TRON, Movement Labs Deny Alleged Token Swap Deal with Trump’s WLFI Project
Representatives from TRON and Movement Labs have dismissed reports claiming that they were involved in a token swap agreement with World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a cryptocurrency initiative backed by former President Donald Trump and his family. The alleged deal, which surfaced in a report by Blockworks on Monday, suggested that protocol teams were offered a chance to participate in the project’s treasury by purchasing WLFI tokens worth between $10 million and $15 million, along with a 10% fee, in exchange for WLFI purchasing an equal amount of their tokens.
TRON’s spokesperson firmly denied the claim, stating, “There is no token swap agreement.”
On-chain data from Arkham shows that TRON’s TRX is the second-largest asset in WLFI’s wallet, amounting to 40.7 million TRX, valued at $9.3 million. These transactions were spread out over several purchases in January.
Similarly, Movement Labs, which saw its MOVE token price spike in late January following WLFI’s $2 million purchase, also rejected the notion of any swap agreement. Rushi Manche, co-founder of Movement Labs, clarified to CoinDesk, “There were no deals made, no behind-the-scenes arrangements. The purchases were simply market-driven.”
Both companies emphasized that any involvement with WLFI was based on straightforward market activities, with no token swap agreements or deals involving insider arrangements.

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