{"id":870737,"date":"2025-09-05T21:13:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T02:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/05\/world-liberty-blacklists-justin-suns-address-freezing-3b-in-wlfi-tokens\/"},"modified":"2025-09-05T21:13:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T02:13:00","slug":"world-liberty-blacklists-justin-suns-address-freezing-3b-in-wlfi-tokens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/05\/world-liberty-blacklists-justin-suns-address-freezing-3b-in-wlfi-tokens\/","title":{"rendered":"World Liberty blacklists Justin Sun\u2019s address, freezing $3B in WLFI tokens"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-id=\"177756\" data-url=\"https:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/world-liberty-blacklists-justin-sun-address-locks-2-9b-tokens\/\">\n<section>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/markets\/\" rel=\"tag\"><br \/>\n                    Markets                <\/a>\n                    <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/\">Home<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/markets\/\">Markets<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span aria-current=\"page\">World Liberty blacklists Justin Sun\u2019s address, freezing $3B in WLFI tokens<\/span><\/span>        <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Powered by <strong>Gloria<\/strong><\/span> | <span>Edited by<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a data-author_id=\"38186\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/team\/estefano-gomez\/\" rel=\"author\">Estefano Gomez<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2025-09-04T18:51:33+00:00\"><br \/>\n                        Sep. 4, 2025                    <\/time>\n                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2>World Liberty froze Justin Sun\u2019s address, locking billions in WLFI tokens after $9M moved to exchanges, though Sun denied selling.<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n            <picture><source media=\"(min-width: 850px)\" ><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"http:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/d414e81c-c8a5-486d-abe1-f00e250be203.jpg\" alt=\"World Liberty blacklists Justin Sun\u2019s address, freezing $3B in WLFI tokens\" title=\"http:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/d414e81c-c8a5-486d-abe1-f00e250be203.jpg\">\n            <\/picture>\n        <\/section>\n<p>Photo: Bridget Bennett<\/p>\n<section>\n<section>\n<h3>Key Takeaways<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>World Liberty Financial blacklisted an address tied to Justin Sun, freezing 540M unlocked and 2.4B locked WLFI tokens.<\/li>\n<li>The move followed transfers of 60M WLFI worth $9M to exchanges, sparking concerns over token selling.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Share this article<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>        <?xml encoding=\"UTF-8\"><\/p>\n<p>World Liberty Financial (WLFI) has blacklisted an address linked to Justin Sun, freezing about 540 million unlocked tokens and 2.4 billion locked, according to Zoomer News<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/zoomerfied\/status\/1963652870344999137\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\"> post on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The move was likely triggered by transfers of 60 million WLFI tokens, worth roughly $9 million at the time, sent to exchanges, according to on-chain analytics platform Arkham.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">JUST IN: JUSTIN SUN\u2019S ADDRESS BLACKLISTED FOR TRANSFERRING $9M <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24WLFI&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">$WLFI<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O25281D7mi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/O25281D7mi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Arkham (@arkham) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arkham\/status\/1963655261249228999?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">September 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"rocketlazyloadscript\" async data-rocket-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The WLFI governance token, launched September 1 with Donald Trump\u2019s endorsement, unlocked 20% of its 100 billion supply at its TGE. Justin Sun, founder of Tron, claimed 600 million WLFI worth about $200 million at launch, accounting for 3% of the unlocked pool and making him one of the project\u2019s largest stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p><span data-offset-key=\"8rad0-0-0\">In response to concerns that his tokens were being sold<\/span>, Sun denied involvement,<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/justinsuntron\/status\/1963660907017605191\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\"> stating<\/a> his address only conducted \u201ca few small deposit tests\u201d and splitting, with \u201cno buying or selling involved\u201d and no market impact. Despite those assurances, World Liberty invoked its blacklist function, freezing Sun\u2019s WLFI holdings, <a href=\"https:\/\/etherscan.io\/tx\/0x0230880850ae1daebdb1a9984f0f6b1601390bbe4738152556738aa901862d74#eventlog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">according to on-chain data<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-banner mrec-in-article\">\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4 ai-track\" data-ai=\"WzQsIiIsIk1SRUMgSW4tYXJ0aWNsZSAtIDMwMHgyNTAiLCIiLDFd\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both; width: 300px; height: 250px;\">\n<div class=\"ai-rotate ai-unprocessed\" data-shares=\"WzEwMF0=\" style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ai-rotate-option\" style=\"visibility: hidden;\" data-index=\"1\" data-name=\"U2V2aW8=\">\n<div style=\"width: 300px; height: 250px\">\n<script type=\"rocketlazyloadscript\" async data-rocket-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.adx.ws\/scripts\/loader.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"sevioads\" data-zone=\"e895191b-6d01-4021-992d-173ebfdf2d63\"><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"rocketlazyloadscript\">\n    window.sevioads = window.sevioads || [];\n    var sevioads_preferences = [];\n    sevioads_preferences[0] = {};\n    sevioads_preferences[0].zone = \"e895191b-6d01-4021-992d-173ebfdf2d63\";\n    sevioads_preferences[0].adType = \"banner\";\n    sevioads_preferences[0].inventoryId = \"c5700508-581b-472c-8fdd-a931cdbfc8e1\";\n    sevioads_preferences[0].accountId = \"1e47efc1-ec2d-4fca-a8b9-354e249e5095\";\n    sevioads.push(sevioads_preferences);\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p>Sun <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/justinsuntron\/status\/1962522143390056830\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">publicly committed on launch day<\/a> to holding his WLFI. He said Monday he has \u201cno plans to sell our unlocked tokens anytime soon,\u201d citing the project\u2019s \u201clong-term vision\u201d and alignment with its mission.<\/p>\n<p>WLFI traded at $0.18, down 17% on the day and more than 40% below its $0.30 launch price,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/en\/coins\/world-liberty-financial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> according to CoinGecko data<\/a>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"article-share\">\n<p>Share this article<\/p>\n<div class=\"social-icons\">\n          <button class=\"social-icon share\" data-href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?text=World+Liberty+blacklists+Justin+Sun%E2%80%99s+address%2C+freezing+%243B+in+WLFI+tokens&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcryptobriefing.com%2Fworld-liberty-blacklists-justin-sun-address-locks-2-9b-tokens%2F&#038;via=crypto_briefing\" aria-label=\"Share on x\"><br \/>\n        <?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?><br \/>\n                <svg width=\"40px\" height=\"40px\" viewBox=\"0 0 40 40\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\n                <g id=\"surface1\">\n                <path style=\" stroke:none;fill-rule:nonzero;fill:rgb(0%,0%,0%);fill-opacity:1;\" d=\"M 17.867188 0.148438 C 10.839844 0.878906 4.558594 5.507812 1.707031 12.054688 C -0.132812 16.28125 -0.441406 21.148438 0.867188 25.625 C 2.480469 31.214844 6.652344 35.933594 12.054688 38.292969 C 16.28125 40.132812 21.148438 40.4375 25.628906 39.132812 C 32.332031 37.199219 37.613281 31.695312 39.347656 24.851562 C 42.054688 14.132812 35.414062 3.171875 24.667969 0.613281 C 22.304688 0.0546875 20.226562 -0.09375 17.867188 0.148438 Z M 18.132812 12.535156 C 19.839844 14.800781 21.28125 16.667969 21.332031 16.667969 C 21.386719 16.667969 23.160156 14.800781 25.253906 12.535156 L 29.078125 8.398438 L 31.253906 8.398438 L 30.785156 8.894531 C 30.519531 9.171875 28.785156 11.054688 26.933594 13.066406 C 25.078125 15.078125 23.265625 17.039062 22.90625 17.398438 L 22.265625 18.078125 L 27.265625 24.734375 C 30.011719 28.398438 32.265625 31.441406 32.265625 31.492188 C 32.265625 31.558594 30.628906 31.601562 28.640625 31.601562 L 25 31.585938 L 21.613281 27.054688 C 19.28125 23.921875 18.1875 22.574219 18.078125 22.652344 C 18 22.71875 16.105469 24.761719 13.867188 27.1875 L 9.800781 31.601562 L 8.773438 31.601562 C 8.199219 31.601562 7.734375 31.574219 7.734375 31.535156 C 7.734375 31.492188 9.851562 29.171875 12.441406 26.386719 C 15.011719 23.601562 17.148438 21.265625 17.171875 21.226562 C 17.1875 21.171875 15.066406 18.28125 12.464844 14.800781 C 9.867188 11.332031 7.734375 8.464844 7.734375 8.441406 C 7.734375 8.414062 9.371094 8.398438 11.386719 8.398438 L 15.039062 8.398438 Z M 18.132812 12.535156 \" \/>\n                <path style=\" stroke:none;fill-rule:nonzero;fill:rgb(0%,0%,0%);fill-opacity:1;\" d=\"M 11.027344 10.1875 C 11.082031 10.28125 14.441406 14.785156 18.464844 20.171875 L 25.800781 29.988281 L 27.441406 30 C 28.453125 30 29.066406 29.945312 29.039062 29.867188 C 29.027344 29.800781 25.679688 25.292969 21.628906 19.867188 L 14.238281 10 L 12.585938 10 C 11.214844 10 10.933594 10.027344 11.027344 10.1875 Z M 11.027344 10.1875 \" \/>\n                <\/g>\n                <\/svg>      <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/world-liberty-blacklists-justin-sun-address-locks-2-9b-tokens\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n Estefano Gomez<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Markets Home \u00bb Markets \u00bb World Liberty blacklists Justin Sun\u2019s address, freezing $3B in WLFI tokens Powered by Gloria | Edited by Estefano Gomez Sep. 4, 2025 World Liberty froze Justin Sun\u2019s address, locking billions in WLFI tokens after $9M moved to exchanges, though Sun denied selling. 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