Trump-backed WLFI aims for Nasdaq debut with $1.5B token treasury

Key Points

1. WLFI is considering a $1.5 billion publicly traded company on Nasdaq to hold its tokens, providing traditional investors with stock-market exposure to WLFI.

2. The venture has raised $550 million through public token sales, with backers including Justin Sun and Web3Port, and Trump reported $57.4 million in income from WLFI token sales in 2025.

3. WLFI is launching a USD1 loyalty program where users earn points by trading USD1 pairs, holding balances, or using USD1 in approved DeFi protocols, with staking and app-based transfers to follow.

4. The project mirrors the strategy of MicroStrategy, which became a Bitcoin proxy with significant market cap and BTC holdings.

5. WLFI aims to join the growing segment of digital-asset treasury firms, which have raised about $79 billion in 2025 for Bitcoin.