World Liberty Financial and Chainlink Partner to Expand USD1 Stablecoin Across Blockchains

Highlights:

• WLFI teams with Chainlink to make USD1 stablecoin work on many blockchains.
• WLF’s crypto holdings peaked above $300 million before dropping to about $107 million.
• Chainlink’s growing adoption drives LINK price up over 30 percent in the past month.

World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a DeFi project tied to President Donald Trump and his sons, has partnered with the Chainlink (LINK) network to expand its recently launched USD1 stablecoin across multiple blockchains. As per the announcement, the World Liberty Financial project will consume Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP). Normally, cryptocurrencies are locked to one blockchain. CCIP lets USD1 travel between many blockchains safely, like a bridge connecting different worlds. Also, Chainlink’s CCIP adds extra security to USD1 transactions.

Pundi Wallet now supports @worldlibertyfi #USD1 stablecoin on both @BNBCHAIN and @Ethereum 🔥$PUNDIX $WLFI pic.twitter.com/L6WOumKKQl

— Pundi X Labs (@PundiXLabs) May 16, 2025

The USD1 stablecoin is backed by U.S. Treasuries and cash and recently surpassed a market value of $2 billion. Its fast growth comes from strong support from both regular users and big investors. USD1 is now available on major blockchains like Ethereum and BNB Chain. T

 Co-founder of World Liberty Financial, Zach Witkoff, noted:

“Chainlink’s battle-tested infrastructure delivers the institutional-grade security and extensive reach needed to deliver USD1 into the hands of millions across a growing number of active, on-chain ecosystems. WLFI’s partnership with Chainlink will accelerate and improve USD1’s utility for cross-border payments and will result in truly useful applications across DeFi and traditional finance.”

WLFI Partnership Drives LINK Growth

The partnership between the Chainlink network and WLFI protocol will be key to driving LINK tokens into the mainstream. Additionally, WLFI will boost Chainlink’s credibility among institutional investors. On Friday, Chainlink revealed that the Fluid protocol has implemented its CCIP and cross-chain token (CCT) standard. This adoption allows easy asset transfers across Ethereum, Arbitrum, and Base.

Fluid (@0xfluid)—a decentralized lending protocol and DEX with $1.8B+ in Market Size—has adopted Chainlink CCIP and the Cross-Chain Token (CCT) standard to enable highly secure transfers of its FLUID token across @arbitrum, @base, and @ethereum.

The Fluid community chose CCIP in… pic.twitter.com/MwwpLuvfVV

— Chainlink (@chainlink) May 16, 2025

The growing use of Chainlink products will likely influence LINK’s price over time. LINK, a large altcoin, has a total value of about $15.5 billion. It sees daily trading volume near $402 million. Over the past four weeks, LINK’s price increased by more than 24%. 

Trump Family Stakes in WLF Spark Controversy

The Trump family’s connection to World Liberty Financial has sparked significant political controversy. Established in 2024, WLF reportedly names President Donald Trump as its “Chief Crypto Advocate.” The family reportedly owns more than 60% of WLF’s parent company, WLF Holdco LLC, and holds 22.5 billion WLFI tokens.

WLF’s crypto holdings have grown rapidly in a short time. In January, around President Trump’s inauguration, WLF bought more than $100 million worth of crypto tokens. This included large amounts of Ether (ETH) and Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC). These purchases reportedly raised WLF’s total crypto assets to over $300 million. However, market fluctuations later caused a substantial drop in the portfolio’s value.

WLF has slowly rebuilt its portfolio, with total crypto holdings reaching $107,483,406 as of May 16. Meanwhile, House Democrats are calling for an investigation into questionable financial activities linked to President Donald Trump’s crypto ventures, including WLF.