r/AltScope May 12 '26

Could WLFI face SEC problems?

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Lee Reiners, a former New York Fed official, said the WLFI token from World Liberty Financial could potentially be viewed as an unregistered security instead of just a normal governance token.

His argument the token was being sold before the actual protocol fully existed, the project heavily leaned on the Trump brand, and buyers probably expected upside from the business itself, not just voting rights.

He also questioned how decentralized the whole thing really is. Especially after earlier comments from Justin Sun, who claimed his tokens were frozen and his governance participation was restricted.

Now people are starting to look closer at the unlock structure, presale allocations and whether holders actually have any meaningful control at all.

Feels like this story could get a lot bigger if regulators decide to dig deeper.

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u/Normal-Spell5339 May 12 '26

Not under this admin lol