To the World Liberty Financials team and the global community,
As one of the early major investors in World Liberty Financials, I have contributed not only capital but also my trust and support for the future of this project. My goal has always been to grow alongside the team…
A spokesperson for World Liberty Financial did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Spokespeople for Sun did not respond to a request asking for further comment.
“I will market buy $10 million worth of ALTS and $10 million worth of WLFI,” Sun posted after proclaiming his innocence on Friday, referring to the tickers of a Trump-linked public company and the Trump cryptocurrency.
World Liberty Financial’s decision to freeze Sun’s cryptocurrency potentially alienates one of the Trump crypto project’s biggest—and richest—allies.
The project, launched in October, counts President Donald Trump and his sons Eric, Barron, and Donald Trump Jr. as cofounders. World Liberty Financial aims to create an application for decentralized finance, a crypto term that refers to putting traditional banking services like lending and borrowing on the blockchain.
The Chinese crypto tycoon then became one of the largest holders of Trump’s memecoin.