Donald Trump backed World Liberty Financial mints $25 million in fresh USD1

Smaller test transactions of $10, $10,000, and $40,800 in USD1 were sent to a previously inactive address in the hours before the mint, a pattern consistent with wallet verification ahead of larger transfers.

The net effect is a $22 million increase in USD1 circulation. The simultaneous mint and burn indicates active supply management rather than a simple expansion.

However, the burn raises its own question of where those 3 million USD1 came from and why they were retired rather than redeployed.

Stablecoin issuers routinely burn tokens when collateral is redeemed, but WLFI has not disclosed the specific reason.

It is not yet clear whether the newly minted USD1 is intended to replenish Dolomites lending pool, fund additional treasury operations, or serve another purpose.

WLFIs governance token has fallen roughly 15% since CoinDesk first reported the Dolomite transactions on April 9. Dolomite co-founder Corey Caplan is an advisor to World Liberty Financial.

CoinDesk has reached out to World Liberty Financial for comment in European morning hours.