Trump family's crypto firm sued over alleged 'extortion'

Billionaire investor Justin Sun is suing the family's World Liberty crypto venture after spending $45m on its tokens.

Crypto Entrepreneur Justin Sun Sues Trump Family’s World Liberty Financial, Accusing It of Fraud

Justin Sun, one of the largest backers of World Liberty Financial, sued the Trump family’s crypto start-up, accusing it of a fraudulent scheme to pressure him into buying digital coins.

By David Yaffe-Bellany

Crypto billionaire Justin Sun sues Trump family’s World Liberty Financial

Fraud claims come amid escalating feud between the Trump venture and one of its biggest supporters

Billionaire sues digital currency venture co-founded by Trump and sons for illegal account freezing

Justin Sun alleges World Liberty Financial installed tools to prevent sale of his tokens after they became tradeable Billionaire crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun on Tuesday sued World Liberty Financial, the digital currency venture co-founded by Donald Trump and his sons, alleging that World Liberty illegally froze his holdings of tokens issued by the company. Sun, the largest investor in World Liberty, alleged in the lawsuit, filed in a federal court in California, that the company secretly in...

By Reuters

Blockchain billionaire Sun takes Trump family’s crypto firm to court

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

Billionaire investor files fraud lawsuit against Trump crypto venture and claims it’s on ‘verge of collapse’

Justin Sun alleges claims his multi-million dollar investment was secured through fraud and is demanding that his tokens be unfrozen and his voting rights restored in dispute over new governance proposal

By Joe Sommerlad

Justin Sun Sues Trump-Backed World Liberty Financial Over $75 Million Token Freeze