Sun sets upon World Liberty 👨‍⚖️

Tron founder Justin Sun is taking World Liberty Financial to court, alleging that the Trump-linked DeFi platform froze his tokens and threatened to burn his holdings.

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Stephen Graves
April 22, 2026

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📝 What you need to know

Tron founder Justin Sun has escalated his feud with World Liberty Financial, taking the Trump-backed DeFi platform to court over his frozen WLFI tokens.

“They have left me with no choice but to turn to the courts,” Sun tweeted, saying that the project froze his tokens, stripped his voting rights, and threatened to permanently destroy his holdings.

Perhaps mindful of a being on the receiving end of a Truth Social posting spree, he added that, “I do not believe President Trump would condone these actions if he knew about them.”

Lawyers told Decrypt that the case would likely hinge on whether "there was a genuine law-enforcement or policy-based rationale behind the freeze,” or whether decisions were taking on a centralized level “inside something that is marketed as DeFi."

Justin Sun Sues Trump-Backed World Liberty Financial Over Frozen Tokens

The Tron founder says World Liberty froze his tokens, stripped his voting rights, and threatened to burn his holdings. Now he's suing.

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