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World Liberty Financial Fails To Impress Amid Donald Trump’s Rising Odds
The Trump family’s token project, World Liberty Financial, debuted in a very weak fashion on its first day, reaching just 4% of its $20 billion sales target while the website itself – crashed.
Amidst all the fanfare and a promotional drive led by Donald Trump, sales have netted close to $11 million since it launched quietly on Tuesday at 12:40 UTC, having sold just over 792.36 million tokens.
World Liberty Financial Token Sale Crashes and Fails to Gain Traction
A new cryptocurrency venture, World Liberty Financial, backed by Donald Trump and his family ran into serious issues from the outset early Tuesday. This includes several website crashes that limited user access in the crucial first hours.
Although the platform was down for most of the first few hours, it could attract close to 2,900 investors. Some 344 million WLFI tokens were sold to around 3,000 unique wallets in the first hour. The project has since gained some 6,000 more holders, per Etherscan data.
That project saw its token buys increase by over 180M after Trump announced the World Liberty Financial token sale. Unfortunately, that has yet to translate into any significant momentum. At a current price of $0.015 per token, buyers are averaging less than $1,000 in purchases. That represents a small amount at the least and not precisely indicative of high-stakes interest.
An Ethereum wallet attributed to the project holds more than $8 million in ether and nearly $3 million in a mix of other tokens, mainly stablecoins. That’s a tepid reception, to say the least, for a space where even meme coins and others are gaining millions within days, if not hours, of their launch. The project could raise $300 million at a $1.5 billion valuation.
WLFI Token Faces Lack of Interest Due to Restrictions
Part of the subdued enthusiasm might come from the nature of the World Liberty Financial token itself. It is designed as a non-transferrable governance token on the platform. Also, DeFi functions of borrowing, lending, and providing liquidity pools are not alluring to investors looking at quick profits.
Because of this, it significantly restricts the WLFI token’s desirability as an investment. Since one cannot speculate on its value and then sell it at a later date for a higher value, this has dampened enthusiasm for the token. First among quitters were investors seeking quick returns on their investments.
World Liberty Financial closely aligns with Donald Trump’s campaign, which vows to place America at the crypto forefront. That means if he wins the election in November.
Most traders view a potential Trump victory as good news for the crypto space. When weighed up against the current administration under not-so-crypto-friendly Kamala Harris, Trump is presently favored to win. Polymarket odds stand at 59% for Trump and to 40% for Harris.
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As Solana continues its ascent, experts are not writing off Ethereum’s chances to compete favorably in decentralized finance (DeFi). Uniswap founder Hayden Adams wants Ethereum to hone in on Layer 2 scaling to even the odds with Solana.
Uniswap Founder Wants Ethereum To Continue Horizontal Scaling
The calls for Ethereum to focus on Layer 2 scaling are growing louder, with Uniswap founder Hayden Adams joining the train. The Uniswap founder disclosed his stance in an X post, calling for Ethereum to continue its Layer 2 scaling development.
Adams notes that Layer 2 solutions remain Ethereum’s best chance to keep its skin in the DeFi game amid rising competition from Solana. He notes that Solana is better suited to do DeFi on its layer 1, given its roadmap and overall approach compared to Ethereum.
Ethereum, aware of the challenges of its Layer 1, has pivoted to an L2-focused roadmap since 2020. However, a broad ecosystem focus for Layer 2 scaling solutions has left the base layer without major updates for a while, whipping up conversations for a change in approach.
Despite the push for a return to a Layer 1-focused approach, the Uniswap founder wants Ethereum to continue on its existing roadmap. He took swipes at community members pushing for a change in strategy every month, urging them to “pick a lane” and mitigate the attendant risks.
“Ethereum has been working towards an L2-centric/horizontal scaling roadmap for 5+ years,” said Adams. “You want to throw this away at the final stretch because of what reason?”
Ethereum and Solana are going neck and neck with each other with a Coingape analysis weighing whether ETH price will hit $3 before SOL clinches $200.
A Layer 1-centric Approach Is Still Acceptable
The Uniswap founder disclosed in the post that he remains open to the possibility of a pivot to a Layer 1-centric approach. However, the approach has to be explicit and realistic, with Adams recommending key network changes.
“I’m fine with L1-centric scaling approach if it’s explicit and approached realistically,” said the Uniswap founder. “We would have to drop a ton of philosophical stuff like any laptop can run a node.”
He adds that Uniswap’s largest market share comes from Layer 1, making a pivot still a win for his project. However, the approach inflames centralization risks affecting the ability of individuals to run full nodes.
Amid the raging conversations for scaling direction, Ethereum is facing its worst quarterly price performance in nearly a decade. ETH targets a $1600 breakout as prices continue to wallow under $2,000 since slipping below the psychological level.
Tron founder Justin Sun says he is not selling his ETH holdings despite falling prices, pledging to collaborate with Ethereum developers to trigger ecosystem growth.
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As Consensus 2025 inches closer, a buzz is swelling in the Pi Network ecosystem over potential growth opportunities. Ahead of the event, a cryptocurrency analyst wants the Pi Core Team (PCT) to wrap up two critical matters to reap the rewards of Consensus 2025.
Consensus 2025 Offers A Huge Opportunity For Pi Network
Cryptocurrency expert Dr Altcoin has described the incoming Consensus 2025 as a pivotal moment for the Pi Network. According to an X post, Dr Altcoin noted that the event will provide a raft of promotional benefits for Pi Network, urging the PCT to seize the moment.
“Consensus 2025 Summit is a huge opportunity to promote Pi Network – and one of the best so far!” wrote Dr Altcoin.
Pi Network founder Nicolas Kokkalis joins an exclusive list of industry players tapped to speak at the premier cryptocurrency summit. Kokkalis’ inclusion sent ripples across the Pi ecosystem with community members lapping up the reports.
The event, described as “the Super Bowl of Blockchain” and the “World Cup of Web 3,” will have over 20,000 individuals in attendance from over 100 countries. Scheduled for May 14-16 in Toronto, the Summit will feature industry heavyweights with a combined assets under management exceeding $4 trillion.
Kokkalis will share the stage with Bo Hines and Eric Trump in a golden opportunity to promote the Pi Network. Kokkalis has previously come under criticism for failing to make public appearances, unlike other blockchain founders.
Details of Kokkalis’ speech are under wraps, but there is growing belief that it will revolve around decentralized growth and the network’s adoption strategy. Pi Network has unveiled further details around its tokenomics, earmarking 65 billion Pi for community mining rewards.
Dr Altcoin Urges PCT To Put Its House In Order Ahead Of The Summit
While Consensus 2025 is poised to offer Pi a raft of benefits, Dr Altcoin notes that the Pi Core Team has to tick a few boxes. For starters, Dr Altcoin is pushing for the PCT to approve all KYB applications ahead of Consensus 2025.
Secondly, the cryptocurrency expert wants the PCT to officially deploy decentralized applications (DApps) on the Pi Network.
The PCT has less than a month to approve the KYB applications and give the green light for DApps. Pi Network has received criticism for the slow pace of processing KYB applications, leading to PiDaoSwap launching NFTs on BNB Chain.
Pi is trading at $0.6477 with Pi Coin tapped to reach highs of $30 if major banks adopt Pi Network. However, investors are bracing themselves for short-term volatility after suspicious account activity on Banxa.
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Payments company Ripple has partnered with HashKey Capital to launch Asia’s first XRP tracker fund. The new fund will track the price of XRP cryptocurrency, as per statements from both firms.
Ripple Steps In As Anchor Investor
Crypto community figure Crypto Eri first highlighted the partnership, noting that the San Francisco payments firm will invest in the new HashKey XRP Tracker Fund.
The fund is a major step towards extending institutional access to XRP in Asian markets. As HashKey reports, this is the first of potentially several such investment products in the region following the price performance of XRP.
Big XRP News in Japan 🇯🇵. @Ripple to make initial investment in Asia’s first #XRP investment product.
Professional investors get exposure to XRP without directly holding the asset. Investors can purchase the fund with cash or in-kind, and the fund is structured to accommodate… pic.twitter.com/Phs3UrVrAQ
— 🌸Crypto Eri ~ Carpe Diem (@sentosumosaba) April 18, 2025
Image: Kraken Blog
How The Fund Works For Investors
Investors of the fund may have flexible involvement options. The investors may give their contributions through conventional fiat monies or pay in kind. The structure of the fund grants the subscribers liberty to purchase or redeem shares per month.
HashKey’s Liquid Fund partner Vivien Wong identified XRP’s increasing relevance in the crypto space. She indicated that XRP has interested global companies that utilize it for different things, including tokenization of assets and as a store of value.
Ripple Sees Growing Demand In Asia-Pacific
Fiona Murray, the Managing Director of Ripple for Asia-Pacific, underlined the heightened demand for digital asset products within regulated frameworks for professional investors across the region.
The firms are not only focusing on the tracker fund. According to reports, they intend to seek other opportunities as well, such as introducing a money market fund on the XRP Ledger (XRPL).
Broader Context Of XRP Investment Growth
HashKey Capital has become a leading player in the cryptocurrency industry. The firm already provides investment products linked to Bitcoin and Ethereum, with both the Bosera HashKey Bitcoin Spot ETF and the Bosera HashKey Ethereum Spot ETF listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
The new XRP tracker fund is HashKey’s third cryptocurrency-tracking investment product. The company says it will convert the XRP product into an exchange-traded fund within two years, subject to required regulatory approvals.
This follows increased institutional demand for XRP. In the US, over 11 institutions have submitted applications to the US Securities and Exchange Commission to list spot-based XRP ETFs.
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