World Foundation’s issuance arm, World Assets, carried out about $65 million in over-the-counter sales of WLD that settled on March 20, 2026, a transaction that quickly fed into fresh weakness in the token’s market price. The scale of the sale and the way it was structured immediately turned it into a key driver of liquidity and short-term price discovery.
In the market, traders watched WLD fall to roughly $0.24 intraday before recovering modestly toward $0.27, extending the token’s decline from much higher levels seen in 2024. That price action showed how quickly a large treasury sale can weigh on sentiment when the market is already fragile.
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
A large discounted sale added pressure to an already weak market
World Assets sold around 239 million WLD at an average price of $0.27 per token. The transaction effectively turned a funding event into a major market signal, because it set a reference point well below earlier pricing levels.
The foundation said the proceeds would be used to fund core operations, research and development, manufacturing of the project’s Orb hardware and broader ecosystem expansion. That allocation suggests the sale was meant to finance execution, not simply to rebalance reserves.
To reduce some of the immediate market impact, part of the transaction was not made fully liquid at closing. Of the roughly $65 million raised, $25 million was placed under a six-month lockup, while the rest became immediately available through a designated multisig arrangement.
Even with that lockup in place, the deal landed at a steep discount compared with prior valuations. At current trading levels, WLD is down about 97% from its March 2024 peak of $11.82 and trades roughly 76% below the May 2024 fundraising level near $1.13.
The July unlock and regulatory pressure now frame the next risk window
The recent sale is not the only source of pressure facing the token. A scheduled community unlock on July 23, 2026 could release a substantial amount of supply, creating another point of stress for liquidity and market confidence.
At the same time, the project is dealing with regulatory scrutiny in several countries, including Thailand, Indonesia, Brazil, Germany and Kenya, where authorities have raised questions around licensing and data-handling practices. That multi-jurisdictional pressure has added a second layer of uncertainty beyond pure token supply dynamics.
Taken together, the latest foundation sale, the coming unlock and the ongoing regulatory probes create a market environment where volatility may remain elevated. For participants watching WLD, the next phase will likely be shaped by whether new supply and regulatory developments further weaken demand or whether the project’s continued investment in hardware and ecosystem growth can stabilize confidence.
