Trump-Backed WLFI Expands Its Holdings in SEI, Allocating $750,000 to Acquiring 4.894M Tokens

In a decisive step that highlights its ongoing dedication to strategic accumulation, WLFI—a decentralized finance (DeFi) project that appears to have financial

In a decisive move highlighting its ongoing dedication to strategic accumulation, WLFI—a decentralized finance (DeFi) project reportedly linked to the Trump family—has expanded its holdings in SEI, a promising layer-1 blockchain token that has been gaining favor in the Web3 ecosystem.

Just two hours ago, WLFI allocated $775,000 to acquire approximately 4.894 million SEI tokens, entering at an average price of $0.158 per token.

This latest acquisition showcases WLFI’s bold investment moves, conducted against a backdrop of considerable unrealized losses. By a straightforward count, WLFI has thus far deployed a truly staggering $344 million into a selection of 11 different tokens, all of which (except for ENA) are counted among the most lucrative and highly valued assets in the crypto economy. No one in crypto circles considers TRON or AAVE to be slouches, and Chainlink and Move rank up there among the most highly traded tokens in the business.

特朗普家族支持的 DeFi 项目 WLFI 在 2 小时前增加了 $SEI 的购买：77.5 万 U 购买了 489.4 万枚 SEI，价格 $0.158。

到目前为止，WLFI 投资组合总共是花了 3.44 亿 U 配置购买了 11 种代币：ETH/WBTC/TRX/LINK/AAVE/ENA/MOVE/ONDO/SEI/AVAX/MNT。

而这些代币目前的总价值为 2.01 亿，整体浮亏… pic.twitter.com/fnVXwy3TsB

— 余烬 (@EmberCN) April 12, 2025

Even with the diversified nature of its holdings, the WLFI portfolio has performed poorly. Its digital assets currently total about $201 million. This means that the portfolio has an unrealized loss of $143 million, or 41%, written on it. That amounts to almost half of the investment capital just sitting there, lighted and framed, in the WLFI art vault.

The main part of this loss comes from WLFI being invested in Ethereum. Once the clear leader in smart contract platforms, ETH accounts for a $112 million hole in WLFI’s portfolio. It’s hard to say exactly when WLFI bought ETH and at what price, but the size of this loss suggests that the token was a major buy during the last crypto bull run.

Other tokens in the portfolio have also experienced varying levels of depreciation, though not nearly to the extent we’ve seen with ETH. Notably, recent purchases such as SEI—despite its high-risk, high-reward nature as a still-developing blockchain and a burgeoning ecosystem—remain under pressure from the current market.

With broader market volatility and macroeconomic uncertainty still affecting the crypto sector, WLFI’s audacious investment strategy has resulted in substantial losses that are yet to be recognized.

Nevertheless, the project still continues to double down. Its latest bet, the 775,000 SEI buy, seems to reflect a conviction in SEI’s future utility and potential price recovery. With the altcoin market in general so weak, why would a venture like WLFI bet anything on an altcoin like SEI? The answer may lie in SEI’s apparent long-term appeal, which comes not from its present success but from its focus on attempting to solve what its backers seem to believe are some long-standing problems with cryptocurrency trading and with the kinds of applications that run on blockchains.

This move by WLFI is part of its broader strategy to accumulate a diverse portfolio of DeFi tokens. The project has also invested heavily in other popular altcoins, such as Chainlink (LINK), Aave (AAVE), and Tron (TRX).

As part of a broader portfolio strategy, WLFI has invested heavily in a diverse range of DeFi tokens, accumulating a portfolio that spans some of the most recognized and widely used assets in the crypto ecosystem. From the smart contract capabilities of Ethereum and the DeFi protocols of Aave to the interoperability solutions of Chainlink and the emerging ecosystem of SEI, WLFI’s investments reflect an interest in the core technologies and projects shaping the future of Web3.

This investment in SEI is yet another example of WLFI’s bold and risky approach to DeFi. The project has faced criticism for its high-risk investment strategy, but it is also a testament to the project’s belief in the long-term potential of DeFi.

Only time will tell whether WLFI’s strategy will pay off. However, the project’s willingness to invest heavily in promising DeFi projects is sure to continue to attract attention in the coming months.

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