World Foundation executed an over-the-counter sale of 239 million WLD at $0.27 each. The coin fell to a historic low.
1/ World Assets, Ltd. has now closed a series of OTC sales for a total of $65,000,000 with four counterparties over the past week, the first of which settled on March 20, 2026.
— World Foundation (@worldcoinfnd) March 28, 2026
“This sale funds core operations and project activities, research and development, orb production, ecosystem development, and much more,” project representatives wrote.
The first tranche was conducted on March 20, but the announcement came a week later. Of the total $65 million, tokens worth $25 million are subject to a six-month lock-up, while the rest became immediately available to buyers.
Following the announcement, WLD dropped to $0.24, marking its lowest point ever. At the time of writing, prices had recovered to $0.28. However, this remains 97% below the peak reached in March 2024 at $11.82.
The market capitalization of Worldcoin stands at $879 million. At its peak in September 2025, it reached $3.9 billion.
Lido’s Buyback Initiative
The token LDO from the staking platform Lido Finance is facing challenging times. The asset is trading nearly 96% below its ATH, last updated in 2021 at $7.3. Currently, the coin is priced at $0.3.
To support the price, DAO Lido is considering a one-time buyback worth $20 million. The initiative proposes exchanging 10,000 stETH from the organization’s treasury for LDO.
Limit orders or a DCA strategy will be used to minimize market impact. Each buyback batch must be approved by token holders, and a report on the results will be required upon completion.
“This is not a typical fluctuation. It is one of the most significant discrepancies between the market price of LDO and the protocol’s fundamentals in the token’s history,” the proposal’s authors noted.
The coin is trading at a discount to Ethereum at 0.00016—approximately 63% below the two-year median, developers calculated. The market capitalization has plummeted to $275 million, although it exceeded $3.2 billion in 2024.
The proposal emerged amid a 23% drop in Lido’s revenue to $40.5 million in 2025, primarily due to a 23% decrease in staking fees to $37.4 million.
Nonetheless, the project remains the leader in the liquid staking market, accounting for 23.2% of all staked ETH.
Lido DAO emphasized that the protocol’s fundamentals remain strong: rewards decreased by 20% amid a general market pullback, and costs fell by 13% in 2025 compared to 2024. The commission rate increased from 5% to over 6.1%, boosting fee collections.
Earlier in 2026, the Lido team launched a modular infrastructure for staking, stVaults.