[World Liberty Forum Opens, WLFI Rises 18%, Eric Trump Says Crypto Is Still at the 'Starting Line'] According to Golden Finance, on the opening day of the World Liberty Forum hosted by World Liberty Financial at Mar-a-Lago, its platform token WLFI rose by approximately 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, indicating that the industry is still in its early days. Eric Trump pointed out that more and more traditional financial institutions are beginning to offer crypto asset exposure to their clients and are incorporating digital assets into their strategic planning, showing a shift in mainstream capital attitudes. Meanwhile, financial services company Apex Group announced plans to test the USD 1 stablecoin launched by World Liberty in traditional fund management processes, aiming to accelerate the settlement efficiency of tokenized assets. USD 1 is currently the fifth-largest USD-pegged stablecoin by market capitalization, with a circulation exceeding $5 billion.