WLFI USD1 to Be Payment Rail for Apex Group’s Tokenized Fund Ecosystem

Key Insights:

• WLFI has partnered with Securitize and DarGlobal to tokenize a Maldives luxury resort.
• Apex Group pilots WLFI’s USD1 as a payment rail for tokenized fund operations.
• USD1 utility expansion signals growing institutional interest despite price resistance.

WLFI, the Trump-linked crypto project, has announced two massive partnerships in 24 hours. The announcements highlight the project’s growing network and collaborative efforts on the institutional frontline.

World Liberty Financial (WLFI) struck a deal with the Apex Group, a $3.5 trillion asset servicing giant. Apex has started piloting USD1 stablecoin as the payment rail for its tokenized fund ecosystem as part of the deal.

Subscriptions, redemptions, and distribution on Apex will all be handled through the USD1 stablecoin. This news marked the first time a major traditional player has tested a Trump-affiliated stablecoin in real fund operations.

Market watchers are speculating that the WLFI move could onboard serious liquidity and may spark more interest in the WLFI crypto.

The Apex Group confirmed the collaboration at the World Liberty Forum at Mar-a-Lago in Florida. As part of the partnership, Apex will explore listing WLFI tokenized assets on the London Stock Exchange Group’s (LSEG) Digital Market Infrastructure platform.

On the other hand, the DeFi project said it plans to create a mobile app to link bank accounts and crypto wallets. Apex Group also acquired Globacao, a London-based investing platform with a U.S.-registered broker-dealer that allows Apex to tokenize regulated securities stateside.

WLFI Launches Tokenized Trump Resort in the Maldives

World Liberty Financial also announced another milestone on the RWA front. They revealed another partnership with Securitize and DarGlobal to launch institutional-grade tokenized assets.

Securitize, a $4 billion tokenization platform, and DarGlobal, an international luxury real estate developer, will work together to tokenize revenue interests from the Trump International Hotel & Resort in the Maldives as the pioneering project under the collaboration.

The resort includes ultra-luxurious villas now sliced into digital tokens for accredited investors.

Speaking at the WLFI Forum in Florida, DarGlobal CEO Ziad El Chaar called the collaboration a “breakthrough for real estate investment”. According to the official press release, eligible accredited investors will get access to tokenized offerings with fixed yields and loan revenue streams.

Through the loan interest payments, investors will be exposed to the underlying asset’s performance (real estate), such as potential income distributions, and certain profits upon any future sale. The initial offering will be issued on supported public blockchains, yet to be announced.

WLFI Token Regains Bullish Momentum This Week

WLFI token price was already on a bullish leg this week, even before news broke about the partnerships. It has outperformed BTC and ETH in the past 1 week. The token jumped 8.6% while BTC fell 1.6% and ETH dropped 1.4%.

Price climbed from recent bottoms around $0.099 on February 17, testing the $0.12-$0.13 range. The WLFIUSDT chart shows temporary bullish momentum capped by a demand-turned-supply zone.

Price action broke out below the highlighted consolidation zone on February 5 and consolidated below the larger range for 11 days before the Apex Group and Securitize news broke.

WLFI remains bullish as the Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the daily chart sits at 45.23 and is facing upward, signaling rising bullish momentum. This oscillator indicates bulls are likely to overpower bears and push WLFI price to the 50-day SMA ($0.1455).

Nevertheless, the $0.12-$0.13 resistance zone refused to budge in the recent rally. If bears exert more power, what seems like a short-term recovery rally may be a relief pump and part of a retest-and-continuation trend that may result in WLFI price dropping as low as $0.0563 if bears win.

The recent World Liberty Financial moves have put USD1 on the map beyond just speculation. Ape’s pilot has proven stablecoin payment rails work for tokenized funds, while the Maldives real-world asset (RWA) has added a premium collateral flavor.