World Liberty Financial has approved a governance proposal allowing investors who stake large amounts of its WLFI token to gain direct access to its team.
The new framework requires investors to lock up 50 million WLFI tokens, worth about $5.3 million, for at least 180 days to qualify for “super node” status.
“Approval was driven by the need to prioritise participants actively supporting the ecosystem,”
The project said in its governance forum.
The measure introduces a tiered system, with lower tiers requiring smaller stakes, including 10 million WLFI tokens for access to certain stablecoin trading privileges.
The changes also mandate that investors lock tokens for six months to participate in governance and require voting activity to earn up to 2% annual rewards.
The initiative comes amid scrutiny of the Trump-backed project, including concerns from US lawmakers over potential conflicts tied to large investments.
World Liberty’s evolving structure highlights growing tension between decentralised finance ideals and exclusive, capital-driven access models within crypto ecosystems.
At the time of reporting, World Liberty Financial price was $0.1068.