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WLFI Token Price Plummets Amid Controversy Over Token Collateral Loan

World Liberty Financial's (WLFI) token price has taken a significant hit, plummeting by over 20% in the past week. This decline is largely due to controversy surrounding WLFI's token collateral loan and its association with the Trump family.

WLFI, which was listed on Binance, had initially gained attention due to its ties with President Donald Trump's family. However, as the project has faced growing criticism over its token collateral loan, it has started to distance itself from the Trump family. The project's team page, which previously highlighted the Trump family's involvement as co-founders, has been revised to indicate that they are not executives or employees of WLFI.

The controversy surrounding WLFI's token collateral loan on decentralized lending platform Dolomite has led to investor anxiety. WLFI borrowed $150 million in stablecoins (USD1 and USDC) with about 5% of the WLFI token supply as collateral, causing concerns that it might be a 'rug-pull' pre-work.

The project's founder, Justin Sun, has been at odds with WLFI over governance issues. He claims to be one of the biggest victims, stating that there is a problem with WLFI's governance and that someone must be held accountable for treating the crypto industry like an 'ATM.'