Donald Trump

World

Liberty

DeFi

<p>The Trump family’s ambitious crypto project, World Liberty Financial (WLF), had a difficult and even chaotic start. With a grandiose setup, the team hoped to sell 20 billion WLFI tokens, but within just a few hours, the project turned into a disaster. The sales website experienced a series of failures, leaving potential investors frustrated, and sales stagnated at a meager 1.7% of the fundraising goal. For a project intended to redefine the DeFi sector, the reception was, to say the least, chilly.</p>
<h2 id="h-pannes-techniques-et-echec-de-l-objectif-de-vente">Technical failures and sales target failure</h2>
<p>The story seemed <a href="https://www.cointribune.com/en/?p=728087" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">to start well</a> with a launch planned at 12:40 UTC, but the reality quickly turned into a fiasco.</p>
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<p>The WLFI website, supposed to be the main portal for crypto sales, could not handle the traffic flow. With 72 million unique visits in one hour, the site quickly crashed.</p>
<p>In an attempt to restore the platform, the team switched between several hosts, causing repeated interruptions. Such a technical failure for a project of this magnitude raises questions about the team’s preparation and ability to manage a crypto project of such scale.</p>
<p>As for sales, the results were far below expectations. Despite the aura of the Trump family and a bold promotional campaign, only 344 million WLFI tokens found takers in the first hours, barely reaching 1.7% of the target set.</p>
<p>This figure, almost laughable for such a campaign, highlights the apparent disinterest of investors in this DeFi governance project, despite its promises of innovations.</p>
<h2 id="h-des-ambitions-contrariees-que-cache-ce-flop-crypto">Thwarted ambitions: what does this crypto flop hide?</h2>
<p>The WLFI token, supposed to give governance power to its holders, was the flagship of the DeFi platform of <a href="https://www.worldlibertyfinancial.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">World Liberty Financial.</a></p>
<p>With the image of Donald Trump as the “chief defender of cryptos” and his sons as “Web3 ambassadors”, WLF wanted to use the Trump brand to attract investors.</p>
<p>Yet, this failed launch perhaps underscores the project’s overconfidence, as well as a clumsy attempt to capitalize on the Trump name without caring for solid technical foundations.</p>
<p>Critics were quick to come forward, mentioning a lack of preparation and marketing more based on celebrity than on real added value in the world of DeFi.</p>
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<p>Although the site returned online intermittently, the initial failure risks leaving lasting scars on the project’s image. It is evident that WLF’s ambitions faced a much less flattering reality.</p>
<p>This fiasco is a lesson for future projects: notoriety does not guarantee success. In the crypto universe, credibility relies on solid foundations and reliable technology, much more than on famous names. Moreover, discover <a href="https://www.cointribune.com/en/?p=736270" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">the secret hands that control 132 billion dollars in Bitcoin.</a></p>

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