Billionaire sues digital currency venture co-founded by Trump and sons for illegal account freezing
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Billionaire crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun sued World Liberty Financial, a digital currency venture co-founded by President Donald Trump and his sons, for illegally freezing his token holdings.
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Billionaire crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun has sued World Liberty Financial, a digital currency venture co-founded by President Donald Trump and his sons, alleging illegal freezing of his token holdings. Sun, identified as the largest investor in World Liberty, claims the company secretly installed tools to prevent the sale of his tokens after they became tradeable in September 2025. The lawsuit, filed in a federal court in California, also alleges that World Liberty threatened to permanently delete his digital assets. This legal action targets a business venture directly associated with the President's family.
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Justin Sun filed a lawsuit in a federal court in California against World Liberty Financial.
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