On January 20, 2025, at 18:45 UTC, WLFI announced its first purchase of TRX tokens, amounting to 4.7 million USD, which propelled TRX's price to $0.2568 momentarily, a 5.6% increase from its previous closing price of $0.2432 (Source: CoinMarketCap, January 20, 2025). This event marked a significant milestone in the relationship between TRON and WLFI, as it was the first time WLFI had included TRX in its reserve assets. Following this, on January 22, 2025, at 14:20 UTC, WLFI's on-chain address further increased its TRX holdings by 10.81 million tokens, bringing TRX to the fifth position in WLFI's asset rankings, surpassing USDT (Source: Etherscan, January 22, 2025). The initial investment from TRON DAO into WLFI, amounting to 30 million USD in November 2024, was a crucial step in this partnership (Source: TRON DAO Press Release, November 2024). Subsequently, on January 20, 2025, TRON DAO announced an additional investment of 45 million USD, bringing the total investment in WLFI to 75 million USD (Source: TRON DAO Press Release, January 20, 2025). Justin Sun, a key figure in the TRON ecosystem, joined WLFI as an advisor in November 2024, and on January 18, 2025, during an AMA, he provided a detailed analysis of $TRUMP, suggesting a more favorable regulatory environment for cryptocurrencies in the future (Source: WLFI AMA Transcript, January 18, 2025). Additionally, on January 20, 2025, Justin Sun personally invested 15 million USD in WLFI tokens (Source: Justin Sun's Official Statement, January 20, 2025). These events highlight the deepening ties between TRON and WLFI, driven by strategic investments and high-profile endorsements.

The trading implications of WLFI's increased TRX holdings are significant. On January 20, 2025, at 19:00 UTC, the trading volume of TRX on major exchanges like Binance and Huobi surged by 25%, reaching a total of 580 million TRX traded within a 24-hour period (Source: TradingView, January 20, 2025). This spike in volume indicates strong market interest and liquidity following WLFI's purchase. The TRX/USDT trading pair on Binance saw an immediate increase in trading activity, with the volume jumping from 200 million TRX to 300 million TRX within the first hour after the announcement (Source: Binance Trading Data, January 20, 2025). Similarly, on the TRX/ETH pair, the volume increased by 15%, from 100 million TRX to 115 million TRX (Source: Binance Trading Data, January 20, 2025). The TRX/BTC pair also experienced a 10% increase in volume, from 50 million TRX to 55 million TRX (Source: Binance Trading Data, January 20, 2025). These trading pair data points suggest a broad-based increase in TRX's market activity across different trading pairs. On-chain metrics further reveal that the number of active TRX addresses increased by 12% on January 21, 2025, reaching a total of 1.2 million active addresses (Source: Tronscan, January 21, 2025). This indicates growing engagement within the TRON ecosystem, possibly driven by WLFI's strategic moves.

Technical indicators for TRX on January 20, 2025, showed a bullish trend following WLFI's purchase. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) for TRX on a 1-hour chart climbed from 55 to 68, indicating strong buying pressure and potential overbought conditions (Source: TradingView, January 20, 2025). The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) line crossed above the signal line at 19:15 UTC, suggesting a bullish momentum shift (Source: TradingView, January 20, 2025). The TRX price broke above the 50-day moving average at $0.2500, further confirming the bullish trend (Source: TradingView, January 20, 2025). On the volume front, the 24-hour trading volume for TRX on January 21, 2025, remained elevated at 520 million TRX, indicating sustained interest (Source: CoinMarketCap, January 21, 2025). The TRX/USDT pair on Binance continued to see high trading volumes, with an average of 280 million TRX traded daily from January 21 to January 22, 2025 (Source: Binance Trading Data, January 21-22, 2025). The TRX/ETH pair maintained its volume at around 110 million TRX per day, while the TRX/BTC pair saw a slight decline to 53 million TRX (Source: Binance Trading Data, January 21-22, 2025). These technical and volume data points provide a comprehensive view of TRX's market dynamics post-WLFI's TRX acquisition.