WLFI crashes 36% and then initiates market rescue, Andrew Tate re-enters after losing again

World Liberty Financial (WLFI) experienced a " Waterloo" on its first day of listing. This project, associated with the Trump family, began trading on Monday and quickly dropped from a high of $0.331 to $0.210, a decline of over one-third. As of press time, WLFI is quoted at $0.17, representing a total decline of over 21% since launch.

Large-Scale Unlock Sparks Selling Pressure

The event was triggered by a massive token unlock on Monday. The project added 24.6 billion WLFI tokens to the liquidity pool, directly releasing assets worth approximately $5 billion for the Trump family. These tokens, originally intended to be locked for the founders, were suddenly unlocked in large quantities, immediately causing a market-wide sell-off.

Project Team Launches “Stop the Bleeding” Plan

Faced with a collapse, the World Liberty Financial management quickly introduced a rescue plan. The project released a new governance proposal, intending to use all liquidity fees generated by the protocol—covering Ethereum, BNB Chain, and Solana—to buy back and permanently burn WLFI tokens on the secondary market. This is a typical deflationary mechanism attempt, aiming to revive the price by reducing circulating supply and creating buying expectations.

The proposal received majority support from the community after release, but since specific fee figures were not disclosed, the market found it difficult to assess the actual impact of these buyback operations.

Trader Эндрю Тейт’s “Double Down”

Amid this chaos, former professional fighter and internet celebrity Эндрю Тейт became a “living lesson” in the market. According to blockchain data platform Lookonchain, Тейт was liquidated while long on WLFI on Hyperliquid DEX, suffering a single-loss of $67,500.

More dramatically, this was his second large loss in a short period. Two weeks ago, Тейт opened a 3x leveraged short position on YZY tokens and was forced to close it, with his total losses approaching $700,000 in the same account.

Despite his account already being “red,” Тейт still chose to “double down.” After closing with a loss of $67,500, he almost immediately re-entered a long position on WLFI—whether this decision can turn the situation around remains to be seen. The trader’s condition is concerning, as consecutive large losses in a short period reflect poor market judgment.

Market Insights

The WLFI listing turmoil serves as a reminder that even projects associated with well-known figures cannot guarantee safety. Эндрю Тейт’s double-down operations exemplify the “gambler’s fallacy”—trying to quickly reverse losses with larger positions, which often backfires.