{"id":25988,"date":"2026-04-15T20:16:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T20:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/justin-sun-slams-trump-backed-wlfi-vote-as-world-tyranny-in-explosive-new-x-post\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T20:16:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T20:16:57","slug":"justin-sun-slams-trump-backed-wlfi-vote-as-world-tyranny-in-explosive-new-x-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/justin-sun-slams-trump-backed-wlfi-vote-as-world-tyranny-in-explosive-new-x-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin Sun slams Trump\u2011backed WLFI vote as \u2018world tyranny\u2019 in explosive new X post"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">WLFI governance scandal sees Justin Sun accuse Trump\u2011backed World Liberty Financial of \u201cworld tyranny\u201d over coercive token lockups and anonymous control.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_9f7c9677ba800e4a3d529ecb243f55d5\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Justin Sun calls WLFI\u2019s latest governance proposal \u201cone of the most absurd governance scams\u201d he has seen, alleging coercive lockups and frozen voting power.<\/li>\n<li>The Trump\u2011backed World Liberty Financial is already under scrutiny for tying WLFI voting rights to 180\u2011day staking and for heavy concentration of voting power in a handful of wallets.<\/li>\n<li>WLFI\u2019s token, once touted as a flagship DeFi asset, now trades around $0.08 with a market cap near $2.6 billion, as legal and governance disputes intensify.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>Justin Sun has accused World Liberty Financial\u2019s WLFI governance of \u201cworld tyranny,\u201d alleging that a new staking proposal weaponizes token lockups, strips dissenters of voting rights, and centralizes control in anonymous hands. His comments escalate a months\u2011long dispute with the Trump\u2011linked DeFi project, coming as WLFI trades near $0.08 and remains more than 70% below prior highs.<\/p>\n<p>In a new X post on April 15, Tron founder Justin Sun blasted World Liberty Financial\u2019s latest WLFI governance proposal as \u201cworld tyranny, not world free finance,\u201d calling it \u201cone of the most absurd governance scams I\u2019ve ever seen.\u201d Sun, a major early backer of the Trump\u2011associated project, warned that the vote could determine the fate of \u201cbillions of dollars in assets\u201d and amount to a \u201cnaked deprivation of holders\u2019 property rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"zh\" dir=\"ltr\">\u8fd9\u662f&#8221;\u4e16\u754c\u66b4\u653f&#8221;, \u4e0d\u662f&#8221;\u4e16\u754c\u81ea\u7531\u91d1\u878d&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u6b64\u63d0\u6848\u88ab\u5305\u88c5\u6210&#8221;\u6cbb\u7406\u5bf9\u9f50\u4fe1\u53f7&#8221;\u548c&#8221;\u957f\u671f\u627f\u8bfa&#8221;\uff0c\u4f46\u5265\u5f00\u5305\u88c5\u6765\u770b\uff0c\u8fd9\u662f\u6211\u89c1\u8fc7\u7684\u6700\u8352\u8c2c\u7684\u6cbb\u7406\u9a97\u5c40\u4e4b\u4e00\u3002\u6211\u9010\u6761\u8bf4\u660e\u3002<\/p>\n<p>\u4e00\u3001\u53cd\u5bf9\u5373\u53d7\u7f5a\u2014\u2014\u7ecf\u5178\u7684\u80c1\u8feb\u624b\u6bb5\u2026 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sJhFMnLWsJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/sJhFMnLWsJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 H.E. Justin Sun \ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83d\ude80 \ud83c\udf1e (@justinsuntron) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/justinsuntron\/status\/2044479960673628581?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">April 15, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>World Liberty Financial, whose WLFI token has previously been promoted as part of a Trump\u2011aligned crypto push, has already faced criticism for proposals that force investors to stake their only unlocked tokens for 180 days just to retain governance rights. One March proposal linked voting power to long\u2011term staking with an estimated 2% annual yield and introduced node tiers requiring multi\u2011million WLFI stakes, a design critics said entrenched insiders and early whales.<\/p>\n<p>Sun claims WLFI\u2019s new proposal punishes dissent by locking tokens \u201cindefinitely, with no path to unlocking\u201d for those who vote against it, arguing \u201cyou oppose this proposal, and you\u2019re punished\u2026 this isn\u2019t voting; it\u2019s coercion.\u201d He also says his own holdings, representing roughly 4% of WLFI voting power, have been frozen and that \u201cthe team holds the power to freeze tokens\u2014they decide who gets to vote and who doesn\u2019t,\u201d rendering the outcome \u201cdecided before the vote even started.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to previous reporting, WLFI governance has already shown signs of extreme concentration, with one staking\u2011system vote receiving 99.12% approval while 76% of voting tokens came from just 10 wallets, giving a tiny set of holders effective control over outcomes. Separate analyses and WLFI documentation indicate that around 80% of presale tokens remain locked under terms subject to future governance proposals, magnifying the impact of any changes to unlock schedules and burn mechanics.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<p>In his post, Sun alleges that \u201cactual control of the WLFI smart contract is held by a 3\/5 anonymous multisig,\u201d while an unnamed guardian wallet can blacklist addresses, meaning \u201cgovernance proposals, on\u2011chain votes, and community discussions are all just theater.\u201d He further criticizes WLFI for requiring voters to undergo identity verification and compliance checks while \u201cthose with absolute power remain anonymous,\u201d calling the setup \u201cworse than tyranny\u201d and \u201cdictatorship dressed in DAO clothing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WLFI\u2019s token has plummeted more than 70% from peak levels, now hovering near $0.08 with a market cap around $2.5 billion and 24\u2011hour volumes close to $80 million, according to major exchanges. The project reportedly raised more than $460 million in its early phase, and Sun says the stakes of the current vote\u2014governing unlock schedules, governance rights, and potential permanent destruction of billions of tokens\u2014go far beyond routine parameter tweaks.<\/p>\n<p>Sun concludes that \u201cresults produced under these conditions lack legitimacy, should not be binding, and should not be recognized,\u201d urging WLFI holders to \u201cvoice opposition in all public channels\u201d and \u201cpreserve all legal recourse rights.\u201d WLFI has previously responded to his accusations of opaque blacklisting by insisting it only targets \u201cmalicious or high\u2011risk activity,\u201d and has publicly hinted at meeting Sun \u201cin court,\u201d suggesting the governance dispute is likely to move into regulatory and legal arenas.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WLFI governance scandal sees Justin Sun accuse Trump\u2011backed World Liberty Financial of \u201cworld tyranny\u201d over coercive token lockups and anonymous control. 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