{"id":9452,"date":"2025-09-01T18:23:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T18:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/tron-crypto-wavers-as-justin-sun-claims-200m-wlfi-holdings\/"},"modified":"2025-09-01T18:23:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T18:23:27","slug":"tron-crypto-wavers-as-justin-sun-claims-200m-wlfi-holdings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/tron-crypto-wavers-as-justin-sun-claims-200m-wlfi-holdings\/","title":{"rendered":"Tron crypto wavers as Justin Sun claims $200m WLFI holdings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">Currently, Tron founder and Trump business partner Justin Sun holds WLFI tokens worth $891.2 million.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_af464e4f29b54530b944183b69f3295b\" 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>Tron founder Justin Sun claimed almost $200 million in WLFI tokens<\/li>\n<li>Currently, Sun holds $891.2 million WLFI tokens <\/li>\n<li>Trump and his family have extensive business ties with Sun<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>TRX crypto is facing renewed volatility amid the public release of the World Liberty Financial (WLFI) token. On Monday, Sept. 1, Tron (TRX) was trading at $0.3364, down 1.8% from the prior day. This performance coincided with Tron founder Justin Sun deepening his business ties to Trump\u2019s crypto venture.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, Justin Sun revealed that he claimed his 20% unlock of WLFI, a sum worth almost $200 million. According to blockchain analytics firm Arkham, Sun now <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/arkham\/status\/1962532967437242537\" target=\"_blank\">holds WLFI tokens worth $891.2 million<\/a>. Moreover, Sun claims that he will not sell his stake \u201canytime soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Excited to share my thoughts on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24WLFI&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$WLFI<\/a> \u2014 I truly believe this will be one of the biggest and most important projects in crypto. \ud83e\udd85<\/p>\n<p>We have no plans to sell our unlocked tokens anytime soon. The long-term vision here is too powerful, and I\u2019m fully aligned with the mission.\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; H.E. Justin Sun \ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83d\ude80 (Astronaut Version) (@justinsuntron) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/justinsuntron\/status\/1962522143390056830?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 1, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>While Sun\u2019s close association with Trump could be good for TRX, in the same announcement Sun also committed to increasing the circulation of the WLFI stablecoin USD1 on the Tron blockchain to $200 million.<\/p>\n<p>Still, Sun\u2019s extensive investments in Trump\u2019s various business ventures also raise eyebrows. In November, Justin Sun invested $30 million in the WLFI, which made him the largest single backer. The stream of investments in Trump\u2019s memecoin (TRUMP) and now the WLFI token may indicate a shift in focus and capital away from Tron\u2019s ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tron sees a major wave of whale selling<\/h2>\n<p>These concerns are compounded by a wave of whale profit-taking earlier last month. Notably, on August %, Tron recorded $1.4 billion in realized profit in a single day. According to Glassnode, this was the second-largest profit event year to date.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24TRX&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$TRX<\/a> just recorded $1.4B in realized profit in a single day &#8211; the second-largest profit event YTD.<br \/>Net Unrealized PnL is in Optimism\/Anxiety territory, and SOPR &gt; 1 confirms profit is being taken into strength.<br \/>But who\u2019s taking profit raises eyebrows \ud83d\udc47 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k3XHWoogU6\">pic.twitter.com\/k3XHWoogU6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; glassnode (@glassnode) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/glassnode\/status\/1952732676839923845?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Moreover, the majority of these realized profits were made by whales who held TRX for 3-5 years. This suggests that whales who participated in the 2021-2022 bullish wave are now cashing out. Such an environment has the potential to put pressure on Tron\u2019s price in the near future.<\/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>Currently, Tron founder and Trump business partner Justin Sun holds WLFI tokens worth $891.2 million. 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