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Trump’s World Liberty Financial borrows $75M against illiquid WLFI tokens with 16B token dump incoming

The impending 16 billion WLFI token unlock, valued at $1.28 billion, coupled with a $75 million stablecoin debt on Dolomite, presents a significant risk of market flooding and potential cascading liquidations. The project's strategy of borrowing stablecoins against its illiquid WLFI token on Dolomite, where it constitutes over 50% of TVL, has locked retail depositors and created a high-risk scenario mirroring past DeFi collapses like FTX and Curve. Despite assurances from World Liberty Financial, the combination of lawsuits from early investors and the imminent token unlock suggests a potential liquidity crisis, with the unlock potentially exacerbating price declines and impacting retail lenders.