World Liberty Financial (WFLI), the DeFi startup co-founded by Zak Folkman and Eric Trump, has integrated Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) to extend its flagship stablecoin, USD1, across major blockchains. USD1, launched just months ago, has soared to a $2 billion market cap, ranking among the top five stablecoins. Initially

• USD1 integrates Chainlink’s CCIP, reaching $2B in market cap.
• Security and scale aim to reshape cross-chain stablecoin transfers.

World Liberty Financial (WFLI), the DeFi startup co-founded by Zak Folkman and Eric Trump, has integrated Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) to extend its flagship stablecoin, USD1, across major blockchains. USD1, launched just months ago, has soared to a $2 billion market cap, ranking among the top five stablecoins.

Initially operational on Ethereum and BNB Chain, the CCIP integration enables secure asset movement between chains—a long-standing pain point in DeFi. With cross-chain bridge exploits draining nearly $3 billion from users in recent years, the push toward more secure alternatives is crucial.

“This partnership is about scaling trust and access,” said Zach Witkoff, co-founder of WLFI. 

Chainlink’s battle-tested infrastructure delivers institutional-grade security and reach needed to put USD1 in the hands of millions.

While USD1 still trails behind Tether’s $151B and Circle’s $60.6B in market cap, this leap in interoperability is turning heads. The partnership strengthens USD1’s appeal to retail investors and positions WLFI as a serious contender for enterprise-level DeFi services.

Ethereum and BNB Chain Lead as CCIP Pushes DeFi Boundaries

Cross-chain transfers have long been a headache for the crypto industry. Billions have been lost to exploits in vulnerable bridges that connect different blockchains. Chainlink’s CCIP was explicitly built to tackle this problem, and its use with USD1 could mark a turning point in how DeFi handles cross-chain asset movement.

WLFI’s integration makes USD1 fully operable across Ethereum and BNB Chain, with future blockchain support already in development.

“This is a fundamental shift in stablecoin infrastructure,” said Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov at Consensus 2025, joined on stage by Eric Trump. Nazarov emphasized that CCIP will help eliminate friction between traditional and decentralized financial systems.

The partnership builds on earlier collaborations, in which Chainlink provided price oracles to WLFI’s Aave v3 deployment. Today’s move, however, aims for a much broader impact: enterprise-ready cross-chain finance.

Trump-Backed WLFI Signals Airdrop Push and Regulatory Clarity

Beyond the tech upgrade, WLFI’s community recently voted 99.96% in favor of a USD1 airdrop, signaling ecosystem maturity and aggressive market expansion. The airdrop aims to reward early supporters and test on-chain infrastructure.

Meanwhile, the GENIUS Act, a U.S. 

Congressional bill  recently introduced by Senator Bill Hagerty at regulating stablecoins, is inching closer to approval. The bill could provide legal clarity and legitimacy for tokens like USD1.

Also, The GENIUS Act could give stablecoins the regulatory seal they need to thrive, WLFI’s positioning—backed by a $25 million investment from DWF Labs and led by a team tied to traditional finance—is built to ride this next wave.

For now, WLFI and Chainlink are aligning to tackle one of DeFi’s most significant hurdles: safe, scalable cross-chain money.

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