StakeStone Joins Trump’s World Liberty Financial—DeFi’s Latest Political Power Play
StakeStone—the cross-chain yield protocol that’s been quietly aggregating liquidity—just landed a controversial partner: Trump’s World Liberty Financial. Because nothing says ’decentralization’ like hitching your wagon to a political lightning rod.
How it works: StakeStone’s modular yield tokens now get a backdoor into traditional finance via WLF’s… unconventional network. The protocol’s STONE token surged 18% on the news—because in crypto, optics beat fundamentals every time.
The punchline? This is the same ’anti-establishment’ crowd that rails against centralized banks—until there’s a chance to ride their coattails. StakeStone’s tech is legit, but the partnership reeks of opportunism. File under: ’2025’s most ironic DeFi marriage.’
StakeStone Partners with WLFI
The TRUMP family-associated World Liberty Financial shocked the world when it launched USD1, a dollar-backed stablecoin that has attracted a lot of controversy.
Still, USD1 has proven to be a success, quickly exceeding $2 billion in market cap, and the firm is now looking for infrastructure upgrades.
Thanks to a partnership with StakeStone, WLFI’s stablecoin will now enjoy increased cross-chain liquidity:
What this unlocks:
$STONE enables cross-chain liquidity that just works$USD1 is a fully-backed stablecoin designed for speed, security, and global usabilityBuilders get plug-and-play capital to power any app, anywhere
No silos. No tradeoffs. Just utility.
What, however, is StakeStone? This decentralized omnichain liquidity infrastructure protocol grew in prominence last year as a liquid staking pool.
It allows users to stake assets, earning yields while maintaining the ability to utilize these assets across various DeFI protocols. Five tokens exist in its ecosystem, primarily aiding interactions with ETH and BTC.
StakeStone has integrated with over 20 blockchains and 100 protocols, and this trait is particularly attractive to WLFI. The pair’s partnership announcement doesn’t directly mention staking USD1, but that isn’t the main draw.
Instead, StakeStone’s cross-chain infrastructure will facilitate USD1 users easily moving across multiple blockchains.
The two companies kept most of the specific information under wraps, but a few key components are clearly visible. WLFI users will benefit from StakeStone’s STONE, a yield-bearing token representing staked ETH.
USD1 transactions can now employ STONE’s seamless and fluid cross-chain operations without the need for bridges, wrapping, or waiting periods.
Although StakeStone’s notoriety grew last year, this WLFI partnership could take it much higher. The company’s TVL is around $2 billion, roughly the same as USD1’s market cap after a month on the market.
WLFI’s stablecoin, for its part, will gain real-world usability and DeFi-native liquidity and flexibility. Both parties stand to benefit substantially from this deal.
