The Billionaire Blowing the Whistle on Trump’s Crypto Shop
World Liberty put $800 million in the president’s pocket. Justin Sun is alleging fraud.
By
Jen Wieczner,
New York features writer who covers Wall Street, business, and crypto
World Liberty Financial has put $800 million in the president’s pocket. Justin Sun made a huge investment — and was shocked by what he saw.
Justin Sun invested $30M in World Liberty (Trump's anti-censorship crypto venture), pulling $300M investor capital as bellwether. Sun alleges fraud, exposing how ideology + politics can mask team red flags: diligence on founder criminal history beats endorsement pedigree in crypto deals.
The Billionaire Blowing the Whistle on Trump’s Crypto Shop
World Liberty put $800 million in the president’s pocket. Justin Sun is alleging fraud.
By
Jen Wieczner,
New York features writer who covers Wall Street, business, and crypto

The Chinese crypto tycoon, who is one of the project’s biggest backers, appears to have been blacklisted.

Sun lashed out at the crypto company’s leaders, but said the suit doesn’t change how he feels about Trump, and he remains an…

A billionaire backer of the Trump family's World Liberty Financial crypto business is suing the organization alleging extortion.

World Liberty is under increasing scrutiny from some of its investors, who have complained about lack of transparency.

The lawsuit caps a dramatic deterioration of relations between Sun and World Liberty.

The entrepreneur says his WLFI assets were frozen by World Liberty Financial, and he has been unable to resell the electronic…