{"id":63589,"date":"2025-04-30T18:21:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T18:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/63589\/"},"modified":"2025-04-30T18:21:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T18:21:09","slug":"trump-crypto-influence-usd1-mints-1b-in-an-hour-rattles-stablecoin-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/63589\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump crypto influence? USD1 mints $1B in an hour, rattles stablecoin market!"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>USD1 mints over $1B in supply, flooding BNB Chain in a rapid, coordinated liquidity push.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"146\" data-end=\"237\">Backed by Trump-affiliated WLFI, USD1 aims to blend political clout with decentralized stablecoin strategy,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the world of <a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/category\/stablecoins\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stablecoins<\/a>, most launches come with either a whisper or a whitepaper.<\/p>\n<p>But not USD1, though.<\/p>\n<p>Backed by the Trump-affiliated World Liberty Financial, USD1 has just vaulted past the $1 billion mark in market cap\u2026 most of it minted in a single hour.<\/p>\n<p>And no, this isn\u2019t just another BNB Chain blip.<\/p>\n<p><strong data-start=\"113\" data-end=\"143\">A billion in under an hour<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>USD1\u2019s path to a $1 billion market cap wasn\u2019t a slow grind \u2014 it was a flash flood.<\/p>\n<p>In a single hour, World Liberty Financial executed a series of high-volume mints, flooding the BNB Chain with hundreds of millions of newly issued USD1.<\/p>\n<p>The sudden injection sent on-chain observers scrambling, but for WLFI, this looks like a calculated liquidity move.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not just about the number \u2014 it\u2019s about timing, speed, and signal. BNB Chain, often overlooked in stablecoin expansion plays, just got a serious capital infusion. And it came from a protocol with presidential ties.<\/p>\n<p><strong data-start=\"718\" data-end=\"756\">Triple mints, multi-chain momentum<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Three massive USD1 mints landed in quick succession, collectively pushing the supply over $1.02 billion when combined with the existing float on Ethereum. The coordination was strategic positioning.<\/p>\n<p>USD1 is being seeded aggressively, likely to prepare for integration across DeFi protocols and liquidity pools.<\/p>\n<p>The fact that the mints were tightly packed \u2014 and followed a $100 million mint the day before \u2014 hints at a broader rollout plan.<\/p>\n<p><strong data-start=\"1324\" data-end=\"1358\">Why BNB Chain?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>World Liberty Financial\u2019s bet on BNB Chain isn\u2019t random. It\u2019s fast, cheap, and still hosts one of the most active user bases in crypto.<\/p>\n<p>For WLFI, which champions decentralization and open access, BNB\u2019s massive reach offers fertile ground.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike custodial stablecoins, USD1 is designed to operate without centralized reserve backing \u2014 making it natively cross-chain and permissionless. This fits squarely with BNB\u2019s design and user demographics.<\/p>\n<p><strong data-start=\"1937\" data-end=\"1971\">Can Trump\u2019s name move markets?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Behind USD1 is a presidential shadow that looms large.<\/p>\n<p>His indirect association through WLFI gives USD1 something most stablecoins lack: political gravity. But can that translate to actual staying power? That depends on how well WLFI plays its cards.<\/p>\n<p>Decentralized stablecoins are trending, especially as regulatory pressure mounts on centralized issuers. If WLFI can scale without compromising its principles, USD1 may become more than a political headline.<\/p>\n<p>It could be the first stablecoin to turn populism into protocol traction.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNext: <a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/bitcoin-confidence-surges-will-btcs-renewed-optimism-translate-to-gains\/\" rel=\"prev noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">Bitcoin confidence surges \u2013 Will BTC\u2019s renewed optimism translate to gains?<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"USD1 mints over $1B in supply, flooding BNB Chain in a rapid, coordinated liquidity push. 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