WLFI Vesting Schedule Sparks Cash-Out Concerns
World Liberty Financial (WLFI)
ibtimes.co.uk reports that critics allege the Trump family is positioning to liquidate World Liberty Financial (WLFI) holdings following the revelation of a new vesting schedule. On-chain data indicates that wallets linked to the Trump and Witkoff families entered a contract in May, subjecting approximately 15.75 billion governance tokens to a mandatory 10 percent burn. The remaining 14.175 billion tokens are locked behind a two-year cliff, with a three-year linear vesting period making May 2028 the earliest potential release date.
President Donald Trump currently holds 15.75 billion WLFI tokens, valued at roughly $800 million based on market price, though the disclosure valued the specific holding at over $50 million. This timeline has intensified scrutiny as the Senate considers the CLARITY Act, which could require federal officials with significant crypto interests to divest or use blind trusts. Critics argue the structure defers sales until after the next election cycle, effectively laying the groundwork to cash out once the cliff expires.
While the White House maintains that Trump has accepted ethics restrictions and that Witkoff has fully divested, WLFI insists Witkoff holds no operational role. The disclosure coincides with Trump dismissing AI safety concerns on Truth Social, where he called alarmism a "hoax" akin to climate change debates.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for WLFI, measured when this story was written up on 15 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
Whalio spot data for WLFI shows a price of $0.05780 with a 1-hour buy ratio of 55.0%, indicating a short-term shift toward buying pressure compared to the 48.4% ratio over the past 4 hours. Over the last 24 hours, the buy ratio sits at 46.4%, suggesting that buying interest is currently fading relative to the immediate hourly spike. The 1-hour volume delta is positive at $20,232, showing recent net inflows, whereas the 4-hour delta is -$28,343 and the 24-hour delta is -$404,427, indicating that larger timeframes are dominated by net selling. Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD) for the 24-hour close is -$42,587, confirming that sellers have outweighed buyers over the full day. Despite the negative delta, spot volume reached $5,668,341 with 18,271 trades, showing active participation despite the net outflow.
The latest daily buy ratio of 43.5% sits at the 10th percentile of the last 322 days, against a median of 47.8% - weaker buying than most days.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for WLFI, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Compared to the preceding week, today's 24-hour buy ratio of 46.4% is slightly above the 7-day average of 45.5%, representing a marginal 0.9 point increase in buying sentiment. However, the 24-hour spot volume of $5,668,341 is only 0.67 times the weekly average, indicating that trading activity is notably subdued compared to recent norms. While the buy ratio is marginally higher, the volume contraction suggests this is an unusually quiet day for the coin rather than a period of intense accumulation. Over the past 8 days, the price has risen by 2.5%, but the total volume delta has been -$5,070,510, showing a consistent trend of net selling pressure throughout the week.