World Liberty Whales Return as WLFI Burn Proposal Secures Overwhelming Majority Approval
Whales are making waves again—World Liberty's major holders are back in action after the community overwhelmingly greenlit the WLFI token burn proposal.
The Burn Mechanism: How It Works
Token burns aren't just hype—they slash supply, potentially driving scarcity and value. This proposal didn't just pass; it crushed expectations with majority support, signaling strong consensus in a space where disagreements often dominate.
Market Impact and Sentiment Shift
Active wallets and trading volumes surged post-announcement—proof that credible deflationary mechanics still move markets. Even in a landscape cluttered with memecoins and vaporware, fundamentals occasionally get their day.
Finance, but Make It Ironic
Because nothing says 'decentralized utopia' like letting a handful of whales and token holders vote on monetary policy—almost like a boardroom, but with more emojis and fewer suits.
WLFI traded sideways, still not reacting to the eventual burns starting in a week. | Source: Coingecko
Based on the proposal, the fees will be swapped for WLFI on the open market, creating liquidity and demand. The burn will not happen from reserves or other inactive wallets.
WLFI burn proposal shows overwhelming support
With six days left for voting, the proposal has already counted 99% of early votes in favor of the proposal. WLFI tokens will produce fees from their own liquidity pools on Ethereum, BSC, and Solana. Those fees will be sent back to the market, boosting the token’s valuation.
The platform aims to protect WLFI with other tools, after receiving criticism for freezing whale wallets to prevent selling, as covered earlier by Cryptopolitan.
WLFI expects the burns to start from next week, starting another stage of the project. Previous rumors have suggested a rather high burn rate of up to 1M tokens per day, but this will depend on DeFi activity.
The WLFI token is now the main focus of the project, as it makes up the bulk of the platform’s holdings. World Liberty Fi now holds $9.8B in assets, of which WLFI makes up around $9.2B. While the token is tradable and listed on multiple chains and exchanges, the end goal is still to encourage holding, voting, and using WLFI for DeFi.
Whale starts building WLFI stash
New demand for WLFI is growing slowly, as whales accumulate in the post-ICO market. One buyer withdrew WLFI from BitGet, storing $35.71M tokens valued at $7.15M.
A newly created wallet withdrew 35.71M $WLFI, worth $7.15M, from #BitGet.
Address: 0x4624e5f66C4B643f5cEFD3209Ba836B7c9A0AaF1 pic.twitter.com/44WgtYJCEi
— Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens) September 12, 2025
Another prominent trader, the WHITE Whale, showed that the WLFI withdrawal process was generally hampered for general investors. Some buyers had privileged access and could cash out more readily.
In general, whale traders are somewhat bearish on WLFI. Currently, Hyperliquid carries 12 positions on the token, of which seven whales are shorting WLFI. The biggest position is a short sale with a notional value of $3M.
So far, WLFI has not seen any dramatic pumps and has traded sideways for a relatively long period. Despite launching at the start of an altcoin season, WLFI is still in early price discovery. The Justin SUN wallet freeze also affected the project, sparking fears of not being able to cash out of WLFI.
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