Sun argues that he wants to be treated like any investor in that project, “no better, no worse.”
“This lawsuit doesn’t change how I feel about President Trump,” Sun adds.
The dispute between Justin Sun, the founder of the Tron network, and the decentralized finance (DeFi) project linked to US President Donald Trump, World Liberty Financial (WLF), escalated to a courtroom.
The businessman filed a lawsuit in federal court in California against WLF on Tuesday, April 21, in order to “defend” your rights as a WLFI holderthe native token of that project.
In one statement official published in X, Sun stated: “certain individuals on the project team have been operating in a way that runs counter to President Trump’s values.” He alleged that the operational management of the platform took drastic measures against his participationby “unfairly freezing all my tokens and stripping me of my right to vote on governance proposals.”
The conflict worsens with complaints about the integrity of the funds. Sun claimed that the platform’s team, led by Eric and Donald Trump Jr., has threatened to permanently destroy his tokens through the burning protocol, “all without any proper justification.”
Despite the seriousness of the accusations, the founder of Tron, who invested $30 million in WLF in November 2024, disassociated the figure of President Trump from what qualifies as poor technical management: «I don’t think President Trump would tolerate these actions if he knew about them. “This lawsuit does not change how I feel about him or his administration.”
The dispute reached a point of no return after the failure of attempts at private mediation, as Sun – according to his allegations – attempted “in good faith” to resolve the situation without litigation. «But they have rejected my requests to unfreeze my tokens. “They have left me with no choice but to go to court,” he explained, emphasizing his goal: “All I want is to be treated the same as any other early investor: no better, no worse.”
Sun too harshly criticized the WLF governance proposal made on April 15, which proposes blockades of up to four years and the mandatory burning of a part of the assets. In his opinion, “it is bad for the community.”
“If approved, holders who do not ‘affirmatively accept’ its terms will have their tokens locked indefinitely,” he warned. Thus, he continued his narrative that this proposal represents a “technical tyranny” that prevents him from expressing his position: “Because World Liberty has frozen my tokens, I cannot vote for or against.”
According to Sun, his wallet was frozen after having transferred approximately $9 million in WLFI tokens to cryptocurrency exchanges. This led to his wallet being restricted and 544 million tokens being effectively immobilized because his wallet “was blacklisted,” according to the arguments of the businessman.
The freezing of Sun’s wallet effectively occurred in September 2025, months after its initial investment of around $30 million made in November 2024.
This case shakes the community. As reported by Criptonoticias, Sun has been questioning the actions of the platform, and in response to his comments, on April 12 World Liberty Financial criticized Sun, stating that his accusations were unfounded and served “to cover up their own misconduct.”
The World Liberty Financial team even published a message on X warning: “We have the evidence. We have the truth. See you in court, friend,” although so far he has not filed any lawsuit against the founder of Tron, nor has it reacted publicly to the lawsuit filed.
.The demand highlights internal tensions at World Liberty Financiala project that was described as a “scam” by the bitcoiner community due to its circular debt strategy implemented a few weeks ago, and which now faces judicial questions from one of its largest investors.
As Sun faces the management of WLF in court and the platform’s internal disputes become public and visible, the case raises questions about the governance and principles of decentralization in projects linked to high-profile political figures such as Donald Trump.