{"id":498060,"date":"2025-09-12T15:30:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T14:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=498060"},"modified":"2025-09-12T15:30:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T14:30:10","slug":"two-whale-addresses-control-56-of-wlfi-token-burn-governance-proposal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/two-whale-addresses-control-56-of-wlfi-token-burn-governance-proposal\/","title":{"rendered":"Two whale addresses control 56% of WLFI token burn governance proposal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/companies\/world-liberty-financial\/\">World Liberty Financial\u2019s<\/a> community is throwing near-unanimous support behind a new governance measure aimed at strengthening the value of its native token, WLFI.<\/p>\n<p>The proposal, introduced earlier this month, would direct fees collected from protocol-owned liquidity (POL) to repurchase tokens on the open market and permanently destroy them.<\/p>\n<p>The vote, which opened on Sept. 11, remains active until Sept. 18 but has already attracted overwhelming community approval.<\/p>\n<p>According to governance <a href=\"https:\/\/vote.worldlibertyfinancial.com\/#\/proposal\/0x21cb61f1d9256335e656d2a63d8ac0ceddb1313ad490c95b713bbef9e313fda2\">records<\/a>, more than 99% of votes, representing roughly 1.5 billion WLFI, have backed the measure. Fewer than 2 million tokens have been cast against it, while about 5.8 million chose to abstain.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, an analysis of the voting pattern showed that only two whale addresses were responsible for over 56% of the &#8220;Yes&#8221; vote as of press time.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_498072\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-498072\" style=\"width: 1384px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-498072\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-12-142818.jpg\" alt=\"WLFI\" width=\"1384\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-12-142818.jpg 1384w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-12-142818-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-12-142818-1024x462.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-12-142818-768x347.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1384px) 100vw, 1384px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-498072\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Top 5 Votes For WLFI Burning (Source: WLFI Governance)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This shows that the whale WLFI holders are significantly skewing the governance vote in their favor.<\/p>\n<p>So, it is unsurprising that the market has yet to respond favorably to the move. Data from <em>CryptoSlate <\/em>shows that WLFI is trading at $0.1992, down more than 35% since it <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/all-eyes-on-trumps-world-liberty-financial-wlfi-major-exchange-listing-today-as-usd1-lands-on-solana\/\">launched at the beginning of this month.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>WLFI's burn strategy<\/h2>\n<p>The buyback program would apply to POL fees earned on <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/ethereum\/\">Ethereum<\/a>, Binance Smart Chain, and <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/solana\/\">Solana<\/a> liquidity pools, while funds from independent liquidity providers would be excluded.<\/p>\n<p>The project leaders have suggested the scope could expand over time to include other revenue channels. WLFI's Dylan <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/0xDylan_\/status\/1966412739590701505\">said<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;This is only the first part of the deflationary mechanism. Burning tokens under a non-inflationary model is an excellent strategy. WLFI not only incorporates multiple deflationary features but also has actual profit-generating components, all of which are sustainable in the long term.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Moreover, the DeFi project's supporters also say the move is designed to make WLFI scarcer by shrinking supply, an approach many blockchain projects use to reinforce long-term value.<\/p>\n<p>By consistently removing tokens from circulation, the plan seeks to shift more WLFI into the hands of committed holders rather than short-term speculators.<\/p>\n<p>To set the stage for the program, the team recently <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/eric-trump-praises-wlfis-succesful-token-launch-as-project-burns-47-million-tokens\/\">destroyed 47 million WLFI tokens<\/a> worth more than $11 million. These tokens were drawn directly from unlocked Treasury reserves and sent to designated burn addresses, marking the first major step toward the continuous burn model.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World Liberty Financial\u2019s community is throwing near-unanimous support behind a new governance measure aimed at strengthening the value of its native token, WLFI. The proposal, introduced earlier this month, would direct fees collected from protocol-owned liquidity (POL) to repurchase tokens on the open market and permanently destroy them. 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