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TRUMP FAMILY PUSHES BACK AGAINST WORLD LIBERTY FINANCIAL COLLAPSE RUMORS. At the Consensus conference, Donald Trump Jr. and World Liberty Financial CEO Zach Witkoff denied claims that the Trump linked crypto platform was falling apart. The rumors exploded after users noticed changes to the project’s website sparking speculation that Trump family members had quietly abandoned the platform. Witkoff says that never happened. According to him, a temporary design update was misread as leadership departures, while Trump Jr. claimed bots amplified the narrative across social media. They also defended the platform’s stablecoin, USD1. Witkoff stated that USD1 reserves are verifiable on chain through a partnership with Chainlink, allowing users to monitor proof of reserves in real time. The bigger message: Political crypto projects are entering a new phase where perception wars move markets instantly. Narrative battle. Trust matters. Crypto politics rising.

📊 WLFI mints $25 million in fresh USD1 and burns $3 million, days after repayment claim World Liberty Financial minted 25 million USD1 stablecoins on Monday morning and burned 3 million through its TokenGovernor contract, on-chain data shows, as the Trump-linked venture continues managing the fallout from a lending position that trapped depositors on DeFi protocol Dolomite. The activity follows WLFI's statement last week, posted in response to CoinDesk's reporting on the Dolomite transactions, that it had repaid $25 million of the roughly $75 million it borrowed against its own governance token. The venture deposited billions of WLFI tokens as collateral and borrowed stablecoins that were partially routed to Coinbase Prime, pushing Dolomite's USD1 lending pool to near-100% utilization and leaving other depositors unable to fully withdraw. Monday's mint was funded through BitGo Custody and executed via WLFI's USD1 Mint Authority contract. The 3 million USD1 burn moved from an address starting 0x2ce to the TokenGovernor contract before being sent to the null address, permanently removing the tokens from circulation. Smaller test transactions of $10, $10,000, and $40,800 in USD1 were sent to a previously inactive address in the hours before the mint, a pattern consistent with wallet verification ahead of larger transfers. The net effect is a $22 million increase in USD1 circulation. The simultaneous mint and burn indicates active supply management rather than a simple expansion. However, the burn raises its own question of where those 3 million USD1 came from and why they were retired rather than redeployed. Stablecoin issuers routinely burn tokens when collateral is redeemed, but WLFI has not disclosed the specific reason. It is not yet clear whether the newly minted USD1 is intended to replenish Dolomite's lending pool, fund additional treasury operations, or serve another purpose.

WLFI Borrows 75M From Its Own Users Why did 40M go straight to Coinbase? World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a DeFi venture backed by the Trump family, used 5 billion of its own native WLFI tokens as collateral to borrow approximately $75 million in stablecoins (USD1 and USDC) from the Dolomite lending platform. Following this, over $40 million of those borrowed funds were transferred to Coinbase Prime. Here are the details on why this occurred, based on recent on-chain reports: Conversion to Fiat or OTC Trading: Transfers to Coinbase Prime, a platform primarily used by institutions, are typically executed for OTC (over-the-counter) trading or converting crypto into fiat currency. Yield Generation Strategy: WLFI stated that this maneuver was intended to "generate yield" for the protocol, stating that by being the "anchor borrower," they make the WLFI Markets platform more compelling for users. Controversy and Risk: This move effectively drained the USD1 pool on Dolomite to 100% utilization, preventing other users from withdrawing their funds. Critics have highlighted that this represents a "circular economy" where the project uses its own thinly traded token as collateral to take out funds from user-funded pools. Insider Connection: The Dolomite protocol, which holds the collateral, has a co-founder, Corey Caplan, who also acts as an advisor to WLFI. WLFI's Position: The project denied immediate liquidation risks, noting that if the value of their collateral drops, they would simply supply more of their own token. The WLFI token price dropped nearly 10% to a record low following the announcement.

$BTC $ETH $LINK 🚨 BREAKING: Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz Again — Bitcoin Demanded as Transit Toll, Ceasefire Hangs by a Thread April 9, 2026 | Binance News Desk What's Happening Right Now A ceasefire deal to pause the war in Iran appeared to hang by a thread on Wednesday after the Islamic Republic closed the Strait of Hormuz again in response to Israeli attacks in Lebanon. The White House demanded the channel be reopened and sought to keep peace talks on track. Iran's state-run Fars News Agency reported that tanker traffic would come to a complete stop, citing Israeli violations of the ceasefire, including ongoing attacks in Lebanon. The closure comes just hours after a fragile two-week ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran was announced. ⚡ The Crypto Angle: Bitcoin as the New Oil Currency This is where it gets directly relevant to crypto markets. Iran plans to collect cryptocurrency and other digital payments as transit fees from fully loaded oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz during the ceasefire. Under the proposed system, tankers must email cargo details to Iranian authorities, who will levy a toll of about $1 per barrel and instruct crews on how to settle the fee in digital assets such as Bitcoin. The toll is set at about $1 per barrel of oil, meaning a fully loaded supertanker could face charges approaching $2 million. Payments in cryptocurrency or Chinese yuan point to a familiar objective for Iran: reducing exposure to the dollar system and limiting the risk of funds being frozen under sanctions. While previous reporting focused on Iran's preference for stablecoins like Tether's USDT or the Trump family's USD1, the FT specifically mentions Bitcoin as an option. Stablecoins like USDT and Circle's USDC include backdoors for blocking payments and seizure of assets, which could make them less suitable for these frictionless, uncontrollable payments.