A deleted retweet shook a stablecoin.
By Maxime Laurent · 2026-02-23 16:24
A deleted retweet shook a stablecoin.
USD1 depegs, WLFI dumps — and it all started with one erased post.
This is 2026 markets in one sentence: liquidity meets psychology at warp speed.
USD1 briefly lost its dollar peg today:
– Dropped to $0.994
– Wicks down to $0.980
– Recovered to $0.998 in under 2 hours
At the same time, WLFI fell from $0.1169 to $0.1095 — about 8% in minutes.
The trigger?
A deleted retweet by Eric Trump about new USD1 trading pairs on Binance.
Yes. A deleted retweet.
The market interpreted it as a negative signal — uncertainty, possible distancing, potential issue behind the scenes. Panic selling followed.
But on-chain data tells a calmer story:
– No whale sales above $50K
– No major liquidity withdrawals
– Supply stable (USD1 ~2.1B, WLFI ~99.9B)
– Around 70 small swaps on Solana, mostly under $10K
– No large Ethereum movements
This wasn’t structural insolvency.
It was reflexive fear.
Later, World Liberty Financial stated that the project was targeted by a coordinated attack.
Whether it was manipulation, rumor dynamics, or just hyper-sensitive traders, one thing is clear:
Stablecoins backed by strong reserves don’t usually wobble because of fundamentals in minutes.
They wobble because confidence wobbles.
And confidence in crypto is thinner than people admit.
What fascinates me is how fragile perception has become.
A tweet appears → bullish.
A tweet disappears → depeg.
This is narrative-driven liquidity.
From my terrace in the south of France, watching charts spike and recover in hours, I’m reminded:
Stability in crypto isn’t just collateral.
It’s trust.
And trust, especially when politics and personalities are involved, is volatile.
C’est fou comment un simple clic peut bouger des millions. 🔥🌊
#Crypto #Stablecoin #USD1 #WLFI #Depeg #MarketPsychology
USD1 depegs, WLFI dumps — and it all started with one erased post.
This is 2026 markets in one sentence: liquidity meets psychology at warp speed.
USD1 briefly lost its dollar peg today:
– Dropped to $0.994
– Wicks down to $0.980
– Recovered to $0.998 in under 2 hours
At the same time, WLFI fell from $0.1169 to $0.1095 — about 8% in minutes.
The trigger?
A deleted retweet by Eric Trump about new USD1 trading pairs on Binance.
Yes. A deleted retweet.
The market interpreted it as a negative signal — uncertainty, possible distancing, potential issue behind the scenes. Panic selling followed.
But on-chain data tells a calmer story:
– No whale sales above $50K
– No major liquidity withdrawals
– Supply stable (USD1 ~2.1B, WLFI ~99.9B)
– Around 70 small swaps on Solana, mostly under $10K
– No large Ethereum movements
This wasn’t structural insolvency.
It was reflexive fear.
Later, World Liberty Financial stated that the project was targeted by a coordinated attack.
Whether it was manipulation, rumor dynamics, or just hyper-sensitive traders, one thing is clear:
Stablecoins backed by strong reserves don’t usually wobble because of fundamentals in minutes.
They wobble because confidence wobbles.
And confidence in crypto is thinner than people admit.
What fascinates me is how fragile perception has become.
A tweet appears → bullish.
A tweet disappears → depeg.
This is narrative-driven liquidity.
From my terrace in the south of France, watching charts spike and recover in hours, I’m reminded:
Stability in crypto isn’t just collateral.
It’s trust.
And trust, especially when politics and personalities are involved, is volatile.
C’est fou comment un simple clic peut bouger des millions. 🔥🌊
#Crypto #Stablecoin #USD1 #WLFI #Depeg #MarketPsychology
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