TL;DR:
- On May 18, 2026, investors executed the largest profit-taking liquidation in the history of the WLFI token.
- The network’s “age consumed” metric reached an all-time high of 17.4 trillion on the same day as the massive sell-off.
- The current circulating supply stands at 31.8 billion tokens out of a total supply of 100 billion.
On May 18, a massive wave of profit-taking flooded the World Liberty Financial ecosystem as WLFI holders liquidated 1.8 billion tokens.
Data revealed by analytics firm Santiment indicates that this movement represents the largest realized profit event recorded by the digital asset linked to the Trump family. The transactional spike occurred just a few weeks after the token registered its all-time low price.
📊 World Liberty Financial just hit a milestone on its network, recording the highest ever realized profit and age consumed day by a wide margin! On May 18, 2026, the network saw a net of 1.8B WLFI tokens sold for a profit and 17.4T tokens based on our age consumed metric that… pic.twitter.com/O7EQi7FUtc
— Santiment Intelligence (@SantimentData) May 20, 2026
The firm’s analysis detailed that the “age consumed” metric, which tracks the movement of old tokens on the network multiplied by their dormancy time, reached a record 17.4 trillion. This indicator suggests an unprecedented mobilization of wallets that had remained inactive for months.
The Binance Catalyst and Governance Disputes
The Santiment report reveals that the trigger for the commercial activity was the launch of a USD1/BTC trading pair on Binance. This technical action allowed traders to use World Liberty’s USD1 stablecoin as collateral for Bitcoin futures for the first time.
The financial analytics firm noted that this update created an ideal exit window for long-term investors. Many of these users were looking to reduce their exposure after months of steady devaluation in the spot market.
Despite the recent bounce in activity, the price of WLFI remains more than 80% below its all-time high of $0.33 reached in September 2025. The bearish pressure intensified in late April 2026, at which point the asset fell to an all-time low near $0.05.
Santiment reports attribute the previous drop to internal governance tensions and a controversial proposal to unlock 62 billion tokens. The unlock plan sparked public disputes with notable figures in the sector, including Tron network’s Justin Sun, who called the initiative a scam and proceeded to file a federal lawsuit in California. World Liberty’s administration responded with a legal countersuit accusing Sun of running a coordinated media smear campaign.
Current Financial Status of the Asset
Simultaneously with the investor liquidation, market analyst CryptoNotaz identified multiple burn transactions of the USD1 stablecoin linked to the platform’s operations.
At the time of writing, the token is trading around $0.061, reflecting a 12% contraction over the last seven days and a 22% drop in the monthly balance. The market capitalization is estimated at $1.9 billion, compared to a fully diluted valuation nearing $6.1 billion.
In the derivatives market, the CoinGlass platform reported that the open interest for WLFI futures stands at $181.7 million. Liquidations over the past 24 hours totaled $226,000, with long position contracts accounting for just over $133,000 of the total liquidated amount.
