{"id":16203,"date":"2025-09-05T07:32:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T07:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icobench.com\/?p=16203"},"modified":"2025-09-05T07:32:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T07:32:15","slug":"justin-sun-defends-htxs-20-wlfi-yield-its-all-subsidies-no-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icobench.com\/news\/justin-sun-defends-htxs-20-wlfi-yield-its-all-subsidies-no-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin Sun Defends HTX\u2019s 20% WLFI Yield: \u201cIt\u2019s All Subsidies, No Risk\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Justin Sun, founder of TRON and key figure behind <a href=\"https:\/\/icobench.com\/exchanges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">crypto exchange<\/a> HTX (formerly Huobi), has responded to growing skepticism over the platform\u2019s latest high-yield wealth management product tied to <a href=\"https:\/\/icobench.com\/news\/trump-coin-rallies-as-wlfi-token-officially-launches-on-top-cexs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WLFI<\/a>, a Trump family, backed crypto project.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">To the World Liberty Financials team and the global community,<\/p>\n<p>As one of the early major investors in World Liberty Financials, I have contributed not only capital but also my trust and support for the future of this project. My goal has always been to grow alongside the team\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 H.E. Justin Sun \ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83d\ude80 (Astronaut Version) (@justinsuntron) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/justinsuntron\/status\/1963807543983263802?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>On September 2, HTX launched a WLFI savings product offering up to <strong>20% annualized yield<\/strong>, immediately drawing attention across the crypto community. While attractive to investors, critics raised concerns that Sun might be leveraging user deposits to cash out his WLFI holdings.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So it looks like Justin Sun offered 20% APY on Wlfi at HTX. People made deposits and locked tokens, he could use his locked tokens as such and dump deposits on the market cashing out right now from his \"locked\" allocation? <\/p>\n<p>Chapeau bas mr Sun <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FpiYTotGXc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/FpiYTotGXc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pavrth (@pavrth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pavrth\/status\/1963669543328313780?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 4, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"sun_high_yields_are_subsidies_not_risks\">Sun: \u201cHigh Yields Are Subsidies, Not Risks\u201d<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In a statement shared on X (formerly Twitter), Sun dismissed speculation, insisting the generous yields are <strong>entirely subsidized by the platform<\/strong>, similar to traditional \u201ccustomer acquisition subsidies\u201d in competitive markets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a battle for users,\u201d Sun said, emphasizing that HTX\u2019s group revenues, reportedly in the billions annually, are sufficient to sustain such subsidies. \u201cUser funds are fully transparent under our Merkle Tree proof system. Security is not a concern.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sun described the strategy as <strong>\u201cunlimited deposits\u201d<\/strong> to rapidly grow HTX\u2019s market share, adding that the exchange will later refine its approach once liquidity has stabilized.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"investors_remain_skeptical\">Investors Remain Skeptical<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Despite Sun\u2019s defense, some WLFI holders argue his remarks <strong>did not directly address concerns<\/strong> about whether HTX might be using customer WLFI deposits for sell-offs.<\/p>\n<p>To boost inflows further, HTX has also increased interest rates across stablecoin products (USDT, USDC, USD1, and USDD) and removed investment caps, signaling a more aggressive growth push.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"why_it_matters\">Why It Matters<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The move highlights the <strong>high-stakes competition among <a href=\"https:\/\/icobench.com\/exchanges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">crypto exchanges<\/a><\/strong> to attract liquidity through incentives, while also fueling debate about sustainability and trust in centralized platforms.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Justin Sun, founder of TRON and key figure behind crypto exchange HTX (formerly Huobi), has responded to growing skepticism&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":175,"featured_media":16204,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[219],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-altcoins","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.8.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Justin Sun Defends HTX\u2019s 20% WLFI Yield: \u201cIt\u2019s All Subsidies, No Risk\u201d<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Justin 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