Justin Sun Escalates Blockchain 'Ownership' Fight Against Trump-Linked Project

Tron founder Justin Sun has escalated his high-stakes legal battle with World Liberty Financial (WLFI), framing it as a defining fight for permissionless ownership in blockchain.

Sun accused WLFI of secretly embedding power to freeze any user's assets directly inside its smart contract, and then activating that power against him within days of his tokens becoming tradable.

He vowed to see the lawsuit through not only to recover his tokens but to establish a legal precedent that 'your assets' must actually mean yours in blockchain.

The case has widened concerns about freeze functions existing inside WLFI's USD1 stablecoin and circular lending arrangements, which Sun called 'hidden controls' across $4 billion crypto assets.