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Honestly, there is almost no direct benefit to the WLFI token itself, and it could even trigger more negative chain reactions.
The OCC license is paving the way for the commercial expansion of the USD1 stablecoin, while WLFI is a governance token; their value logic is completely different. This actually exposes deeper structural issues:
· "Revenue increase" has nothing to do with token holders: WLFI tokens do not share in the project's profits. The license allows the family to make more money through USD1, but this part of the earnings has nothing to do with WLFI holders.
· The benefits are more blatantly transferred: the project has already generated over $1.6 billion for the Trump family, while external investors have lost a total of $674 million. The licensing approval will only intensify the pattern of "the family eats the meat, retail investors get the soup."
· Success and failure are both political: the license heavily depends on Trump's political power. If he steps down or the political climate shifts, the OCC could turn hostile at any time. This "success is political, failure is political" deadly risk won't change because of the license.
WLFI's current situation is: the project team takes the money, while token holders bear all the risks. If it's short-term speculation, the news itself might have some emotional value; but if held long-term, this license precisely proves that it is a typical "political business," and for token holders, the uncertainty is even greater.