World Liberty Forum Opens, WLFI Rises by 18%, Eric Trump Says Crypto Still in "Starting Gate"

BlockBeats News, February 19th: On the opening day of the World Liberty Forum hosted by World Liberty Financial at Mar-a-Lago, the platform token WLFI surged by about 18%. Co-founder Eric Trump stated that despite market fluctuations, the overall development of the crypto industry is still at the "one-yard line" stage, meaning the industry is still in its early days.

Eric Trump pointed out that an increasing number of traditional financial institutions are starting to provide clients with exposure to crypto assets and are incorporating digital assets into their strategic roadmap, indicating a shift in mainstream capital attitude.

Meanwhile, financial services company Apex Group announced plans to test the USD1 stablecoin introduced by World Liberty in traditional fund management processes to accelerate the settlement efficiency of tokenized assets. USD1 is currently the fifth-largest USD-pegged stablecoin by market capitalization, with a circulating supply exceeding $5 billion. (The Block)