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<a href="https://www.worldlibertyfinancial.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">World Liberty Financial (WLFI)</a>, a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform linked to U.S. President Donald Trump and his family, made significant crypto purchases on his first day in office. The&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/worldlibertyfi/status/1881457386671464804" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">acquisitions</a>, ranging from $4.7 million to $47 million, reflect the project's strategic expansion and confidence in major digital assets like Ethereum, Bitcoin, and others.&nbsp;<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">To commemorate the inauguration of Donald J. Trump as the 47th President of the United States, <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24WLFI&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">$WLFI</a> is proud to announce the following strategic purchases today: $47,000,000 ETH $47,000,000 wBTC $4,700,000 Aave $4,700,000 LINK $4,700,000 TRX $4,700,000 ENA Excited for the…— WLFI (@worldlibertyfi) <a href="https://twitter.com/worldlibertyfi/status/1881457386671464804?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">January 20, 2025</a></blockquote></div><h2 id="span-span-significant-crypto-purchases-span-span">Significant Crypto Purchases</h2>World Liberty Financial purchased approximately $112.8 million worth of cryptocurrencies on January 20, 2025, marking President Trump’s inauguration.&nbsp;&nbsp;According to posts on the platform's X (formerly Twitter) account, the DeFi project added six different tokens to its treasury, with the most notable acquisitions being $47 million worth of Ether (ETH) and Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC).&nbsp;Additionally, the project added $4.7 million each in Aave (AAVE), Chainlink (LINK), TRON (TRX), and ENA tokens. These purchases are seen as a strategic diversification of World Liberty’s holdings, positioning the project to take advantage of emerging trends in the crypto market.&nbsp;The most significant purchase from the latest acquisitions is Ethereum (ETH). With the new purchases, World Liberty Financial now holds 58,433 ETH, valued at approximately $188 million. This amount represents more than half of the platform’s total crypto portfolio, which has now grown to $333.5 million, per&nbsp;<a href="https://intel.arkm.com/explorer/entity/worldlibertyfi" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Arkham Intelligence data</a>.<h2 id="span-span-a-growing-portfolio-with-strategic-token-sales-span-span">A Growing Portfolio with Strategic Token Sales</h2>Amid the recent acquisitions, WLFI&nbsp;<a href="https://bsc.news/post/trump-s-world-liberty-financial-hits-254-m-token-presale-milestone" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">completed</a> the sale of 20% of its token supply, totaling $254 million raised since October 2024. The project plans to sell an additional 5 billion WLFI tokens, representing 5% of its total supply, to continue its momentum in 2025.&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition to World Liberty Financial’s purchases, TRON DAO has increased its stake in the project. The organization, led by Justin Sun, invested an additional $45 million, acquiring 1 billion WLFI tokens. This brought its total holdings to approximately $75 million.

Trump-Backed World Liberty Financial Makes Major Crypto Purchases to Mark Inauguration

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