- The DOJ Probe caused short-term BTC pullback, but systemic risk appears limited.
- Political framing of crypto exposure in the DOJ Probe may not impacting long-term institutional adoption or BTC’s growth trajectory.
U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Jack Reed have called for a Department of Justice and Treasury investigation into World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a crypto project linked to the Trump family. On an official letter, they expressed concern that WLFI sold governance tokens to wallets allegedly tied to North Korea, Russia, and Iran, and Tornado Cash, a mixing service often associated with money laundering.
To justify their call for a DOJ investigation, Senators Warren and Reed cited serious national security concerns highlighted in recent reports. They warn that the firm’s token sales may did empower individuals tied to hostile foreign governments, writing that:
WLF has ‘[taken]money from people with open and obvious connections to enemies of the United States’ and raised national security risks by giving them ‘a seat at the table’ to set WLF’s forward-looking governance policies.
The DOJ probe had been previously proposed, with Crypto News Flash (CNF) reporting on Senator Warren leading a lawmaker trio urging the DOJ to reinstating crypto investigations. The senators also stressed that the broader crypto ecosystem could face heightened risks if such actions go unchecked. As stated in the letter:
We must ensure that crypto interests do not profit at the expense of U.S. national security and that illicit actors are not handed the keys to financial platforms that they can later exploit.
ZachXBT Disputes the Claims
ZachXBT disputed the allegations in an X post on November 18, 2025, responding to a news alert about the senators’ letter. Using “napkin math,” he calculated that the alleged $10K in illicit WLFI token sales represents just 0.0018% of the $550M raise—statistically as negligible. He argued that the accusations reflect regulatory overreach aimed at undermining the crypto industry.
Let’s do a bit of napkin math
For the World Liberty Financial token sale $550M was raised
Warren & Reed accuse $10K of being raised from illicit sources
That’s only 0.0018% of the token sale
Warren previously claimed she was Native American
Test results estimated she is…
— ZachXBT (@zachxbt) November 18, 2025
Reports note that ZachXBT also referenced Senator Warren’s debunked 0.195% Native American ancestry claim, framing it as an example of weak, politicized arguments on that could set harmful precedents for the broader crypto industry.
Current Impact on BTC Price and Future Implications
According to market conditions, The DOJ probe into WLFI has created short-term regulatory uncertainty, generating FUD across crypto markets. As a result, Bitcoin (BTC) experienced a minor as pullback, trading around $92,400 on November 20, 2025—a 2–3% drop since the senators’ letter. Investors remain cautious, fearing potential spillover in into broader DeFi and tokenized assets.
Over the longer term, the market may be view the probe as overblown, especially that given ZachXBT’s calculation that the alleged exposure is only 0.0018% of WLFI’s total sales. This perspective frames the controversy as political noise rather than systemic risk, reinforcing BTC’s role as a neutral, decentralized hedge.
If this investigation results in balanced regulations, institutional confidence could return, potentially driving Bitcoin toward to $100,000 by year-end and higher into 2026, particularly if ETF inflows and broader adoption resume. As of now, Bitcoin is trading at approximately $92,411.48, reflecting a 0.56% increase in the past 24 hours. See BTC price chart below.