TRON founder Justin Sun claims he is the “largest victim” of World Liberty Financial (WLFI)
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TRON founder, Justin Sun, has accused Trump’s World Liberty Financial of embedding a trap in its code that permits the arbitrary freezing, restricting or confiscating the property rights of any token holder. Sun claims he has been a victim of the trap, alleging that his wallet was frozen back in 2025. Sun’s comments pile on as lawmakers investigate Trump’s upcoming gala, sharing concerns about political access being bought. What is Justin Sun criticizing WLFI’s code? Justin Sun, the founder of the TRON blockchain (TRX), has publicly turned against World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a DeFi project associated with the Trump family. In a series of posts on X, Sun alleged that WLFI’s smart contract contains a hidden “backdoor blacklist function” that gives the WLFI team unilateral power. He claims they can freeze, restrict, or confiscate the property rights of any token holder “without notice, without reason, and without any avenue for recourse.” The investor stated that this feature was never disclosed to him or other backers when he invested. He emphasized that this mechanism turns the platform into a trap for retail investors and claims he is the “first and largest victim” of this practice. He alleges that his personal WLFI token wallet was illegally blacklisted by the project as early as 2025. According to a previous Cryptopolitan report, Sun’s assets were blacklisted in September after he transferred roughly $9 million in WLFI tokens. Furthermore, Sun accused the “bad actors” running the project of holding fake community votes where outcomes have already been decided, and key information is withheld from voters. He stated that the project’s leaders only represent “the will of those who designed them,” not the community. “The WLFI team’s actions are eroding the community’s trust in the project. Unlock the tokens. Uphold transparency to the community.” Sun wrote.…
Filed under: News - @ April 12, 2026 6:28 pm