Justin Sun intensifies fight over $456M TUSD reserve gap
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Justin Sun has stepped further into the center of the $456 million TUSD reserve dispute with a public address in Hong Kong. Summary Sun outlined new claims about how TUSD reserves were pushed into high-risk, unauthorized investments between 2021 and 2022. He said he injected nearly $500M earlier this year to stabilize TUSD and welcomed Dubai’s global asset freeze tied to the disputed funds. Legal pressure is building in Hong Kong and Dubai as courts work to determine ownership of the diverted $456M. Justin Sun used a rare in-person media briefing in Hong Kong to give new details about the alleged diversion of millions of dollars backing the TrueUSD stablecoin, The Nov. 27 briefing, themed “Truth Unveiled, Justice Revealed,” marked a clearer, more assertive push from Sun as legal battles proceed in multiple jurisdictions. Sun steps up claims over missing TUSD reserves During the briefing, Sun described how custodial partners entrusted with managing TUSD reserves allegedly pushed funds into inappropriate, high-risk arrangements between 2021 and 2022. He pointed to First Digital Trust and Aria Commodities as central players in what he framed as an exploitation of gaps in Hong Kong’s trust oversight. According to his account, the reserves were diverted into commodity financing and mining ventures that could not be liquidated when TUSD faced heavy redemptions earlier this year. He said those actions created a liquidity squeeze that forced him to intervene with nearly $500 million to stabilize the stablecoin during a tense period in early 2025. Sun welcomed the recent worldwide asset freeze imposed by Dubai’s DIFC Court, calling it an important turning point that may help recover funds he believes should never have left their custodial structures. His remarks also carried a message for policymakers. Sun called on Hong Kong authorities to step up oversight of trust service…
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