World Liberty Financial (WLFI) has proposed unlocking 62.3 billion WLFI tokens on April 15, a move that has plunged the project into a governance crisis and a public legal battle with Tron founder Justin Sun. According to CoinDesk, the unlock plan splits the supply between early supporters with a two-year cliff and founders with a five-year vesting schedule, with 4.5 billion tokens set to be burned immediately.
The proposal came just six days after WLFI deposited 5 billion tokens into the Dolomite protocol to borrow $75 million, an action that sent the token to a record low. Justin Sun publicly accused the Trump-backed project of being an "absurd scam" and of embedding a backdoor blacklist into its contracts, centralizing power and even freezing his wallet. WLFI's response was a terse "see you in court." The token now trades near $0.08, down 76% from its September 2025 peak.
Simultaneously, Bittensor (TAO) experienced a 20% price crash, dropping to around $247 on April 17. The sell-off was triggered by top subnet developer Covenant AI, which accused founder Jacob Steeves of centralizing control and subsequently sold 37,000 TAO tokens worth $10.2 million. Despite the crash, the AI network continues to operate 128 subnets, and Grayscale holds an active ETF filing with the SEC for the asset.
Amid this turmoil, the article heavily promotes Pepeto as the "best altcoin to buy right now." The project, led by the creator of the original Pepe meme coin, is in presale at a price of $0.0000001865 and has raised $9.13 million. It claims to have a fully audited, tested exchange product, a confirmed future Binance listing, and offers 183% APY staking. The narrative positions Pepeto's "six-zero" pricing and upcoming exchange launch as a potential 1000x opportunity, contrasting it with the governance failures seen in WLFI and the volatility in TAO.
A second, similarly structured promotional article highlights AlphaPepe (ALPE), another presale project. It boasts a live AI DEX demo, a 10/10 audit score from BlockSAFU, open-source contracts, and instant token delivery. Having raised over $100,000 and sold out three stages in a week, the article suggests its rapid momentum and feature set make it a candidate for future Binance attention.
