The team behind the DeFi platform World Liberty Financial (WLFI) has proposed extending the vesting period to four years. Investors have labeled the initiative as "fraud."
We’ve just posted a governance proposal to the forum for community discussion, and we believe it represents one of the strongest long-term governance alignment signals in DeFi.
— WLFI (@worldlibertyfi) April 15, 2026
Here's what it does 🧵
Developers plan to replace the indefinite lock-up of 62.3 billion WLFI tokens with a scheduled unlocking.
Founders, team members, advisors, and partners will face a two-year token freeze followed by a three-year release period. They are also required to burn 4.5 billion coins.
Assets of early participants will be locked for two years, with access to funds taking an additional 24 months.
“If holders do not approve the new schedule, their tokens will remain indefinitely locked under the old terms,” WLFI stated.
A quorum of 1 billion WLFI and a simple majority after a seven-day voting period are required for the proposal to pass, the team reported. Once the functionality is deployed, holders will have 10 days to accept the terms.
“Not Voting, But Coercion”
The largest WLFI holder and TRON founder Justin Sun has opposed the initiative.
This Is World Tyranny, Not World Liberty Financial — Here's Why
— H.E. Justin Sun 👨🚀 🌞 (@justinsuntron) April 15, 2026
This proposal has been packaged as a "governance alignment signal" and a "long-term commitment," but strip away the packaging and what you have is one of the most absurd governance scams I have ever seen. Let me… https://t.co/sJhFMnLWsJ
“This is not governance, but a farce. It is presented as a 'governance alignment signal' and a 'long-term commitment,' but in reality, it is one of the most absurd governance scams I have seen,” he wrote.
The entrepreneur described the proposal as a "logical trap" that would permanently lock the tokens of holders who vote against it. He claimed that developers have included direct penalties for dissenters.
“This is not voting. This is coercion. What democratic process rewards agreement and punishes dissent?” Sun noted.
He also reported that he and several other major WLFI investors have been barred from voting—their governance tokens have been frozen by the project team.
Community Conflict and Legal Threats
Disputes between the TRON founder and the Trump family-affiliated platform began in 2025. At that time, after transferring 50 million coins, Sun's address was blacklisted by WLFI.
The discussion intensified after reports emerged that World Liberty Financial was taking loans secured by its own governance tokens. Other WLFI holders joined the criticism, especially after the new unlocking schedule proposal was announced.
Some users are planning to file a class action lawsuit against the project.
If you hold this shitcoin, do not accept the terms. 2 years vest will end after the Trump presidency and this thing will be at $0.00 by then.
— kripu 🇳🇵 (@crypto_kripu) April 15, 2026
Don’t accept, remain eligible for the class action lawsuit against them
“If you hold this coin, do not accept the terms. The two-year unlocking will end after Trump's term, and by then this thing will be worth zero,” wrote an investor under the nickname kripu.
Many have called World Liberty Financial's actions a scam, expressing hope for future legal action. As of this writing, developers have not commented on the allegations.
Recall that in May 2025, investor Jonathan Lopez filed a lawsuit against WLFI's head of data and strategy, Chase Herro, accusing him of fraud.