{"id":871240,"date":"2025-09-07T21:12:34","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T02:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/07\/justin-sun-calls-on-world-liberty-to-unlock-frozen-tokens-pledges-20m-buy\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T21:12:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T02:12:34","slug":"justin-sun-calls-on-world-liberty-to-unlock-frozen-tokens-pledges-20m-buy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/07\/justin-sun-calls-on-world-liberty-to-unlock-frozen-tokens-pledges-20m-buy\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin Sun calls on World Liberty to unlock frozen tokens, pledges $20M buy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-id=\"177804\" data-url=\"https:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/justin-sun-world-liberty-token-freeze\/\">\n<section>\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\">Justin Sun calls on World Liberty to unlock frozen tokens, pledges $20M buy<\/span><\/span>        <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2>Sun urged WLFI to reverse its freeze of his holdings, calling tokens \u201csacred and inviolable,\u201d while committing $20M to WLFI tokens and to ALTS, the Trump-linked crypto company Alt5 Sigma stock.<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n            <picture><source media=\"(min-width: 850px)\" ><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"http:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/8c49df60-a9b4-465f-bf9a-8e33ff226804.jpg\" alt=\"Justin Sun calls on World Liberty to unlock frozen tokens, pledges $20M buy\" title=\"http:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/8c49df60-a9b4-465f-bf9a-8e33ff226804.jpg\">\n            <\/picture>\n        <\/section>\n<p>Photo: Calvin Sit<\/p>\n<section>\n<section>\n<h3>Key Takeaways<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>World Liberty blacklisted Justin Sun\u2019s wallet Thursday, freezing 540M unlocked and 2.4B locked WLFI tokens worth more than $3B.<\/li>\n<li>Sun called the move \u201cunreasonable\u201d in an open letter and pledged to buy $10M in WLFI and $10M in ALTS stock to show continued support.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Share this article<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>        <?xml encoding=\"UTF-8\"><\/p>\n<p>Justin Sun has called on World Liberty Financial (WLFI) to reverse the <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/world-liberty-blacklists-justin-sun-address-locks-2-9b-tokens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">blacklisting of his address<\/a>, which froze more than $3 billion worth of unlocked and locked WLFI tokens Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">To the World Liberty Financials team and the global community,<\/p>\n<p>As one of the early major investors in World Liberty Financials, I have contributed not only capital but also my trust and support for the future of this project. My goal has always been to grow alongside the team\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 H.E. Justin Sun ????\u200d???? (Astronaut Version) (@justinsuntron) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/justinsuntron\/status\/1963807543983263802?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">September 5, 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>In a post on X late Thursday, Sun published an open letter to the WLFI team and community, describing the freeze as \u201cunreasonable\u201d and arguing that tokens are \u201csacred and inviolable.\u201d He said unilateral actions that freeze investor assets \u201cviolate the legitimate rights of investors\u201d and risk undermining broader confidence in the project.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cMy goal has always been to grow alongside the team and community and to jointly build a strong and healthy WLF ecosystem,\u201d Sun wrote. \u201cI call on the team to respect these principles, unlock my tokens, and let\u2019s move forward together toward the success of World Liberty Financials.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The remarks follow WLFI\u2019s decision to blacklist Sun\u2019s wallet, freezing 540 million unlocked and 2.4 billion locked WLFI after on-chain trackers flagged $9 million worth of WLFI transfers to exchanges.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday morning, Sun doubled down on his support for the project, pledging to market buy $10 million worth of WLFI and $10 million worth of ALTS, the ticker for Nasdaq-listed company Alt5 Sigma.<\/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<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We believe U.S.-listed crypto stocks are an undervalued opportunity. I will market buy $10 million worth of ALTS and $10 million worth of WLFI. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/worldlibertyfi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">@worldlibertyfi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">@EricTrump<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DonaldJTrumpJr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">@DonaldJTrumpJr<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZachWitkoff?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">@ZachWitkoff<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zakfolkman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">@zakfolkman<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WatcherChase?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">@WatcherChase<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 H.E. Justin Sun ????\u200d???? (Astronaut Version) (@justinsuntron) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/justinsuntron\/status\/1963961392295244130?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">September 5, 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>In early August, Alt5 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20250811959222\/en\/ALT5-Sigma-Corporation-Announces-%241.5-Billion-Registered-Direct-Offering-and-Concurrent-Private-Placement-to-Initiate-World-Liberty-Financial-%24WLFI-Treasury-Strategy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\">announced<\/a> a $1.5 billion offering to create a WLFI token treasury strategy. With this pledge, Sun is seeking to clear the air with the Trumps by signaling support for their projects across both traditional finance and on-chain markets.<\/p>\n<p>WLFI was last trading slightly above $0.18 Friday morning, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/en\/coins\/world-liberty-financial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\">CoinGecko data<\/a>. ALTS, meanwhile, was up 5% on the day, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/chart\/U5sk8QXT\/?symbol=BINANCE%3ABTCUSDT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\">TradingView<\/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=Justin+Sun+calls+on+World+Liberty+to+unlock+frozen+tokens%2C+pledges+%2420M+buy&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcryptobriefing.com%2Fjustin-sun-world-liberty-token-freeze%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\/justin-sun-world-liberty-token-freeze\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n Estefano Gomez<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home \u00bb Markets \u00bb Justin Sun calls on World Liberty to unlock frozen tokens, pledges $20M buy Sun urged WLFI to reverse its freeze of his holdings, calling tokens \u201csacred and inviolable,\u201d while committing $20M to WLFI tokens and to ALTS, the Trump-linked crypto company Alt5 Sigma stock. 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