Binance has become the first major exchange to list World Liberty Financial (WLFI), opening spot trading against USDT and USDC. Trading is set to begin Monday (UTC), with deposits already live and withdrawals scheduled to start on Tuesday. Binance will apply its seed tag, a designation used for innovative but higher-risk tokens.
The listing marks a key transition for WLFI. Until now the token was deliberately non-transferable during its presale to meet compliance constraints; Binance’s decision allows transfers and creates the project’s first centralized spot market.
To trade WLFI on Binance, users must complete risk-disclosure quizzes that acknowledge heightened volatility. The token is launching simultaneously on three blockchains: Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain and Solana. South Korea’s exchange Upbit also announced plans to list WLFI following Binance’s move.
Earlier this month WLFI futures debuted on the Hyperliquid decentralized exchange, where aggressive shorting pushed the token’s implied valuation from roughly $44 billion to about $24 billion within hours — a reminder of how quickly market perceptions can shift for newly tradable tokens.
Why it matters: the listing turns WLFI from a restricted presale asset into a freely tradable token on major venues, increasing liquidity and public price discovery — and raising potential regulatory and market-risk considerations for traders.
Source: Binance announcement. Read the original coverage for full details.