World Liberty Financial’s Super Node program grants $5M WLFI token holders direct access to team executives, raising ethics questions about Trump family ties.
World Liberty Financial has introduced a tiered investor program that hands paying participants a direct line to company executives. The price of entry: 50 million WLFI tokens, currently worth around $5 million, locked from trading for 180 days.
The program is called “Super Nodes.” It is aimed at heavy token holders and offers what the company’s own website described as “guaranteed direct access” to the WLFI team for partnership discussions.
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The $5M Club Nobody Voted Against
The proposal was published February 25 on the World Liberty website. A token holder vote closed Thursday. World Liberty said 99% of ballots backed the plan, with 1,786 votes cast, according to the company’s own website. Reuters could not independently confirm those numbers.
Spokesman David Wachsman described the arrangement in a statement, saying Super Nodes receive “preferential access” to the firm’s business development and compliance teams “to discuss partnership opportunities.” He was clear that access does not extend to specific founders.
The Reuters report noted that earlier company language used the word “guaranteed.” Wachsman did not address that distinction directly when asked.
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Trump Family Money, Website Edits and Ethics Heat
Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr., and Barron Trump were previously listed under a “Meet our team” section on the World Liberty website. That section was removed entirely following Reuters’ questions about the Super Node proposal. Wachsman said the site “was always being upgraded” and insisted any recent changes had nothing to do with Reuters’ reporting.
World Liberty has earned the Trump family more than $460 million in the first half of 2025 alone, per a Reuters analysis. Under its existing business terms, 75% of all new token sales go directly to the Trump family. That means anyone buying $5 million of WLFI tokens effectively sent $3.75 million to them.
Steve Witkoff, Trump’s Special Envoy, is also a founder of World Liberty. Wachsman confirmed the Super Node program does not grant access to members of the Witkoff family either.
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The White House pushed back. David Warrington, White House Counsel, said in a statement to Reuters that “The President has no involvement in business deals that would implicate his constitutional responsibilities.” Warrington added that Witkoff “has not and does not participate in any official matters that could impact his financial interests” and has divested from World Liberty Financial.
The Staking Rules That Changed the Game
Super Nodes must stake their tokens before gaining voting rights. Those holding staked tokens earn a 2% yield paid in WLFI tokens, provided they participate in at least two governance votes.
The program marks a shift. When World Liberty launched just before the November 2024 U.S. presidential election, its pitch was simple: bring crypto to everyday people, from teachers to firemen, through a mobile app and open governance. Now, meaningful voting rights are reserved for those who lock up tokens.
Previously, each WLFI token carried one vote regardless of holder size. The new rules tie voting access to staked tokens, effectively concentrating influence among larger holders.
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Government ethics experts and congressional opposition have pointed to the growing wealth the Trump family has pulled from crypto while the administration eases regulatory scrutiny of the sector. World Liberty is also currently seeking a U.S. banking license from the Trump-led administration, per reporting by Reuters.
The arrangement, as originally framed in the February proposal, creates what amounts to a paying tier. “Being a Super Node doesn’t guarantee a partnership. It means being taken seriously in a process with rigorous standards behind it,” Wachsman said in a statement.
Fifty million WLFI tokens currently trade at around five million dollars according to crypto data platform CoinGecko.
