Eric Trump stated USD1, the stablecoin issued by World Liberty Monetary, has grown bigger than PayPal Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL)‘s PYUSD stablecoin. He described the event as a “main milestone” in an X publish.
He said, “The shift is going on.”
On Friday, Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency alternate, introduced a $40 million WLFI token airdrop for USD1 holders, working from Friday to Feb. 20. Weekly distributions will reward customers holding USD1 in Spot, Funding, Margin, or Futures accounts, with a 1.2× bonus for collateralized holdings.
Trump Household Holdings in World Liberty
World Liberty Monetary, a Wilmington-based mostly decentralized finance (DeFi) platform, is closely backed by the Trump household. A Trump enterprise entity owns 60% of World Liberty and is entitled to 75% of all income from coin gross sales.
The corporate, which was co-based by Eric, applied for a nationwide belief financial institution constitution earlier this month.
Criticism of Conventional Banking System
President Donald Trump‘s son can be the co-founding father of American Bitcoin Corp. (NASDAQ:ABTC) and has lately criticized banks, stating that “massive banks” are doing “everything they can to stop” crypto laws, including that the monetary system is altering.
Senators Name for Probe Over Alleged Overseas Ties
In November, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.) known as for a probe into World Liberty Monetary, alleging it offered tokens to companies linked to North Korea and Russia, creating nationwide safety dangers. Eric Trump dismissed the claims, calling them ‘absolutely laughable‘ and saying the corporate is aware of each token purchaser.
Friday shut information:
| Metric | USD1 | PYUSD |
|---|---|---|
| Closing Value | $0.9999 | $0.9994 |
| 24h Buying and selling Quantity | $6.23 billion | $188.38 million |
| Market Cap | $4.4 billion | $3.75 billion |
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