Justin Sun, the blockchain entrepreneur behind Tron, has initiated legal proceedings against World Liberty Financial—a cryptocurrency venture supported by the Trump family—in California’s federal court.
According to Sun’s complaint, the World Liberty Financial team improperly locked his token holdings, eliminated his governance voting capabilities, and issued threats to permanently destroy his investment without providing adequate justification.
Today, I filed a lawsuit in California federal court against World Liberty Financial to protect my legal rights as a holder of $WLFI tokens.
I have always been—and remain—an ardent supporter of President Trump and his Administration’s efforts to make America crypto friendly.…— H.E. Justin Sun
(@justinsuntron) April 22, 2026
Sun maintains he pursued private negotiation channels before resorting to legal action. When the WLFI management refused to restore access to his frozen assets, he determined that litigation was his only remaining recourse.
Previously recognized as World Liberty Financial’s most significant external investor, Sun has now emerged as the project’s most outspoken detractor.
On April 12th, Sun made public allegations that WLFI developers had secretly incorporated a blacklist mechanism within the project’s smart contract infrastructure. This hidden functionality, he asserts, grants the development team authority to freeze, limit, and essentially seize investor assets.
World Liberty Financial addressed these accusations on their social channels, dismissing them as “baseless allegations” and portraying Sun as someone “playing the victim.” The organization suggested imminent legal proceedings with the statement: “See you in court pal.”
The situation intensified following World Liberty‘s April 15th release of a governance resolution. This measure proposes converting more than 62 billion WLFI tokens from unlimited lockup periods into predetermined vesting timelines.
The resolution establishes that founders, development personnel, and advisors would face a two-year token freeze, followed by incremental distribution across three additional years. Additionally, a 10% token destruction would occur upon proposal approval.
Investors declining to accept these revised conditions would see their holdings locked permanently under the current framework.
Sun characterized the resolution as “one of the most absurd governance scams” he’s encountered. He contends it masquerades as a governance initiative while actually functioning as an investor trap for those who don’t actively participate.
Due to his frozen token status, Sun reports he’s completely unable to participate in the voting process—neither in support nor opposition.
Sun emphasized through his public statements that this legal action doesn’t represent opposition to President Trump or his administration’s initiatives.
“Unfortunately, certain individuals on the World Liberty project team have been operating the project in a manner that goes against President Trump’s values,” Sun wrote.
Sun reportedly ranks among the top holders of the TRUMP memecoin. This substantial investment secured him access to an exclusive cryptocurrency gala dinner in May 2025, where he received a commemorative watch during the event.
Analytical data from CoinCarp reveals 642,882 holders of the TRUMP memecoin currently exist. More than 91% of total supply concentration resides within the top 10 wallet addresses.
World Liberty Financial has not issued any official statement regarding the lawsuit when approached by journalists.
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