TRUMP token rose as much as 50% after its announcement of a state banquet in March, but it is currently down more than 33%. Blockchain data shows that some crypto whales have withdrawn large amounts of tokens; concentration in holdings has led to price volatility. The banquet is scheduled for April 25, and the first 297 holders have been invited.

Gate News message, April 13, Onchain Lens monitoring shows that a newly created wallet has again withdrawn 399,934 TRUMP from a CEX, worth about $1.12 million. The wallet currently holds 1 million TRUMP, worth about $2.8 million.

Risk management firm Chaos Labs disclosed that the Trump family’s crypto project WLFI has rapidly expanded its lending volume on Dolomite, with collateral utilization nearing its cap. Currently, WLFI’s collateral size far exceeds the transaction volume of a certain CEX, and the team has already repaid about 10 million USD1, with funds highly concentrated on-chain.

WLFI CEO Zach Witkoff responded to a critical article, pointing out that the article’s author is not affiliated with WLFI and that multiple pieces of information in the piece are incorrect, including confusing WLFI with the Trump meme coin and having no connection to CIC digital. He emphasized that WLFI’s main product is stablecoins and urged people to do thorough research before publishing.

Gate News update: On April 11, according to monitoring by Onchain Lens, a newly created wallet withdrew 600.5k TRUMP tokens from a CEX, worth $1.72 million, and may be used to attend a Trump dinner hosted on April 25. However, this whale was unable to obtain an invitation, because eligibility is determined by a time-weighted points system based on the period from March 12 to April 10.

The Office of Management and Administration at the White House sent a warning email to employees on March 23, prohibiting the use of their position to speculate in the futures market. The warning came after the announcement by Trump of a pause in attacks on Iran, and suspicious trading appeared in the market. Senior officials described the email as a timely “reminder.”

Three U.S. senators questioned whether former President Trump is promoting the purchase of TRUMP Coin through a luncheon event, and asked the organizers to provide relevant documents. The event is limited to the first 297 token holders, and whether Trump can attend is also in doubt. The senators accuse the effort of encouraging people to buy the coin in order to profit.

Gate News update: On April 9, Ethereum developer Joe Schiarizzi is running for Congress in Virginia as a Democrat. Joe Schiarizzi says he is against Trump and argues that cryptocurrencies should focus on public-interest use cases, not be used for political profit. He also criticizes some lawmakers who support cryptocurrencies as opportunists, saying these people have no real interest in the underlying crypto technology.

A crypto project founded by the Trump family, WLFI, has drawn market attention to liquidity risk and alleged insider connections through lending facilitated by Dolomite. WLFI pledges stablecoins USD1 and platform tokens, borrows $31.4 million, and moves it to a CEX that is suspected to be used for exchanging it into fiat currency. WLFI has a high concentration level and also carries liquidation risk. On-chain data shows that WLFI has recently transferred a large amount of tokens, with the destination unclear, and has not yet responded regarding the transactions.