Криптокомпания World Liberty Financial подала в суд на Джастина Сана за клевету
Криптовалютная компания World Liberty Financial (WLFI), созданная семьями Трампа и Виткофф, подала судебный иск против основателя блокчейна TRON Джастина Сана. Истец обвиняет инвестора в намеренной кампании по дискредитации проекта с целью обрушить стоимость его токенов.Согласно материалам дела, Sun, который в ноябре 2024 года объявил о своих инвестициях в размере 30 миллионов долларов, нарушил условия соглашения, открыв короткую позицию (short) по токену WLFI. Это позволило ему извлечь выгоду из возможного падения стоимости актива. В ответ на эти действия компания заморозила активы Сана.Представители World Liberty Financial утверждают, что в ответ на блокировку средств Sun начал публично критиковать руководство и бизнес-модель компании, используя для распространения негатива бот-сети. В частности, инвестор заявил, что проект обладает функцией, позволяющей в одностороннем порядке конфисковывать цифровые активы пользователей без уведомления. Зачастую Sun ранее высказывался в положительном ключе о WLFI, называя её одним из важнейших проектов в индустрии.Адвокат компании Том Клэр заявил, что иск подан как крайняя мера для защиты интересов держателей токенов и сотрудников, и компания намерена опровергнуть обвинения в суде. Поддержку иска также выразили Зак Виткофф и сыновья Дональда Трампа, обвинив Сана в распространении ложной информации.Ранее Комиссия по ценным бумагам и биржам США (SEC) уже предъявляла Джастину Сану обвинения в манипулировании рынком и продаже незарегистрированных ценных бумаг. В начале этого года стороны достигли мирового соглашения на сумму 10 миллионов долларов, при этом сам Sun отрицал наличие каких-либо нарушений.
Trump-backed crypto firm accuses billionaire investor of smear campaign, vows to 'correct the record' in court
World Liberty Financial, a group started by the Trump and Witkoff families, is accusing Justin Sun, a crypto billionaire and one of their investors, of waging a deliberate smear campaign to tank a crypto product he was allegedly betting against."Justin Sun chose to defame World Liberty — repeatedly, publicly and to millions of followers. World Liberty filed this lawsuit as a last resort to correct the record and to protect its token holders, its employees and all its stakeholders," Tom Clare, World Liberty Financial's attorney, said in a press release."We are eager to expose the falsity of Sun’s statements in court and in public."MR. WONDERFUL TALKS 'EXCITEMENT' AROUND CRYPTOCURRENCY UNDER TRUMP: AMERICA IS IN A 'NEW PHASE'Sun, a crypto dealmaker and the founder of TRON blockchain, a cryptocurrency platform, announced a $30 million investment of WLFI in November 2024, calling himself the company’s largest backer at the time."We are thrilled to invest $30 million in World Liberty Financial as its largest investor. The U.S. is becoming the blockchain hub and Bitcoin owes it to [President Donald Trump]," Sun wrote in a post to X.Two years later, World Liberty Financial is accusing Sun of, first, violating his agreement with the company as an investor by shorting WLFI’s token — a position that set him up to profit if the company’s value declined.In response, World Liberty Financial froze Sun’s assets.Then, Sun threatened to publicly criticize the company to his millions of followers online if the company didn’t unlock his holdings, according to World Liberty Financial.BIDEN ADMIN'S COLD-SHOULDER APPROACH TO CRYPTO CONCERNS INDUSTRY LEADERS: 'NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT'"Justin Sun engaged in a defamatory campaign to torch World Liberty Financial’s reputation," Zach Witkoff, the son of Trump's Special Envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, posted on X. "He knew his claims were false and made them anyway to harm WLFI token holders. I look forward to the truth coming out in court."Eric and Donald Trump Jr. also took to X to amplify a thread posted by their company, which accused Sun of "a coordinated media smear campaign against World Liberty Financial" and said he "refused to stop even when confronted with the truth."World Liberty Financial claimed Sun praised the company online, calling it "one of the biggest and most important projects in crypto" and that he was "fully aligned with the mission."When the company didn’t unfreeze his assets, Sun published his criticisms of the company, blasting World Liberty Financial's business and leadership structure and warning viewers to stay away from the organization. According to World Liberty Financial's suit, Sun even used fake social media "bot" accounts to amplify the claims.In a post that garnered over 2 million views, Sun claimed the company had built a feature that enabled them to seize users' digital assets."This feature grants the company unilateral power to freeze, restrict, or effectively confiscate the property rights of any token holder—without notice, without reason and without any avenue for recourse," Sun claimed.Sun pointed to his own digital assets as evidence of his claims."The WLFI team's conduct is eroding the community's trust in the project. Unlock the tokens and uphold transparency to the community. Let us build with integrity, not with malfeasance," Sun said in his post.SHAQ SCOFFS AT BEING NAMED IN LAWSUIT OVER FTX COLLAPSE: 'I DON'T UNDERSTAND CRYPTO'Notably, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has accused Sun in the past of selling unregistered securities, manipulating the market to inflate the value of his assets and paying celebrities to promote his products without disclosures.In that case, the SEC and Sun reached a settlement for $10 million earlier this year, although Sun denied any wrongdoing.
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