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SEI Price Surges After Trump’s DeFi Move, Is a Breakout on the Horizon?

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SEI Price Surges After Trump’s DeFi Move, Is a Breakout on the Horizon?

Key Insights:

  • Trump’s DeFi project World Liberty Financial bought 541K SEI at $0.185 each.
  • SEI price surged 7% after the buy, nearing a breakout from a key resistance.
  • World Liberty Financial continues crypto expansion despite a $124M portfolio loss.

World Liberty Financial (WLFI), Donald Trump’s DeFi project, has purchased 541,242 SEI tokens. WLFI bought the tokens at an average price of $0.185 for $100,000 USDC. After this acquisition, SEI price increased to 7% and reached near the $ 0.20 resistance level.

SEI Price Surges After New Acquisition

The SEI price recently rebounded from the $0.18 level, gaining 7% in the last 24 hours. The daily trading volume has also increased by 17%, reaching $127 million. Market sentiment remains robust even while the broader cryptocurrency market experiences fluctuation.

sei price
Source: Spot On Chain/X

According to Lookochain data, World Liberty Financial’s total SEI holdings now stand at 1.089 million tokens. These tokens were acquired at a total cost of $225,000, but the current market value has dipped to $207,000. The overall Trump portfolio consists of nine cryptocurrencies, valued at $340 million. This portfolio has a cumulative loss of $124 million, mainly attributed to the changes in the market.

lookonchain
Source: Lookonchain, X

Technical Indicators of SEI Price Suggest a Potential Breakout

The SEI price chart shows a possible breakout from a descending triangle pattern on the hourly time frame. The coin is trading near a critical resistance zone, and a successful breakout could trigger a strong upward movement.

sei price prediction
Source: TradingView

A breakout above the resistance level would be an indication of more demand pressure. However, if SEI continues moving past $0.20, the bulls can carry the price higher. Investors are focused on the price to see whether the bullish pressure will continue.

World Liberty Financial Crypto Investments

Despite the decline of the overall cryptocurrency market, World Liberty Financial has been quite aggressive in diversifying its digital assets. In the past month, the project has acquired $21.6 million’s worth of various tokens such as Ethereum, Wrapped Bitcoin, Move, and SEI.

Last week, for instance, the firm invested $10 million in ETH and WBTC. These acquisitions are consistent with its long-term approach of improving its position amid the fluctuations in the market. The firm remains active in accumulating crypto assets for the subsequent market rallies.

New Partnership with Sui for Strategic Development

Additionally, Sui has partnered with World Liberty Financial to work on blockchain development. The key objective of the collaboration is to optimize the usage of the assets, whereby Sui is to provide expertise in storage technology.

Evan Cheng, Sui’s founding contributor, continued to assert that this collaboration has the potential to redefine asset management across the globe. Through incorporating Sui’s infrastructure, World Liberty Financial aims at providing better solutions in the DeFi sector in terms of both speed and security. The company has also unveiled its intentions to create a SUI reserve as part of its investment plan.

With these developments, the price of SEI remains at a significant level. At the time of writing, SEI is priced at $0.2003, a 5% gain in the last 24 hours. The total market cap of the token has risen to $933.01 million, and the daily trading volume amounts to $116.57 million, up by 11%. SEI price also made a technical bounce from its intraday low chart, indicating further buying pressure.

Disclaimer

This article is for informational purposes only and provides no financial, investment, or other advice. The author or any people mentioned in this article are not responsible for any financial loss that may occur from investing in or trading. Please do your research before making any financial decisions.

Ronny Mugendi
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Cryptocurrency Journalist

Ronny Mugendi is a cryptocurrency journalist contributing to The Market Periodical. A crypto journalist at CoinGape who has also written for Cryptopolitan, he covers crypto market trends, technical analysis and blockchain and DeFi developments. According to his CoinGape profile, he has four years of professional experience and more than 4,000 published articles, and writes in both English and Kiswahili.

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PublishedMarch 15, 2025 7:49 am
Last updatedMarch 15, 2025 5:10 am
Written byRonny Mugendi, Cryptocurrency Journalist
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Disclaimer. Informational only, not financial advice. Crypto, forex and stocks are volatile, high-risk assets — always do your own research and consult a qualified adviser.

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