Justin Sun Sues Trump-Backed Crypto Venture Over Blocked Tokens

A high-stakes legal battle is brewing between cryptocurrency billionaire Justin Sun and World Liberty Financial, a venture co-founded by President Donald Trump's sons.

Sun, who founded the blockchain company Tron, has filed a lawsuit against World Liberty in California federal court. The complaint alleges that the company blocked him from selling digital tokens worth up to $1 billion and attempted to pressure him into investing more money in their stablecoin.

According to Sun's suit, World Liberty froze his tokens after he refused to commit more funds to the business. He also claims that the company stripped him of his right to vote on governance proposals and threatened to permanently destroy his tokens.