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World Liberty Financial Set to Create Strategic Crypto Reserve
World Liberty Financial (WLF), a decentralised finance (De-Fi) project co-founded by Chase Herro and Donald Trump Jr. have announced plans to create a strategic reserve of cryptocurrencies. The announcement was made during the Ondo Summit in New York, where Donald Trump Jr. was present alongside Herro.
Recent the company purchased 342,000 ONDO tokens ($470,000) from Ondo Finance as they look to make use of their expanding footprint in the digital finance sector. The reserve will be made up of token purchased by the company and WLF co-founders Zak Folkman and Witkoff Capital president Zach Witkoff were all introduced by Donald Trump Jr. as they spearheaded a panel on Thursday held at Jazz at Lincoln Center. The initiative aligns with President Donald Trump’s previous discussions about creating a strategic Bitcoin reserve during his presidential campaign.
No specific details surrounding the crypto reserve were revealed although currently WLF manages a treasury of approximately $35 million. This is a significant decrease from its previous holdings as earlier this week, the project reportedly experienced a 90% drawdown after liquidating millions of dollars in tokens, including AAVE, ENA, ETH, LINK, and WBTC. The tokenized real-world asset platform also announced plans to introduce its own layer-1 blockchain at the summit. CEO Nathan Allman noted:
“Financial markets are overdue for an upgrade. We’re creating an ecosystem that bridges the best of traditional finance with blockchain technology.”
Donald Trump helped to launch World Liberty Financial late last year along with his son Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump. They are listed as the crypto organization’s “Web3 ambassadors,” while Barron Trump is credited as the brand’s “DeFi visionary.” There have been previous allegations of potential insider trading regarding certain token purchases, although this has not been confirmed.
President Trump has long been pushing for the creation of a strategic Bitcoin reserve for the United States. The president has signed an executive order mandating the creation of a crypto working group aimed at evaluating U.S. digital asset policy. A Bitcoin reserve would involved the stockpile of digital assets, similar to how nations stockpile gold and oil reserves. These can be used to hedge against inflation and making a Bitcoin reserve would likely involve secure, blockchain-based vaults and a diversified mix of tokens to mitigate risk.
It has been argued that a well-managed crypto reserve could diversify national reserves and allow the government to gain additional flexibility in monetary policy and even leverage the reserve to address national debt issues. It could also signal regulatory and institutional support for the digital asset ecosystem. Risks associated with this would include extreme price volatility, challenges in secure custody and auditability, and potential market disruption if large-scale sales take place.
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