World Liberty Financial offers direct access to the team for $5 million and block fills files for bankruptcy.

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World Liberty Financial just approved a proposal that effectively puts a $5 million

price tag on direct access to its team.

The defy protocol linked to the Trump family passed a governance vote introducing a

three-tier staking system for its WLFI token.

To reach the highest tier, users must lock up

50 million tokens, roughly a $5 million investment in return. Their promise direct access to the

WLFI team for partnership discussions. A spokesperson clarified that direct access refers to the

business development team, not necessarily founders like

Eric or Baron Trump. Still, the requirement acts as a major financial filter. WLFI says it's

overwhelmed with partnership requests and the $5 million threshold is meant to ensure only serious

well-capitalized players get a seat at the table.

The proposal passed with 99.12% support, though more than 76% of the voting power came from just 10 wallets.

Chicago-based crypto firm Blockfills filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware over the weekend.

According to court filings, the company reports assets of up to $100 million,

but liabilities that could reach as high as half a billion. The filing comes after a difficult

few weeks for the lender. Blockville's halted customer withdrawals in February after suffering

roughly $75 million in losses. This situation escalated last week when a federal judge issued a temporary

restraining order against the firm following a lawsuit from Dominion Capital. Dominion alleges

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