World Liberty Financial proposes 4.5 billion token burn as WLFI price consolidates

World Liberty Foundation proposes new vesting schedules, token burn program

US President Donald Trump-backed World Liberty Financial has announced a new governance proposal that seeks to align the network with its DeFi goals. According to the proposal shared on X, all project advisors, partners, institutions, founders and team members, with roughly 45.24 billion WLFI tokens, are expected to adopt a two-year cliff and a three-year vesting schedule. A 10% token burn rate will be applied to the locked assets, resulting in approximately 4.5 billion WLFI tokens being burned.

“This is the least favorable unlock terms in this proposal and is subject to a mandatory burn upon opt-in,” World Liberty Financial wrote on X.

If the proposal is approved, the early network adopters, with a total of 17.04 billion tokens, are expected to move to a two-year cliff and two-year vesting schedule. No burn rate program will be applied to this cluster.

“Holders who do not affirmatively accept the new schedule remain locked indefinitely under existing terms,” the network stated.

In total, World Liberty Financial is proposing to lock at least 62.28 billion tokens if the proposal, currently shared with the community, passes. The committee had previously voiced concerns about the WLFI token unlock mechanism.

Retail investor interest in WLFI remains significantly suppressed despite the new governance proposal that could permanently remove at least 4.5 billion tokens from circulation.

WLFI Open Interest (OI), representing the outstanding value of outstanding futures and options contracts, averages 239 million on Wednesday, down from $251 million the previous day. In context, the OI peaked around $1 billion in September, coinciding with WLFI’s $0.33 record high. Continued weakness in the derivatives market could limit the recovery potential, prolonging the bearish tone.

Technical outlook: WLFI struggles to hold support

WLFI trades at nearly $0.08, extending its slide beneath all major moving averages and keeping the near-term bias firmly bearish. The DeFi token is entrenched below the 50-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA), roughly at $0.10, and the 100-day EMA at $0.11, suggesting rallies remain vulnerable within a broader downtrend.

The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) remains negative on the daily chart, with a slightly contracting bearish histogram, hinting that downside momentum may be cooling, while the Relative Strength Index (RSI) around 29 is oversold, suggesting that fresh sellers could become more cautious at current levels.

On the topside, WLFI's initial resistance is aligned with the multi-month descending trendline, where early recovery attempts would likely encounter resistance. A daily close above that barrier would expose the 50-day EMA near $0.01, followed by stronger resistance at the 100-day EMA around $0.11. Until these overhead levels are reclaimed, price action is expected to remain pressured, increasing the odds of an extended decline below the immeduate $0.08 support.

Open Interest, funding rate FAQs

How does Open Interest affect cryptocurrency prices?

Higher Open Interest is associated with higher liquidity and new capital inflow to the market. This is considered the equivalent of increase in efficiency and the ongoing trend continues. When Open Interest decreases, it is considered a sign of liquidation in the market, investors are leaving and the overall demand for an asset is on a decline, fueling a bearish sentiment among investors.

How does Funding rates affect cryptocurrency prices?

Funding fees bridge the difference between spot prices and prices of futures contracts of an asset by increasing liquidation risks faced by traders. A consistently high and positive funding rate implies there is a bullish sentiment among market participants and there is an expectation of a price hike. A consistently negative funding rate for an asset implies a bearish sentiment, indicating that traders expect the cryptocurrency’s price to fall and a bearish trend reversal is likely to occur.

(The technical analysis of this story was written with the help of an AI tool.)