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Odaily, World Liberty Financial co-founder Zach Witkoff appeared on Fox Business to discuss the company's latest breakthroughs in AI and decentralized finance. Witkoff pointed out that WorldClaw is a key piece of the puzzle in realizing the Agent economy vision. WorldRouter, as an AI model aggregation platform, supports access to over 300 mainstream AI models—including GPT-5.5, Claude Opus 4.7, and Gemini 3.1 Pro—via a single account, with pricing 30% lower than official channels. WorldClaw AgentOS integrates the native stablecoin USD1 for instant and transparent settlement. Users can stake WLFI tokens to obtain AI credit packages and unlock whitelist eligibility. The project has the backing of the Trump family, aiming to establish the United States as the global hub for crypto and AI.
According to The Block, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand stated clearly on Wednesday at the Consensus Miami conference that she would not support the Cryptocurrency Market Structure Act unless it includes an ethics provision. She emphasized that members of Congress, the President, the Vice President, and senior executive branch officials must not profit from the industry by virtue of their insider status, bluntly declaring, “Without this provision, corruption will destroy this industry.” Previously, before the presidential inauguration, both Donald Trump and his wife launched meme coins. Their family-led DeFi and stablecoin project, World Liberty Financial, has also sparked widespread controversy. Bloomberg estimates that Trump has already earned at least $1.4 billion from cryptocurrency-related businesses.
The World Liberty Financial “Early Supporter and Founding Team Token Unlock Proposal” has passed with approximately 99.9% approval. Under the proposal, roughly 17.04 billion WLFI tokens allocated to early supporters will follow a “2-year cliff + 2-year linear vesting” schedule. Approximately 45.24 billion tokens allocated to founders, team members, advisors, and partners may opt for a “10% burn + 2-year cliff + 3-year linear vesting” schedule, with full release completed over up to five years; those declining the new schedule will retain indefinite lock-up and governance voting rights.
According to an official announcement, WorldClaw has partnered with World Liberty Fi to launch WorldRouter, enabling users to access over 300 AI models through a single account—at prices approximately 30% lower than the public list prices set by the respective model providers. WorldClaw states that this product serves as the first entry point to its AgentOS. As introduced, AgentOS is built on BNB Chain, Solana, and Tempo, and supports settlement in USD1. The platform has also unveiled a tiered program, including earning AI credits, WorldClaw Points, and other benefits through either spending USD1 or staking WLFI tokens.
A countersuit filed by World Liberty Financial has been submitted to a Florida state court, accusing Justin Sun of defamation and claiming he launched a "systematic pressure campaign" against the project. The case stems from a long-standing dispute between the two parties over token freezes and fund control. World Liberty Financial stated that Justin Sun's previous public accusations and related statements on social media constitute defamation. Meanwhile, Sun had previously filed a lawsuit accusing the project of illegally freezing approximately $240 million worth of his token assets. (Fortune)
World Liberty Financial (WLFI) has filed a defamation lawsuit against Justin Sun. WLFI alleges that Blue Anthem—a company affiliated with Sun—purchased $WLFI tokens in November 2024 and immediately engaged in prohibited activities, including transferring tokens to Binance. After WLFI froze the relevant tokens in accordance with its sales terms, Sun did not seek a good-faith resolution; instead, he orchestrated a coordinated smear campaign—hiring influencers, deploying bots, and disseminating false information to over 4 million followers, falsely labeling WLFI’s governance as a “scam” and accusing it of containing a “backdoor,” with the intent of driving the token price “to rock bottom.” WLFI states that the token freeze functionality was explicitly disclosed in its sales terms, that its governance mechanism is transparent and community-driven, and that it will pursue legal action against Sun.
According to the official announcement, Binance has now completed the integration of USDC on the Starknet network and World Liberty Financial USD (USD1) on the AB chain, and deposits and withdrawals are now available.
World Liberty Financial has initiated a token unlocking governance proposal vote, involving 62,282,252,205 locked WLFI tokens. According to the proposal, if passed, the relevant tokens will not enter the market for at least two years.The proposal indicates that up to 45.2 billion WLFI held by the founding team, advisors, and partners will be subject to a 2-year lock-up followed by a 3-year linear unlock, along with a maximum burn of approximately 4.5 billion tokens. Meanwhile, approximately 17 billion locked tokens held by early supporters are proposed to be converted to a 2-year lock-up followed by a 2-year linear unlock. The voting period for this proposal is 7 days, with a quorum threshold of 1 billion WLFI.
According to The Block, Jaret Seiberg, Managing Director of the Washington Research Group at investment bank TD Cowen, stated that stablecoin yield issues are not the sole obstacle to the passage of the Clarity Act—and cited the following five additional hurdles: 1. A severe shortage of Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) commissioners: only Chairman Michael Selig remains in office, and the process to appoint new commissioners could take several months, while the bill must complete its review by the end of July; 2. Complex regulatory questions surrounding prediction markets—including concerns about insider trading and potential conflicts of interest involving the Trump family—which may prompt Democratic lawmakers to withdraw their support via related amendments; 3. Ongoing controversy surrounding World Liberty Financial, a cryptocurrency project affiliated with the Trump family, increasing political resistance from Democrats toward supporting the bill; 4. Reports indicating Iran is discussing requiring vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz to pay tolls in cryptocurrency—a development that could trigger contentious anti-money laundering (AML) amendments, potentially serving as a “poison pill” for the bill; 5. Risk that the Credit Card Competition Act could be attached to the Clarity Act, jeopardizing the entire bill’s progress. Regarding stablecoin yield issues, Senator Thom Tillis indicated that the Senate Banking Committee will not vote on the bill until as early as May. TD Cowen maintains its assessment that the bill has approximately a one-in-three chance of passing this year, while Galaxy Digital estimates the probability at roughly 50%.
Sun Yuchen has recently filed a lawsuit against World Liberty Financial in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California to protect his legitimate rights and interests as a $WLFI token holder. Sun stated that the World Liberty project team unilaterally froze all his tokens, stripped him of his voting rights on governance proposals, and threatened to permanently “burn” his tokens—without providing any reasonable explanation. He emphasized that he had repeatedly attempted to resolve the dispute through non-litigious means, but the project team refused to unfreeze his tokens or restore his rights as a token holder, leaving him with no choice but to pursue legal action. Additionally, Sun explicitly opposes World Liberty’s new governance proposal released on April 15. Under this proposal, token holders who do not actively accept its terms will have their tokens locked indefinitely; early purchasers’ tokens are subject to a two-year lock-up period followed by a two-year vesting schedule. As Sun’s tokens remain frozen, he is currently unable to vote on this proposal.
According to a CoinGecko report, the cryptocurrency market continued its bearish trend in Q1 2026, with total market capitalization declining by 20.4% (approximately $622 billion) to $2.4 trillion—down roughly 45% from its October 2025 peak. Key drivers of the downturn included tightened monetary policy expectations following Kevin Warsh’s nomination as Federal Reserve Chair and geopolitical shocks stemming from the U.S.-Iran war. The stablecoin market remained broadly stable, with total market capitalization rising slightly to $309.9 billion. USDT’s supply declined for the first time since Q2 2022, falling to $184.1 billion; USDC grew 2.4% to $77.1 billion; and USD1—issued by WLFI—rose 32.5%, boosted by Binance’s airdrop campaign. In terms of asset performance, crude oil prices surged 76.9% due to supply disruptions caused by the U.S.-Iran war, making it the strongest-performing asset this quarter; gold rose 8.1%; while Bitcoin fell 22.0%, underperforming both the Nasdaq (-7.1%) and the S&P 500 (-4.8%). Regarding trading volume, spot trading volume across top centralized exchanges dropped 39.1% to $2.7 trillion; March volume totaled just $0.8 trillion—the lowest since November 2023. Binance maintained a 37.0% market share. Among decentralized exchanges, Solana retained leadership with a 30.6% share—but was overtaken by Ethereum in March.
Odaily News In response to the token unlock proposal released by WLFI yesterday, Sun Yuchen once again posted a critique, stating: "This is 'World Tyranny,' not 'World Free Finance.' This proposal is packaged as a 'governance alignment signal' and a 'long-term commitment,' but stripping away the packaging reveals one of the most absurd governance scams I have ever seen. I will explain point by point."Sun Yuchen further elaborated that the proposal has five major points of controversy, including:1. Opposing means being penalized—a classic coercive tactic;2. Voters have been selectively frozen;3. All actual power has been usurped by anonymous individuals;4. Voters must use real names, while the rulers remain anonymous—worse than tyranny;5. A blatant violation of property rights involving billions of dollars.Sun Yuchen concluded by saying: "I call on all WLFI holders to recognize the true nature of this proposal, express opposition on all public channels, and reserve all legal rights to pursue claims."Recommended Reading: Good news, your WLFI is about to unlock; Bad news, you have to wait until Trump retires first
According to the official WLFI announcement, World Liberty Financial has issued a governance proposal to the community, with the following key points: A total of 45.2 billion WLFI tokens held by advisors, institutions, partners, founders, and team members will adopt a “2-year lock-up period + 3-year linear vesting” schedule; participants must burn 10% of their tokens upon opting in, resulting in up to approximately 4.5 billion tokens permanently burned. Meanwhile, the 17 billion WLFI tokens held by early supporters will follow a “2-year lock-up period + 2-year linear vesting” schedule with no token burn required. Tokens not actively accepted under the new schedule will remain indefinitely locked. If approved, this proposal ensures that a total of 62.2 billion WLFI tokens will continuously participate in governance for at least two years. WLFI states this move represents one of the strongest long-term governance alignment signals in the DeFi space.
Aster, a high-performance on-chain trading platform, has announced an enhanced partnership with Binance Wallet, integrating native perpetual contract trading directly into the app. This enables users to trade crypto assets, U.S. equities, ETFs, and commodities seamlessly in one place—anytime, anywhere—while retaining full self-custody of their assets. As part of this upgrade, Aster has launched a USD1-denominated perpetual contract market, supporting BTC, ETH, and SOL trading with USD1 as margin. This new market offers lower fees and WLFI incentives. To celebrate the app integration launch, users who accumulate $1,000 USDT in perpetual contract trading volume on Binance Wallet between April 14, 2026, 20:00 and April 28, 2026, 20:00 (UTC+8) will receive an additional 3 Binance Alpha Points. As a high-performance on-chain trading platform, Aster continues to deepen integrations with top-tier wallets to deliver a secure, ultra-smooth trading experience for users worldwide—truly enabling the migration of derivatives trading from centralized platforms to wallet-native entry points.
According to CoinDesk, researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara; the University of California, San Diego; blockchain security firm Fuzzland; and World Liberty Financial jointly published a paper warning that “LLM routers”—intermediary services positioned between users and AI models—have become a major threat to cryptocurrency asset security. The researchers discovered that 26 LLM routers are secretly injecting malicious tool calls and stealing user credentials, with one incident resulting in the complete draining of a customer’s cryptocurrency wallet worth $500,000. Additionally, by “poisoning” the router ecosystem, the researchers were able to gain control of approximately 400 downstream hosts within hours. Since sensitive data—including private keys and API credentials—is frequently transmitted in plaintext through these routers, users unknowingly expose their assets to risk. The researchers note that as McKinsey forecasts AI agents will mediate $3–5 trillion in global consumer commerce by 2030—and Binance founder Changpeng Zhao predicts AI agents’ payment volume will be one million times greater than that of humans—the current infrastructure’s security lags far behind the pace of industry development. The “weakest link” risk could thus trigger systemic, cascading crises.