Key Takeaways
World Liberty Financial’s USD1 stablecoin will become a primary settlement asset on Binance’s futures market starting May 18, a major integration for the $4.5 billion token which has doubled its market supply in the past year.
"The launch of the USD1/BTC perpetual pair on Binance is another step toward making $USD1 a core settlement asset across global crypto trading," Zach Witkoff, WLFI CEO, said in a statement.
The new listing allows traders to use USD1 directly for collateral, settlement, and to realize profits and losses on Bitcoin perpetual contracts with up to 100x leverage. The move comes as USD1’s supply grew 100% year-on-year from $2 billion to over $4 billion, according to CoinGecko data, far exceeding the 32% growth of the total stablecoin market. Data shows 40% of USD1's supply now resides on the BNB Chain.
This integration elevates USD1 from a secondary collateral option into the primary settlement layer of the world's largest crypto exchange, potentially accelerating its challenge to incumbents like USDT and USDC. For Binance, it diversifies settlement options with a stablecoin fully compliant under the US GENIUS Act, deepening liquidity as the industry pivots toward regulated, on-chain settlement for tokenized assets.
The Trump family-linked stablecoin's rapid ascent comes less than a year after the US passed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act in July 2025. The legislation provided a clear framework for "Permitted Payment Stablecoin Issuers," mandating 100% backing with cash and short-term Treasury bills and guaranteeing holders priority claims in case of insolvency. This regulatory clarity has been a key driver for institutional confidence.
By positioning itself as a fully-backed bearer instrument, USD1 is capturing a critical niche as financial markets decide between such stablecoins and bank-issued tokenized deposits. While tokenized deposits appeal to banks by avoiding punitive capital charges, they lack the interoperability of bearer assets on public blockchains. USD1's growth reflects a market preference for assets that can facilitate atomic settlement without intermediary counterparty risk.
The stablecoin has pursued an aggressive scaling strategy beyond Binance, securing similar partnerships with MEXC, Aster DEX, and the institutional platform Falcon. Earlier this month, WLFI also launched USD1 natively on the Tempo mainnet, a payments-focused Layer 1 blockchain, further enhancing its interoperability.
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