Sun has been blacklisted despite using his resources to accumulate $175 million worth of Trump-backed token projects.
Sun accused FDT of exploiting gaps in Hong Kong’s trust company regime and urged regulators to act after a Dubai court froze assets linked to the alleged misappropriation.
Reports have disclosed that crypto entrepreneur and Tron founder Justin Sun moved a sizable amount of Ethereum into a liquid-staking service this week. Related Reading: Everyone’s Giving Up On Bitcoin? Crypto Exec Says That’s Exactly Why It Will Rise According to on-chain data, about 45,000 ETH — worth roughly $154.5 million at the time — was shifted from the lending protocol Aave into the Lido Finance staking pool. The transfer was public and traceable on the blockchain. It drew quick attention because of its scale and timing. Sun’s Public Wallets Grow The funds had been sitting on Aave before the move. They were then deposited into Lido, which issues staked-ETH tokens that let holders keep a form of liquidity while their ETH is staked. Based on reports, Sun’s public wallets now show around $534 million in ETH holdings. That figure has reportedly surpassed his holdings in TRON’s native token, TRX, which are estimated near $519 million. Market watchers say the swap signals a shift in how some big holders are allocating capital. JUSTIN SUN JUST STAKED OVER $150M OF ETH [ARKHAM INSIGHTS] Justin Sun just withdrew $154.5M of ETH (45,000 ETH) from AAVE and deposited it to Lido Staking. He currently holds $534M of ETH in his public wallets, even more than he holds in TRX ($519M). We found this through… pic.twitter.com/rwU3H5uIKu — Arkham (@arkham) November 5, 2025 Bigger Stakes, Bigger Questions Analysts reacted fast. Some see the action as a vote of confidence in ETH’s yield options and protocol security. Others raised the point that large sums routed into single liquid-staking providers can add to centralization risks on the network. Price remains unpredictable. Also, staking carries its own risks — smart contract bugs, validator downtime, and slashing events are possibilities that investors must weigh. Market Context And Price Action Based on reports, ETH was trading near $3,389 when this movement was noted. The token had slipped about 12% in the previous week, which makes big staking flows more visible because large buys or internal transfers stand out against falling prices. Related Reading: Bitcoin’s Grip Holds — But Signs Of Weakness Are Piling Up: Analyst In the broader crypto landscape, institutional and whale moves into staking have been increasing over the past months. Lido remains one of the largest liquid-staking providers, and its market share is watched closely by both traders and protocol researchers. Signals Versus Motive Actions by the Tron boss Sun could be long-term, aimed at yield, or at a broader portfolio shuffle. There is something notable in the transfer, but it is only a piece to a bigger picture— including holdings, trading, and trends beyond the broader indirect markets. Featured image from Unsplash, chart from TradingView
If you’ve ever bought a token only to find out its grand use case was “having a token,” congrats, you played the game just right. Wolf of All Streets’ Scott Melker sums it up best. After years wandering crypto’s high-stakes tables, he’s upgraded his stance from “99.9% of crypto is a casino” to “99.999999%. As […]
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Onchain data shows WLFI’s sharp drop was driven by shorting and dumping across exchanges – not Justin Sun's token movements – while the project says wallet freezes targeted phishing-related compromises, not market participants.
World Liberty Financial’s native token staged a comeback after the project blacklisted Tron founder Justin Sun’s token holdings of 595.109 million WLFI tokens. Sun remarked, “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 […]
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Trump-backed DeFi project World Liberty Financial has blacklisted an address linked to Justin Sun after it reportedly transferred some of its WLFI tokens, sparking allegations of market manipulation. Related Reading: Cardano (ADA) Redemption Controversy Over? Hoskinson Shares IOG Audit Results World Liberty Financial Blacklists Justin Sun On Thursday, World Liberty Financial reportedly blacklisted the Tron founder’s address following his recent movements of his WLFI holdings and multiple online accusations that he was selling. According to Arkham data, Sun claimed 600 million WLFI tokens at the Token Generation Event (TGE), valued at $200 million at the time, as 20% of the 100 billion tokens were unlocked. The Tron founder was one of the earliest investors in World Liberty Financial in 2024 and was recognized as the top holder of US President Donald Trump’s official memecoin, TRUMP, earlier this year. On September 1, he shared his conviction on the token, affirming that WLFI “will be one of the biggest and most important projects in crypto.” He also stated that he had “no plans to sell our unlocked tokens anytime soon. The long-term vision here is too powerful, and I’m fully aligned with the mission.” Nonetheless, multiple on-chain analysis platforms revealed that Sun had started to move his unlocked tokens, sparking rumors that he was selling. On-chain data showed that he had sent 4.9 million WLFI to crypto exchange HTX, owned by the Tron Founder, over the past two days. Sun reportedly transferred 50 million tokens, worth $9.12 million, to a new wallet on Thursday morning, “likely to be deposited into HTX.” Meanwhile, Wu Blockchain noted that over the past 32 hours, HTX address “HTX 48” transferred approximately 60,000,000 WLFI tokens to Binance deposit address 0xf387D7…29FcB5. Sun Denies WLFI Selling Accusations Following the $9 million move, “World Liberty Financial’s controlling address 0x407F…5178 called the guardianSetBlacklistStatus function on the WLFI Token contract, blacklisting the address 0x5AB2…DA74, which is associated with Justin Sun,” Wu Blockchain explained. The action froze Sun’s unlocked and 2.4 billion locked WLFI tokens. Tron’s founder responded to the accusations on X, stating that his address just conducted “a few test deposits on exchanges with very low amounts, followed by an address distribution.” He added that these tests “did not involve any trading activities and could not have impacted the market in any way,” but did not comment on the blacklist. At the time of writing, World Liberty Financial has not addressed the situation. WLFI’s Price Hits New Low The news comes as WLFI’s price struggles just three days after launching. Earlier today, the token hit an all-time low (ATL) of $0.16 before bouncing to the $0.18 mark. This performance represents a 20% decline over the past 24 hours and a nearly 45% drop from its all-time high (ATH) of $0.33. Market watcher Daan Crypto Trades noted that the cryptocurrency has broken down from a triangle formation, where the price was compressing for the past two days. According to the trader, WLFI saw a “quick acceleration as expected” and “even gave a nice retest before the continuation down.” Related Reading: Bitcoin Attempts $111,000 Reclaim, But Last Leg Up Could Be Weeks Away – Analyst Meanwhile, analyst Ali Martinez suggested that te bottom might not be in, highlighting that the token now risks a 25%-50% drop after losing the $0.20 area as support. Featured Image from Unsplash.com, Chart from TradingView.com
The crypto billionaire bought $75 million worth of WLFI tokens and was named an advisor to the DeFi project.
Sun is a key investor in the project and holds around $700 million worth of WLFI tokens, mostly vested.
The Tron blockchain is preparing for its steepest fee reduction since launch, following a community vote by its Super Representatives (SRs). On Aug. 29, Tron founder Justin Sun confirmed that the blockchain network’s community has backed a proposal to lower fees by 60%. This adjustment, scheduled to take effect later today, aims to lower transaction […]
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Tron founder Justin Sun has filed a lawsuit against Bloomberg, accusing the media outlet of unlawfully disclosing his private financial information in its Billionaires Index profile. In an Aug. 11 court filing, the crypto billionaire alleged that Bloomberg intended to “recklessly and improperly” publish highly confidential and proprietary details about his crypto holdings. He argued […]
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After finally taking his $28 million Blue Origin ride, the Tron founder says the view from space changed his perspective and strengthened his commitment to innovation.
Justin Sun, founder of the Tron blockchain, has set an ambitious goal for Tron Inc. to join the Nasdaq 100 index within the next three years. In a July 25 post on X (formerly Twitter), Sun revealed that Tron Inc. is actively working toward qualifying for inclusion in the tech-heavy index, which features companies like […]
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Tron founder Justin Sun is finally heading to space, nearly four years after spending $28 million for a seat aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard. On July 21, Sun confirmed he would be among six passengers on the company’s upcoming NS-34 mission. This mission will mark Blue Origin’s 34th flight and 14th human-crewed launch. Real estate […]
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Tron founder Justin Sun placed the winning $28 million bid for the first seat on New Shepard in June 2021.
Toymaker SRM Entertainment is rebranding after staking 365 million of the Justin Sun-linked cryptocurrency.
In an interview with CoinDesk, Zanker said he's still in good graces with the President's family despite receiving a cease-and-desist from it just weeks ago, and also teased an upcoming $TRUMP mobile game.
"We will make TRUMP token very popular in Asia and in the rest of the world," Sun said in an interview with CoinDesk.
Earlier this month, SRM Entertainment noted a $100 million TRX treasury strategy with Tron founder Justin Sun joining its advisory board.
Justin Sun's father, Weike Sun, was appointed Chairman of the Board, and Tron-affiliated executives were added to key board committees.
If stablecoins are the future of payments, Tron Inc., not Circle, might be how investors get exposure to these new financial rails, especially in emerging markets.
The new venture will buy and hold TRX, like bitcoin holding firm Strategy.
Tron’s blockchain just added a USD1 stablecoin from World Liberty Financial Inc. That move put the spotlight back on TRX. And traders are paying attention to what comes next. Related Reading: Relentless Bitcoin Accumulation: Strategy Snaps Up 1,045 More BTC Significant Price Movement According to trading data, TRX climbed 6% on Tuesday. It broke above the $0.2875 level on the daily chart before hitting resistance at $0.2980. A clean break past that hurdle could send the token toward $0.3230, the 50% Fibonacci retracement level. Currently, TRX trades around $0.2920, sitting between support at $0.2808 and the 23.6% Fib mark of $0.2645. The first USD1 has officially been minted on TRON — a small step for USD1, a giant leap for stablecoins!https://t.co/KMLg8NcXw8 — H.E. Justin Sun ???? (@justinsuntron) June 11, 2025 High-Profile Stablecoin Launch Based on reports from World Liberty Financial Inc., the new USD1 stablecoin is now live on Tron. The issuer has ties to US President Donald Trump, and Justin Sun—Tron’s founder and the largest holder of the Trump Token meme coin—called the launch a “giant leap for stablecoins.” Sun also joined a White House dinner for top Trump Token holders. This link to big names has drawn fresh eyes to Tron’s ecosystem. On-Chain Growth Signals According to DeFiLlama, the total value locked on Tron reached over $5 billion. On June 6, the network saw 4.50 million returning user addresses. Those stats suggest people keep coming back to DeFi apps on Tron, but it’s worth watching whether those funds stay in place or chase higher yields on other chains. Bullish Bets in Derivatives Based on CoinGlass data, TRX derivatives open interest rose by 8.25% over the past 24 hours to $329 million. The weighted funding rate open interest rose to 0.0098%, indicative that bullish long positions are greater than shorts. Short liquidations in the past day were almost double that of longs, which settled a bearish bet wave. Technical analysis supports this positive perspective. The RSI on the daily chart is inching up to the overbought region, indicating heightened buying pressure. A recent MACD crossover drove histogram bars into positive territory, which means momentum has favored the buyers. Related Reading: Bitcoin To $1 Million? Michael Saylor Laughs Off Crypto Winter Fears Meanwhile, traders will keep a close eye on Bitcoin’s moves too. A pullback there could drag altcoins lower, while a fresh rally could lift TRX even more. For now, the combination of a big-name stablecoin launch, rising TVL, swelling open interest and positive technical signals gives Tron fans reason to watch for a potential breakout. Featured image from Getty Images, chart from TradingView
Aave, the largest decentralized lending protocol, has experienced a sharp drop in USDT liquidity to under $100 million following a massive withdrawal by a wallet linked to HTX, a crypto exchange connected to Justin Sun. According to on-chain analyst EmberCN, the wallet removed $570 million USDT from Aave’s lending pool within three hours, slashing the […]
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Tron's Sun sees the President fueling a new American crypto boom.
Sun, a Chinese-born crypto billionaire, is also involved with the Trump-linked ecosystem through a $75 million investment in World Liberty Financial.
The president hosting a dinner for top holders of his memecoin has been viewed by some as selling access to the Oval Office.
Sun has invested $75 million in World Liberty Financial, a decentralized finance project backed by the Trump family.
Tron founder Justin Sun has confirmed he will attend a May 22 gala dinner organized for top TRUMP memecoin holders and hosted by US President Donald Trump. In a May 20 post on X, Sun said he was invited to the exclusive event and expressed gratitude and support for the US president. He said: “Honored […]
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Tron (TRX) is retaining its position after a tumultuous weekend in the general crypto space. The token remains close to $0.24, recording a negligible decline of only 0.91% over the last day. Even as there is tame price action, analysts are in close observation looking for indications of a potential breakout, with $0.40 now making an appearance. Related Reading: Bitcoin Set To Gain Over $300 Billion From Companies In Next 5 Years, Analysts Say Price Stuck Between Major Levels TRX has been consolidating between $0.21 and $0.2551. The sideways price action has gone on for several weeks, after plummeting from $0.45 all the way to $0.21 at the end of last year. The token appears to be steadying since the fall. At present, the buyers are exhibiting resilience at the $0.24 mark, which coincides with the 50-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA). Three of the significant EMAs — the 50-day, 100-day, and 200-day — are also in a bullish alignment, which further supports the notion that the token could be positioning for a powerful move upward. The longer TRX remains above these support lines, the greater the odds are that it will break out of this range. Tether minted an additional 1B $USDT on Tron ~4 hours ago! Since April 28 (8 days ago), #Tether has minted 4B $USDT on both #Ethereum and #Tron. Follow @spotonchain for more updates now! https://t.co/SeKwCj1byN pic.twitter.com/xxPA6IosmB — Spot On Chain (@spotonchain) May 6, 2025 Momentum Indicators Suggest Increasing Strength From a technical perspective, the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is indicating a possible change. The MACD and signal line are moving close to each other in the positive area. This typically indicates increasing momentum. If purchase volume sets in, analysts predict TRX will breach the $0.2551 ceiling and move towards $0.28, which is where the 23.6% level lies on a trend-based Fibonacci retracement. If things continue to build steam from there, TRX will move as high as the 50% Fibonacci level at $0.39 — just below the much-hyped $0.40 level. 1 Billion USDT Minted On Tron Support for the bullish argument is also emerging from within the Tron ecosystem. Tether has created a further $1 billion USDT on the Tron blockchain. Tether has created 4 billion USDT on Ethereum and Tron combined since April 28. TRX price up in the last week. Source: Coingecko New minting of USDT tends to indicate increased market activity. As these tokens are utilized for trading, swapping, and transferring capital, additional USDT on Tron might translate to greater demand for TRX. It’s not certain, but it is a sign to consider. Related Reading: TRUMP Token Bloodbath: Whales Lose Big In $8.58 Million Sell-Off Chain revenue:????$SOL 41.72%$TRX 24.56$ETH 16.4%$BTC 7.4% pic.twitter.com/kvVcvpkJT8 — Ted (@TedPillows) May 5, 2025 Tron Activity Surpasses Ethereum In Revenue According to statistics reported by analyst Ted Pillows, Tron’s portion of the overall network economic value is nearly 25%. Solana alone is also nearing 42%. Yet in a surprising turn, Tron’s revenue chain is now higher than Ethereum‘s at 16% of total network revenue. According to TronScan, the number of total accounts on the network is also growing. As of now, there are more than 304 million accounts. The total value locked (TVL) across Tron’s platforms has crossed the $20 billion mark. Whether TRX reaches $0.40 anytime soon will have something to do with how it acts around the $0.25 resistance level. At the moment, price action, technical indications, and ecosystem activity all appear to be pointing in the same direction. Featured image from Gemini Imagen, chart from TradingView