World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a DeFi project associated with the Trump family, is reportedly pursuing a $7.5 million USDT loan through the Aave v3 protocol. On-chain data indicates the firm is utilizing Aave’s lending platform to borrow Tether (USDT), signaling a strategic move to expand its treasury and DeFi functionality. While the explicit loan details remain confidential, the use of Aave v3 suggests WLFI’s intent to engage with decentralized lending protocols to support its growing crypto asset portfolio.

Launched with an initial treasury filled with Ethereum (ETH), Chainlink (LINK), Aave (AAVE), USDC, and USDT, WLFI has previously integrated deeply with Aave’s ecosystem. Earlier this year, the project proposed launching its own segregated Aave v3 instance, promising to allocate 20% of protocol fees and 7% of WLFI governance tokens to AaveDAO .

The community-backed proposal aimed to support borrowing and lending pools for ETH, WBTC, USDT, and USDC—reflecting WLFI’s strategy of symbiosis over mere token investing.

WLFI’s loan pursuit appears timed to bolster its on-chain operations amidst broader growth. The project currently holds more than $50 million in ETH and over $74 million in total crypto assets, and prior token allocations have driven significant price rallies—AAVE and LINK reportedly surged roughly 30% shortly after WLFI's activity.