making America great once more, but this time with the power of cryptocurrency. With our vision, WLF aims to establish America as the global leader in crypto! The application process for eligible individuals is now open – seize this opportunity to be part of a groundbreaking movement in history.

In August, the WLF was introduced, but it’s still not clear what exactly it is due to its vague presentation as a decentralized finance platform. So far, there’s limited information available about its purpose and structure.

Part of the project’s telegram update on the 4th of September read, 

Our objective is straightforward: Boost the popularity of stablecoins and decentralized finance in both the crypto world and America, ultimately aiming for their widespread use and enhancing their overall standing.

The statement added that the project would promote USD-pegged stablecoins to extend USD’s global dominance for the next 100 years. 

However, Aave’s Marc Zeller clarified that the project was an Aave’s instance. 

This is a specific version (instance) of Aave. It manages its own interface for user interactions and governance, but it operates within the broader Aave ecosystem, sharing its revenues with the Aave Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO).

To put it simply, WLF might make use of Aave’s fundamental features such as lending and borrowing, but with a unique and somewhat autonomous setup, particularly in the user interface and governance aspects.

On the contrary, other users voiced their objections towards the WLF project, advocating instead for Trump to prioritize Bitcoin. One individual put it this way.

“Study Bitcoin. Stop promoting weird money-grab scams. Do better. Be better.” 

As we bring users on board initially, further specifics about the project and its operational blueprint will become clearer.

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2024-10-02 03:35