World Liberty Financial’s WLFI token, a DeFi project publicly backed by the Trump family, will not be available to all buyers at launch. 

Despite recent speculation, only a limited group of early public sale investors will gain access when the token goes live.

Understanding the WLFI Token Vesting Process

According to a July 19 announcement from the WLFI team, no tokens held by the project’s co-founders, team, or advisors will unlock at launch. 

These insider tokens remain locked and will require a future community vote to become tradable.

Instead, the initial unlock will apply only to a portion of tokens bought during the public sale at $0.015 and $0.05. The WLFI team said this approach aims to reward early retail participants while avoiding insider dumps.

The remainder of those early sale tokens will stay locked until the community votes on an unlock schedule. Any decision to release team or advisor tokens will be subject to a second, separate vote.

There will be no new private sale, the team clarified. This rules out backdoor allocations ahead of the public launch. 

However, World Liberty Financial said it is working with major centralized exchanges to set up a rewards program. This will allow users to earn WLFI tokens through platforms they already use.

Trading access for the general public will begin only once WLFI lists on an exchange. The team has not disclosed an exact date, but stated they are coordinating with multiple major platforms to ensure strong visibility and liquidity at launch.

WLFI Token Unlock Structure

Treasury-held tokens will be used solely to provide initial liquidity on exchanges. The WLFI team said this ensures that early price discovery is led by the community, not large insider holders.

The token’s unlock structure reflects an effort to reduce the risk of centralization. 

Although the Trump family remains linked to the project, their share—once as high as 75%—has since fallen to around 40%, according to previous disclosures.

Despite the recent controversies, the phased rollout and community-driven unlock votes signal a controlled and strategic launch. 

But retail buyers looking to participate at day one will need to wait until WLFI officially lists on a public trading platform.

Until then, only early supporters from WLFI’s initial sale rounds will gain access to tradable tokens. Everyone else will need to wait for the official launch, expected within the next few weeks.