WLFI takes $7,5M in USDT from Aave to support USD1 stablecoin

• WLFI raises USDT to leverage USD1 stablecoin
• ETH and WBTC Deposits Secure DeFi Lending
• WLFI-Aave Partnership Consolidates DeFi Lending Trend

On June 10, on-chain analytics firm Onchain Lens revealed that World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a DeFi venture associated with U.S. President Donald Trump, has tapped lending protocol Aave V3 to raise 7,5 million USDT. The move was made possible by depositing 7.900 ETH (approximately $21 million), 162,69 WBTC (17,9 million), and 5.010 staked stETH (13,3 million), totaling over $52 million in collateral.

Shortly after the transaction, the 7,5 million USDT were transferred to a wallet held by BitGo. Although WLFI has not publicly commented on the purpose of the credit, analysts at Onchain Lens believe that the funds will be used to facilitate withdrawals of USD1, a dollar-pegged stablecoin recently launched by WLFI itself. The digital asset is already showing traction in centralized and decentralized markets, including being listed on Binance.

2 hours ago, World Liberty Finance ( @worldlibertyfi ) has:

– Supplied 7,900 $ ETH ($21M), 162.69 $WBTC ($17.91M), and 5,010 $stETH ($13.31M) on #ave V3.
– Borrowed $7.5M in $ USDT from #ave V3.
– Transferred $7.5M $ USDT to a #BitGo wallet, likely to withdraw $USD1.

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— Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens) June 9, 2025

The strategy of using lending in DeFi protocols reinforces the trend of crypto treasuries preserving their main crypto assets by converting part of the liquidity into stablecoins without having to sell ETH or WBTC. The Ethereum Foundation adopted a similar dynamic in March, when it borrowed DAI to cover operational obligations while keeping its balance sheet in ether.

The relationship between WLFI and Aave has been deepening since 2024, when the company announced that it would launch its own instance of the Aave V3 money market on the Ethereum network. Under the agreement, 20% of the fees generated by this instance will be shared with AaveDAO, which will also receive 7% of the WLFI token supply, cementing its participation in the governance of the ecosystem.

In addition to the future revenue arrangement, WLFI had already made a strategic investment of over $1 million in AAVE tokens, signaling a long-term commitment to the protocol’s infrastructure. Market observers see the recent moves as reinforcement of the thesis that WLFI intends to position USD1 as a key player in a suite of decentralized financial services, leveraging stablecoin liquidity without giving up its reserves in major cryptocurrencies.