On February 27, it was reported that World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a decentralized finance project related to Trump, proposed a new governance plan requiring token holders to lock WLFI for at least 180 days before participating in protocol voting. The proposal was announced in late February 2026 and has not yet entered the community voting stage; the specific voting timeline has not been disclosed.
According to the draft, simply holding WLFI is no longer sufficient to gain governance rights; users must actively stake for at least six months. The new mechanism also introduces a tiered system: addresses staking at least 10 million WLFI (approximately $1 million at current valuation) can obtain a “node” status, enabling access to an off-chain stablecoin exchange channel. This channel is supported by licensed market makers, with the project subsidizing market makers to maintain a 1:1 peg with the USD stablecoin. Previously, such arbitrage cycle returns were about 10 to 15 basis points; the new plan proposes to distribute part of the profits to qualifying stakers.
Staking 50 million WLFI (about $5 million) can upgrade the user to a “super node,” allowing collaboration with the project team and potentially earning additional incentives. All staking levels offer an estimated annualized return of about 2%, paid in WLFI from the treasury, but participants must participate in at least two governance votes during the lock-up period to earn rewards.
Voting power will be calculated using a square root model to weaken the linear amplification effect of whale influence, meaning that a 100-fold increase in token holdings will not result in a proportional increase in voting power.
Notably, WLFI’s stablecoin USD1 circulation has risen to approximately $4.7 billion, making it one of the larger stablecoins in the current market. The project team stated that this lock-up and staking mechanism aims to strengthen incentives for long-term participants and reduce short-term speculation. When the community voting will officially commence remains to be further announced by the official sources.
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