World Liberty Financial (WLF), a decentralized finance (DeFi) project backed by the Trump family, has successfully sold 99.3% of its recently issued 5 billion WLFI tokens.
The tokens went on sale on January 20, following a surge in demand after the initial public sale.
WLFI Token Achieves Major Milestone
According to the data on the project’s official website, World Liberty Financial has now sold a total of 24.97 billion WLFI tokens out of a 25 billion token supply allocated for public sale.
For context, the total supply of WLFI tokens is 100 billion, with an initial allocation of 20 billion tokens designated for the first public sale. This sale commenced on October 15, 2024, with the token priced at $0.015. Furthermore, the project restricted access to individuals who qualified through a whitelist.
By January 20, World Liberty Financial had completed its initial token sale, selling 20% of its total token supply. However, seeing the surge in demand, the project released an additional 5% of its token supply at a price of $0.05 per token.
“An additional 5% of our token supply is now available to purchase on our website. We appreciate the overwhelming support and look forward to welcoming so many new people to our community!” the project posted on X.
At the time of writing, only 34.6 million tokens of the 5 billion public sale allocation remain available.
The WLFI token’s primary purpose is governance within the World Liberty Financial Protocol. It allows token holders to propose, discuss, and vote on key protocol decisions. This gives token owners an equal voice in shaping the platform’s development, ensuring fair and democratic changes to its ecosystem.
As an added measure, the tokens will remain non-transferable for the first 12 months post-launch. Moreover, any community-approved changes to this restriction will not take effect until the one-year period concludes.
The milestone comes shortly after World Liberty Financial announced a partnership with Sui (SUI). The aim of this collaboration is to explore opportunities in DeFi. It will also integrate Sui’s technology into WLFI’s token reserve, “Macro Strategy,” supporting leading DeFi projects.
Crypto AI agents coins are gaining fresh momentum as the sector shows signs of recovery. ARC, VIRTUAL, and TRAC are three standout tokens leading the narrative into the end of April.
ARC and VIRTUAL have posted explosive gains in the past 24 hours, while TRAC remains steady with more modest growth but strong fundamentals. With technical indicators like golden crosses appearing across all three charts, these tokens are worth watching closely in the coming days.
AI Rig Complex (ARC)
ARC has seen extreme volatility in recent months, crashing 91% between February 11 and April 11 amid a broader correction in crypto AI agent tokens.
However, the token has staged a sharp rebound, climbing nearly 66% in the past week and soaring 44.5% in just the last 24 hours.
ARC is the project behind Rig, an open-source framework designed to help developers build portable, modular, and lightweight artificial intelligence agents.
Technically, ARC is showing early signs of a potential trend reversal. A golden cross formed on its EMA lines yesterday, and another could be on the way.
If the bullish momentum continues, ARC could test the $0.071 resistance and possibly extend to $0.083. On the flip side, if the recent strength fades, support levels at $0.048 and $0.043 will be key.
A breakdown below those levels could open the door for a retest of $0.034.
At its peak, the project reached a staggering market cap of nearly $5 billion, though it has since retraced significantly to $521 million.
Despite the decline, VIRTUAL is showing signs of renewed strength, jumping 49% over the last seven days and gaining 40% in the past 24 hours alone—suggesting that interest in AI-driven crypto tokens may be making a comeback.
From a technical perspective, VIRTUAL’s EMA lines have formed consecutive golden crosses since yesterday, pointing to growing bullish momentum.
If it can break through the $0.84 resistance level, the next target would be $0.97. Should market sentiment continue to improve and hype around crypto AI agents return, a move toward $1.22 is possible—marking its first time above $1 since early March.
However, if the current uptrend falters, key support lies at $0.79. A break below this could send VIRTUAL down to $0.64, or even as low as $0.517 in a deeper pullback.
OriginTrail (TRAC)
TRAC, OriginTrail’s native token, powers a decentralized ecosystem that aims to build a trusted knowledge infrastructure for artificial intelligence.
Its goal is to enable a Verifiable Web for decentralized artificial intelligence applications. While TRAC experienced a 32% correction between March 26 and April 7, it held up better than many other crypto AI agent tokens.
In line with that resilience, TRAC is up 7.4% over the last seven days — the smallest gain among major AI tokens, yet still positive.
Technically, TRAC’s EMA lines have just formed golden crosses, hinting at the early stages of an uptrend.
If momentum continues, TRAC could test resistance at $0.448, and a breakout there could send it toward $0.492 and potentially $0.54.
On the downside, traders are keeping a close eye on the $0.377 support level. Failure to hold that zone could trigger a drop to $0.35 and, in a deeper correction, possibly down to $0.317.
Despite rumors that the SEC approved a spot XRP ETF, this is inaccurate. The only new development concerns ProShares’ Leveraged and Short XRP Futures ETFs, which will begin trading on April 30.
It’s unclear how much these false claims impacted XRP’s price today, but they caused a lot of commotion. Fake crypto news has been taking off lately, and this could negatively impact investor confidence.
However, there’s no shortage of overeager people who can spark and circulate optimistic rumors. ProShares’ new Futures ETF did indeed win approval, but this has no bearing on a Spot ETF:
UPDATE: a lot people posting/reporting that @ProShares will be launching XRP ETFs on April 30th. We’ve confirmed that’s not the case. We don’t have a confirmed launch date yet but we believe they will launch — and likely launch in the short or possibly medium term.
Bitcoin, the first crypto-centric ETF category, achieved a futures ETF before a spot one. In some ways, the SEC’s approval of an XRP Futures ETF is a positive sign.
XRP’s price has been zig-zagging in the last 24 hours, with notable pullbacks. It isn’t fair to claim that ETF hype is the source of all XRP moves; several circumstances may be contributing to the situation.
Confusion doesn’t help build a stable industry. Even if false ETF rumors temporarily boost XRP’s performance, that’s not a sign of long-term ecosystem health. Misinformation can significantly damage public trust, especially among retail investors.
For example, Eleanor Terrett commented on these rumors, claiming she’s “getting really sick of all the rude keyboard warriors in this community.”
Apparently, she received online hostility for trying to clarify the news decision despite being both correct and a respected source of pro-crypto journalistic coverage.
Spot ETF vs Futures ETF – What are the Differences?
Spot ETFs directly hold XRP tokens, providing investors with exposure to the actual cryptocurrency. These ETFs aim to mirror the real-time market price of XRP. So, there’s a straightforward correlation between the fund’s value and the token’s spot price.
As of now, spot XRP ETFs are not approved in the US. Applications from firms like Grayscale and Bitwise are under SEC review.
Meanwhile, leveraged futures ETFs do not hold XRP directly. Instead, they invest in futures contracts that speculate on the future price of XRP.
Due to daily resetting of leverage, these ETFs can experience significant volatility and may not be suitable for long-term holding.
Even if these XRP ETF rumors came from a genuine misunderstanding, they’re still dangerous. In the future, the community must be careful to vet its sources and act in good faith to maintain public confidence.
Over the past few months, Ethereum has experienced a significant decline in user activity on its blockchain. This slowdown has reduced the network’s burn rate—a mechanism that helps decrease ETH supply over time.
With fewer tokens being burned, ETH’s circulating supply has risen, putting inflationary pressure on the asset. As a result, the coin has struggled to maintain a stable price above the $2,000 level in recent months.
Low Burn Rate Equals More Coins in Circulation
According to Ultrasoundmoney, 72,927 ETH, valued at $134 million at current market prices, have been added to ETH’s circulating supply in the past month alone.
At press time, this sits at 120,730,199 ETH, significantly above pre-merge levels.
This increase in ETH’s supply is driven by a decline in user activity on the Ethereum network, reducing its burn rate. Ethereum’s burn mechanism, introduced through EIP-1559, destroys a portion of transaction fees to reduce the circulating supply of ETH.
However, this mechanism is directly tied to network usage. So, when fewer transactions occur like this, less ETH is burned, resulting in ETH’s supply spiking.
According to Etherscan, the daily amount of ETH burnt has dropped by 95% year-to-date. In fact, the network recently recorded its lowest amount of coins burnt in a single day on April 20.
Many users and developers are migrating from Ethereum to Layer-2 (L2) solutions like Optimism and Arbitrum. These networks offer significantly lower transaction fees and faster execution, reducing user activity on Ethereum’s mainnet.
For example, as of April 30, the average transaction fee on Optimism’s mainnet was just $0.024. By contrast, completing a transaction directly on Ethereum cost users an average of $0.18 on the same day, which is over seven times more expensive.
Optimism Average Transaction Fee. Source: Dune Analytics
Moreover, thanks to the recent meme coin mania, “Ethereum killers,” such as Solana, have gained significant traction over the past few months, drawing users away from the L1.
Together, these trends have led to a decline in Ethereum’s transaction count, hence the network’s low burn rate.
How Do Ethereum’s Fundamentals Stack Up?
The drop in Ethereum’s user demand and the subsequent rise in ETH’s supply have raised important questions about the strength of its fundamentals.
When asked how Ethereum currently compares to other Layer-1 (L1) networks amid broader market weakness, Vincent Liu, Chief Investment Officer at Kronos Research, offered his perspective.
“Ethereum’s fundamentals remain strong relative to other Layer 1s, particularly when you consider its total value locked (TVL) of $368.921 billion, which positions it at the top of the leaderboard,” Liu said.
Although Liu acknowledged that Ethereum ranks fifth in 24-hour fees, behind Tron, Solana, HyperLiquid, Bitcoin, and BNB Chain. He emphasized that the network still “demonstrates significant demand and usage.”
Temujin Louie, CEO of Wanchain, shares a similar perspective. While speaking with BeInCrypto, Louie noted:
“Compared to other Layer 1s, fundamentals remain Ethereum’s strength. Unlike many Layer 1s with aggressive inflation as part of their design, Ethereum’s post-merge architecture makes it potentially deflationary. However, the benefits of EIP-1559 depend on on-chain activity. Nevertheless, this is a structural advantage over most competing Layer 1s.”
While increased activity across Layer-2 (L2) solutions and “Ethereum killers” like Solana may have contributed to a decline in user demand on Ethereum itself, Louie believes that the L1 network “remains a leader in decentralization and has a near-unmatched track record that continues to secure its place in the market.”
What About ETH Price?
Even with strong fundamentals, declining activity on Ethereum poses challenges for ETH in the short- to mid-term. Commenting on this, Liu explained that lower network activity generally signals weaker demand for ETH.
At the same time, increased coin issuance on the network undermines Ethereum’s deflationary model, which was designed to support price appreciation.
“This combination could result in bearish price movements,” Liu warned, “especially as investors look to alternative Layer 1s offering better scalability and lower fees.”
Kadan Stadelmann, CTO of Komodo Platform, also highlighted the role of macroeconomic factors:
“If Ethereum experiences an extended decrease in usage, the price could fall considerably depending on how much use drops, especially if the Fed continues its policy of quantitative tightening compared to quantitative easing. Short-term, this could mean price drops down to the $2,000 range. If the trend continues, however, then Ethereum could find itself in a prolonged consolidation period or outright downtrend.”
ETH Eyes $2,000 Breakout Amid Strengthening RSI
ETH currently trades at $1,834, noting a 1% price dip over the past day. Despite the brief pullback, the bullish pressure in the coin’s spot markets continues to strengthen, reflected by the coin’s climbing Relative Strength Index (RSI).
At press time, this momentum indicator is at 57.68. ETH’s RSI readings signal growing bullish conditions. This indicates that the altcoin has room for upward movement if buying pressure increases.
In this scenario, its price could break above $2,027.
