So guys, there's some pretty interesting activity happening with WLFI that deserves attention. World Liberty Financial just released a proposal to restructure over 62 billion tokens that have been locked since launch, and this has sparked a flood of criticism within the community.



Basically, the project wants to bring these tokens out of limbo with a structured vesting schedule. We're talking about 62.28 billion WLFI being released starting April 15, 2026, with lock-up periods of 2 to 3 years depending on the holder. There's also a burn of up to 4.5 billion tokens (10% of the allocation for insiders), which would be an interesting deflationary mechanism in theory.

But here's the problem: early supporters get a better deal (cliff of 2 years, then 2 years of linear vesting, without burning). Meanwhile, advisors, founders, and team members face much harsher conditions, with a 2-year lock-up, 3 years of vesting, and that mandatory 10% burn. Basically, trying to align insiders with the project's future, but the community isn't buying this narrative.

The timing of this is pretty suspicious because WLFI has been getting hammered in the market lately. The token traded near record lows, reflecting a mix of skepticism and structural concerns. It's currently around $0.07, down 2.44% in the last 24 hours. Circulation is still small (24.67%), so there's plenty of potential supply coming.

And there's more: recently, it was discovered that the project used billions of WLFI tokens as collateral to borrow stablecoins via the Dolomite protocol. This has become a risk issue related to concentration and liquidity that no one wants to talk about. Justin Sun, founder of Tron, has publicly criticized the project, and the two nearly got into legal disputes.

Critics are having a field day with this. A popular DeFi account on X with 158k followers posted something like: "So early investors will get unlocked tokens when the cartel steps down and WLFI drops 99%." Others called it a "generation crime moment," and some are suggesting class-action lawsuits.

The vote will be on Snapshot, requiring a quorum of 1 billion WLFI. Previous votes exceeded 11 billion in participation, so the quorum should be achievable. Seven days of voting, and if it passes, holders have 10 days to participate or remain locked under the old terms indefinitely.

If anyone wants to follow these developments or contact the community to work with us on these analyses, it's worth paying attention to the outcome of this vote. It promises to be a close race.
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