World Liberty Financial Ties Votes to Staking, USD1 at $4.7B

World Liberty Financial has proposed a governance overhaul requiring WLFI token holders to stake for a minimum of 180 days before casting votes on protocol decisions. The new framework creates Node and Super Node tiers that grant large stakers subsidized access to USD1 stablecoin conversions and direct partnership discussions with the team, arriving as USD1's circulating supply has surpassed $4.7 billion in USD1.

How Does the WLFI Staking Proposal Work?

Under the proposed framework, holders who stake by committing at least 10 million WLFI — roughly $1 million at current prices — would qualify as Nodes, gaining access to over-the-counter USD1 conversion channels facilitated by licensed market makers, according to World Liberty Financial. The project said it would subsidize those market makers to maintain 1:1 parity, effectively passing along arbitrage spreads of 10 to 15 basis points per cycle that previously went to external traders rather than token holders.

Super Node Tier and Staking Rewards

Stakers who lock at least 50 million WLFI, valued at approximately $5 million, would achieve Super Node designation with guaranteed direct access to the World Liberty Financial team for partnership discussions and potential additional economic incentives tied to commercial agreements, the proposal stated. Across both tiers, participants would receive an estimated 2% annual reward in WLFI tokens funded by the project's treasury, contingent on active participation in governance votes rather than passive holding.

What Does USD1's Growth Signal for the Market?

The staking proposal arrives as USD1's circulating supply has expanded to approximately $4.7 billion, positioning the stablecoin among the largest in the crypto market, according to World Liberty Financial. That growth provides the economic foundation for the subsidized conversion mechanisms offered to qualifying Node stakers. A formal date for voting on the governance changes has not yet been announced by the team.