- World Liberty Financial exchanged 102.9 cbBTC for 103.15 WBTC to align with Wrapped Bitcoin.
- The decision reflects strategic support from Justin Sun and trust in WBTC’s infrastructure.
A decentralized finance (DeFi) venture in connection with Donald Trump known as World Liberty Financial (WLFI) has recently attracted attention to its activity. According to the blockchain analytics platform Lookonchain, it swapped 102.9 cbBTC, valued at $10.4 million, for 103.15 WBTC. This shift supports WLFI’s decision to partner with WBTC due to Coinbase’s controversy over its token delisting.
The Impact of Coinbase’s Delisting of WBTC
The change made by WLFI, which has shifted from holding cbBTC to WBTC, is a major step in the ongoing war of wrapped Bitcoin assets. This comes against the backdrop of Coinbase recently delisting WBTC, stating negligence to a particular benchmark. This source of delisting provoked criticism and litigation by the shareholders.
Even more worryingly, cbBTC’s market share recently crossed $1 billion. However, WLFI chose to align itself with WBTC instead. This choice followed the lead of Justin Sun, the founder of TRON DAO, who criticized cbBTC’s transparency and governance process.
However, WLFI’s decision can be further understood in the context of its relationship with Sun, a BitGo partner and the custodian of WBTC. Esteves mentioned that Sun recently made a $30 million investment in WLFI, becoming a primary investor in the project, and was offered an adviser post for the project. His financial support and consultancy most probably played a meaningful role in the selection of WBTC over WLFI.
Strategic Alliances Supporting WLFI’s Infrastructure
Some of these useful partners include those that support its operations and improve its physical and communication facilities. Chainlink helps the project as an essential decentralized service provider, and through TRON’s involvement with Chainlink’s Scale program, there is even greater potential for WLFI’s development. These alliances complement WLFI’s organizational operating model of building alliances with existing dominant blockchain networks.
Some might be associated with a reference to WBTC within the project, such as the trust in the infrastructure and position of the token. Sun’s support and analysis of cbBTC strengthened WLFI’s strategic vision, which included the acquisition of the company. Thus, moving from CBWT to WBTC, WLFI places itself into a more general story of decentralization as collaboration and innovation.
Indeed, with the support of Sun and fostered by its partnerships with industry leaders, WLFI seems ready for future growth. It is for this reason that the move to swap cbBTC for WBTC reveals a strategic focus as WLFI works towards leveraging existing assets and structures. Although the blockchain industry is still young, the current measures of WLFI demonstrate a positive outlook for development and cooperation within the field of decentralized finance.
