WLFI, Justin Sun, Robinhood, S&P 500
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From Justin Sun’s clash with World Liberty Financial over blacklisted wallets to Robinhood’s big leap into the S&P 500, the past seven days were packed with stories shaping the future of digital assets. Treasury giants and exchanges staked their claims in Ethereum (ETH) and Bitcoin (BTC), regulators in the UK tightened oversight, and India once again topped the global adoption charts. Here’s a rundown of the headlines that moved the markets and sparked conversation. Summary WLFI froze Justin Sun’s wallet holdings after token transfers raised flags. Sun called the freeze “unreasonable,” saying moves were portfolio shuffling. Robinhood will join the S&P 500 Sept 22, shares surged past $108 on news. World Liberty Financial controversy engulfs Justin Sun The Trump-associated token project triggered widespread criticism after freezing wallets connected to Tron founder Justin Sun. The project blocked access to 540 million unlocked tokens and 2.4 billion locked tokens Platform administrators activated contract-level permissions to blacklist Sun’s addresses following a transfer of 50 million WLFI (WLFI) tokens worth $9.2 million on Sept. 4. The freeze extended beyond the initial transfer. On-chain data revealed WLFI’s controlling address executed the guardianSetBlacklistStatus function after suspicious activity from HTX address “HTX 48” transferred nearly 60 million tokens to a Binance deposit wallet within 32 hours. Sun defended his actions through multiple social media posts and stated the transfers were “routine deposit tests and portfolio shuffling, not sales.” The Tron founder criticized the blacklisting as “unreasonable” and unjust, asserting that it violated blockchain transparency principles and investor fairness. Despite the controversy, Sun announced Sept. 5 investment plans worth $10 million in both ALTS stock and additional WLFI tokens. Robinhood achieves S&P 500 milestone The trading platform will join the prestigious index on Sept. 22, causing shares to surge past $108 following the announcement from S&P Dow Jones…
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