World Liberty Financial (WLFI) has intensified its buyback program after falling nearly 50% from launch, with the community approving the allocation of 100% of treasury liquidity fees to buybacks and burns in an effort to reduce supply and stabilize price. Since debut, the token has faced high volatility, security incidents and large exchange withdrawals—conditions that define a turbulent start.
WLFI doubles down on buybacks as price volatility and security issues persist
WLFI opened on 1 September 2025 with a rapid spike to $0.30 before dropping to $0.21 intraday and later nearing $0.15. Price action has oscillated between $0.26 and $0.15, while presale participants bought at $0.015—highlighting the magnitude of repricing for early buyers.
A 99.8% governance vote approved directing 100% of liquidity-fee revenue toward buybacks and permanent burns, aiming to counter sell pressure. At the end of November 2025, the team executed a ~$10M buyback, acquiring ~59M WLFI in six hours and briefly lifting price 5–8% toward $0.17.
WLFI(@worldlibertyfi) is buying back $WLFI on-chain.
Over the past 5 hours, they have spent 7.79M $USD1 to buy 46.56M $WLFI at $0.1674 avg.https://t.co/tVqGcW4943 pic.twitter.com/GSMeZc5vSK
— Lookonchain (@lookonchain) November 26, 2025
Earlier operations include the purchase and burn of 7.89M tokens (~$1.43M) following a $1.06M buyback, plus an initial September burn of 47M WLFI. Another intervention spent $5.54M to buy 32.93M tokens at a ~$0.1684 average, adding to cumulative supply-reduction efforts.
Buybacks have produced short-lived rallies up to ~13%, and a brief move above $0.20 followed the token’s listing on a broker platform. On-chain data shows nearly 300M WLFI withdrawn from exchanges by large holders, suggesting concentrated accumulation. Meanwhile, security failures—including Lockbox issues, phishing incidents and fake-site fraud alerts—have pressured sentiment and trust.
The buyback model aims to restrict circulating supply, but the strategy remains exposed to volatility, large-wallet concentration, recurring security risks and potential regulatory attention. For traders and treasuries, these interventions create liquidity windows and tactical entries—yet none guarantee durability without organic demand and utility growth.
WLFI has activated capital and governance to soften the decline, but recoveries have been brief; the real test is whether buybacks and burns can evolve into adoption, security resilience and lasting market support.