{"id":6923,"date":"2026-02-24T11:34:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T11:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=6923"},"modified":"2026-02-24T11:34:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T11:34:05","slug":"usd1-briefly-slips-below-peg-as-world-liberty-alleges-market-manipulation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=6923","title":{"rendered":"USD1 Briefly Slips Below Peg as World Liberty Alleges Market Manipulation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"blockquote-block_98fd7ce9ea34cd2fe1abb3426aac2a2f\" class=\"blockquote-container\" style=\"border-color: #5100fc\">\n<div class=\"blockquote-text\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">USD1 briefly dropped to $0.994 after World Liberty Financial reported a \u201ccoordinated attack\u201d involving hacked co-founder accounts.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The crypto community questioned the incident\u2019s legitimacy and also questioned why Eric Trump deleted several related tweets during the price disruption.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The $5 billion stablecoin\u2019s redemption mechanism helped the peg mostly recover despite ongoing controversy.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>USD1, the US dollar stablecoin tied to World Liberty Financial, briefly traded below its US$1 peg on Monday after the project said it was targeted in a \u201ccoordinated attack.\u201d Truly, a classic in the world of crypto.<\/p>\n<p>According to an X post, the team behind USD1 said several cofounder accounts were hacked, influencers were paid to spread doubt, and traders opened short positions against the protocol\u2019s WLFI token, and the goal was to trigger panic and profit from the price disruption.<\/p>\n<p>However, people soon started asking questions, like, why is Eric Trump deleting tweets coincidentally at the time the attack happened? Others joked that the hacker was deleting Trump\u2019s post, too, for some totally coincidental reason.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Why did Eric start deleting tweets at the same time?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MBA_Bitcoiner (@MBA_Bitcoiner) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MBA_Bitcoiner\/status\/2025963992645030090?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 23, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>Related: CLARITY Act Likely To Be Signed Into Law Before The End of April: Ripple CEO<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-wlfi-surrounded-by-controversy-again\">WLFI Surrounded By Controversy, Again<\/h2>\n<p>The developers said the peg largely held because holders can redeem USD1 for US dollars through a redemption mechanism, which they said helped absorb selling pressure.<\/p>\n<p>USD1\u2019s market capitalisation is about US$5 billion (AU$7.6 billion), placing it among the larger dollar-pegged tokens but still behind the sector\u2019s dominant issuers, including Tether\u2019s USDT and Circle\u2019s USDC.<\/p>\n<p>CoinGecko data showed USD1 fell to US$0.994 at its lowest point, about 0.6% below its intended value. It later traded near US$0.998, still slightly under the peg.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not the first time the project has been surrounded by controversy. A few weeks ago, it was reported that Aryam Investment 1, an Abu Dhabi entity linked to Emirati Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, acquired a 49% stake in WLFI just four days before Trump\u2019s January 2025 inauguration.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more: Bitcoin Lightning Network Surpasses US$1 Billion in Monthly Volume Despite Price Slump<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>USD1,World Liberty Financial#USD1 #Briefly #Slips #Peg #World #Liberty #Alleges #Market #Manipulation1771932845<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USD1 briefly dropped to $0.994 after World Liberty Financial reported a \u201ccoordinated attack\u201d involving hacked co-founder accounts. The crypto community questioned the incident\u2019s legitimacy and also questioned why Eric Trump deleted several related tweets during the price disruption. The $5 billion stablecoin\u2019s redemption mechanism helped the peg mostly recover despite ongoing controversy. 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