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World Liberty Financial

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Miami, US · Founded 2024 · Delaware corporation · 22 employees on LinkedIn · 2 known investors

World Liberty Financial is a DeFi platform offering the USD1 stablecoin, lending markets, and an AI agent payments SDK.

Also known as WLFI

Founders & leadership

World Liberty Financial was founded in 2024 by Zachary Folkman and Chase Herro.

ZF
Zachary FolkmanCo-founder
CH
Chase HerroCo-founder

Investors · 2

ProtagonistBay Harbor Islands · $10K – $1M
RR2 CapitalAndorra la Vella

Reported raises · per SEC filings

Form D private placements

$52.1M disclosed across 1 round · 2024

▶$52.1MraisedJul 2025 · 1966 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(c)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Eric TrumpPromoter
  • Zachary FolkmanExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
  • Chase HerroExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
  • Axiom Management Group LLCPromoter
  • DT Marks DEFI, LLCPromoter
  • Steven WitkoffPromoter
  • Zachary WitkoffPromoter
  • Donald (Jr) TrumpPromoter
  • WC DigitalFi LLCPromoter
  • Donald John TrumpPromoter
Offering amount
$52.1M
Amount sold
$52.1M
Proceeds to insiders
$50.7M
First sale
Oct 2024
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2024
Federal exemptions
06c
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

Company profile

researched Aug 2026

World Liberty Financial is a decentralized finance company positioning itself at the intersection of DeFi and traditional finance, building financial products aimed at both institutions and individual users. Its product line centers on USD1, a US dollar stablecoin the company describes as designed for stability, security and transparency; WLFI Markets, a lending and borrowing venue where users supply assets for potential rewards or borrow against collateral, provided by Dolomite; and the AgentPay SDK, a developer kit that allows AI agents to make payments, hold funds and move money across chains with configurable policy enforcement (per-transaction, daily and weekly spending limits for assets such as USD1 and BNB) and human approval thresholds. A consumer-facing WLFI App, described as allowing users to spend crypto via a wallet or bank account and access their liquidity, is listed as coming soon.

The platform is organized around the $WLFI token. Following a community governance vote, $WLFI became tradable, and token holders propose, review and vote on decisions steering the platform through a governance forum. Supporting tools include a bridge for transferring USD1 or WLFI tokens between integrated blockchain networks and a convert feature, listed as coming soon, for swapping other cryptocurrencies into USD1 or WLFI and back. The company states its tokens are available on multiple blockchain networks with additional integrations planned, and it reports building partnerships with protocols, institutions and other industry participants.

Business model

The company operates a set of on-chain financial products — a dollar stablecoin (USD1), collateralized lending markets, bridging and conversion tools, and a payments SDK for AI agents — with the $WLFI governance token used by holders to propose and vote on platform direction.

Traction

$WLFI became tradable following a community governance vote, and the company states its tokens are supported on multiple blockchain networks with more integrations planned.

▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market

Market position

Combines a dollar-pegged stablecoin, collateralized lending, cross-chain bridging and an AI-agent payments SDK with built-in spending policies and human approval under a single, token-holder-governed platform.

Technology

Multi-chain infrastructure: USD1 and WLFI tokens are issued across several integrated blockchain networks with a bridge for cross-network transfers. Lending functionality in WLFI Markets is provided by Dolomite. The AgentPay SDK gives AI agents the ability to hold funds and transact across chains, with programmable spending policies (per-transaction, daily and weekly limits) and manual approval above set thresholds, administered through a command-line/TUI interface.

Go-to-market

Direct distribution through the company's website and app products, token-holder governance and community engagement via a governance forum, developer adoption of the AgentPay SDK, and partnerships with protocols, institutions and other industry participants.

Institutions and individual retail users of digital assets, holders of USD1 and WLFI tokens, and developers building AI agents that need payment capabilities.

Compiled by commissioned research from 1 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

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Timeline · 2

launches, deals, and filings
Jan 2025
Governance vote makes $WLFI tradable

Following a community governance vote, the $WLFI token became tradable, with unlocking and trading available through the company's site.

source ↗

Jan 2025
Introduction of AgentPay SDK

The company introduced the AgentPay SDK, which lets AI agents make payments, hold funds and move money across chains with policy enforcement and human approval built in.

source ↗

Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.

Legal entities · 1

corporate structure
World Liberty FinancialDelaware

In the news

Justin Sun Wins Key Court Battle Against Trump-Backed World Liberty Financialbeincrypto.com · Aug 2026Trump’s World Liberty Financial Approved As National Bank | HuffPost Latest Newshuffpost.com · Aug 2026Trump family-backed crypto firm World Liberty gets conditional bank charter approvalcnbc.com · Aug 2026

▸Research sources · 1

primary sources listed

1 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.

Frequently asked questions

What does World Liberty Financial do?
World Liberty Financial is a DeFi platform offering the USD1 stablecoin, lending markets, and an AI agent payments SDK.
Who founded World Liberty Financial?
World Liberty Financial was founded by Zachary Folkman, Chase Herro in 2024.
Who are World Liberty Financial's investors?
World Liberty Financial's investors include Protagonist, RR2 Capital.
How much funding has World Liberty Financial raised?
World Liberty Financial has disclosed $52.1M raised across 1 round.
Where is World Liberty Financial headquartered?
World Liberty Financial is headquartered in Miami, US.