Trump-linked USD1 stablecoin wobbles as WLFI says it's under 'coordinated attack'

Trump-linked USD1 stablecoin wobbles as WLFI says it's under 'coordinated attack'

The USD1 token briefly fell to $0.994, some 0.6% below its $1 peg, CoinGecko data shows.

Eric Trump Scrubs Crypto Posts as Prices Keep Falling Despite Friendly Political Climate

Screenshots circulated across social media this week show World Liberty Financial co-founder Eric Trump quietly deleting promotional posts about the Trump family’s cryptocurrency venture. This happens as digital asset prices continued their downward spiral despite what was supposed to be the industry’s golden age of political favor. Among the vanished content is a tweet by Eric Trump retweeting and celebrating “another amazing week for USD1.” An…

A coordinated attack caused the USD1 peg wobble but one exchange holds 93% supply - Invest In Crypto News

World Liberty Financial’s stablecoin slipped to $0.994 on Feb. 23, a 0.6% deviation that lasted minutes before recovering. For a token backed one-to-one by dollars and government money market funds, with over $5 billion in circulation and the fifth-largest market share among stablecoins, the wobble wasn’t supposed to happen. But it did, and the gap between “should” and “is” reveals the uncomfortable truth crypto still refuses to absorb: politica…

Trump-Linked DeFi Project Says It Stopped Stablecoin Market Manipulation

Key Takeaways WLFI says it stopped a coordinated attack targeting USD1 and the $WLFI token. USD1 briefly dipped below $1 to around $0.994 but recovered within hours. $WLFI fell about 7–8% before partially rebounding. No smart contracts or treasury wallets were breached, according to the team. In a statement released on February 23, 2026, the team said attackers tried to break the $1 peg of its USD1 stablecoin while simultaneously driving down t…

Trump-Backed Stablecoin USD1 Briefly Loses Peg Amid Social Media Breach

USD1 fell to $0.994 on Monday before recovering to $0.9994 and returning to its $1 peg. World Liberty Financial said the dip followed unauthorized access to the co-founders’ X accounts. USD1 holds a $5 billion market cap, with nearly $4.5 billion sitting on Binance. USD1, the dollar-pegged stablecoin issued by World Liberty Financial (WLFI), briefly fell below its $1 benchmark on Monday after what the company described as a coordinated attack. T…