Coinbase Lists Trump-Linked USD1 After World Liberty Completes Massive Mint - Here’s What It Means

Coinbase just dropped a political bombshell alongside its latest listing.

The USD1 stablecoin—backed by World Liberty's massive mint—just hit the exchange, marking one of the most politically charged crypto debuts to date.

Market Impact

Traders are scrambling to position themselves around this controversial asset. The Trump-linked token brings unprecedented political narrative into the crypto markets—blurring lines between finance and ideology.

Regulatory Watch

Expect scrutiny. A politically-branded stablecoin operating alongside traditional finance? That's going to draw regulatory eyes faster than a bull market attracts opportunists. Because nothing says 'financial innovation' like mixing presidential branding with dollar-pegged assets.

This isn't just another stablecoin—it's a test of how much politics the crypto markets can swallow before choking on the irony.

Coinbase’s USD1 Listing

USD1 is a growing component of President Trump’s crypto empire. In just four months of launch, the stablecoin has a market cap of more than $2.4 billion. For comparison, Ripple’s more popular stablecoin, RLUSD, only has a market cap of around $660 million, even though it was launched earlier.

It’s SAFE to say that the Trump family’s involvement in the project has boosted its growth. Although Trump’s involvement with private enterprise has earned a lot of pushback, issuer World Liberty Financial keeps growing.

Today, Coinbase announced that it WOULD add USD1 to its Listing Roadmap.

Assets added to the roadmap today: World Liberty Financial USD (USD1)https://t.co/rRB9d3hSr2

Coinbase isn’t the first major exchange to list USD1. The stablecoin has been on Binance for several months now.

However, reports have alleged that Binance was directly involved in the stablecoin’s creation, so this partnership seems natural.

A Coinbase listing, by contrast, represents more of a breakthrough.

Coinbase also claimed that USD1 would exclusively be available on the ethereum blockchain. Around an hour later, trading capabilities went live. This fast rollout could fuel a wave of sudden retail hype and corresponding inflows.

World Liberty Financial’s Stablecoin Expansion

Yesterday, World Liberty Financial minted over $200 million worth of its stablecoin. This event seems especially relevant for USD1’s Coinbase listing, as there’s now an ample new token supply for potential buyers.

We just minted $205,000,000 of USD1 for the WLFI Treasury

The fastest-growing stablecoin of all time continues to scale. Backed 1:1 by USD and U.S. Treasuries. Transparent. Reliable. Built for the future of global finance.

$USD1| $WLFI

This minting event exists in the context of a broader trend: World Liberty has been heavily investing in DATs over the last few weeks. The firm’s initial launch announcement claimed that it would back USD1 with various “cash equivalents,” presumably including cryptoassets, but the GENIUS Act mandates that reserves be held in US Treasury bonds.

Yesterday, World Liberty claimed that this requirement has been fulfilled, but this may have caused a little turmoil behind the scenes. With unrealized losses from the firm’s crypto portfolio and scrutiny over its newest business partners, this Coinbase listing can put USD1 and World Liberty on the right track.

President Trump has planned for stablecoins to play a key role in US dollar dominance, and USD1 is a component of that plan. This business development could therefore have several positive effects for Trump’s overall aims.