孙宇晨告 WLFI 遭川普次子 Eric Trump 嘲讽：这诉讼比「花 600 万美元买胶带香蕉」还荒谬

Trump family confronts Sun! Justin Sun, founder of Tron, officially sued the DeFi project World Liberty Financial (WLFI) supported by the Trump family yesterday, angrily claiming that their tokens were frozen by a “backdoor blacklist.” In response, Donald Trump’s son Eric Trump today (22nd) strongly defended his team, not only retweeting the CEO’s counterattack post but also mocking Sun Yuchen’s lawsuit as “more absurd than spending 6 million dollars to buy a banana glued to a wall.”
(Background summary: Sun Yuchen officially sues World Liberty Financial: Unjustified freeze of 595 million WLFI tokens, governance proposal is a trap)
(Additional background: Sun Yuchen confronts Trump family DeFi: WLFI is a centralized black box for governance, $75M being frozen and unable to vote)

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• Eric Trump joins the fight: lawsuit as absurd as “spending 6 million dollars on a banana”
• $75 million anger: why did Sun Yuchen sue?
• WLFI’s tough response: see you in court

The two most eye-catching figures in the cryptocurrency circle — Sun Yuchen (Justin Sun) and the Trump family — have evolved from initial heavy investments during their honeymoon period into a legendary courtroom battle.

On April 21, 2026, U.S. time, Sun Yuchen, founder of Tron, officially filed a lawsuit against the Trump-supported DeFi platform World Liberty Financial (WLFI) in a federal court in California. Facing the legal move from his former “biggest backer,” WLFI’s team did not back down but instead launched a full-scale sarcastic attack.

Eric Trump joins the fight: lawsuit as absurd as “spending 6 million dollars on a banana”

After Sun Yuchen’s lawsuit, WLFI co-founder and CEO Zach Witkoff was the first to respond on X (formerly Twitter), directly dismissing Sun Yuchen’s accusations as baseless and merely a distraction from his own “misconduct,” emphasizing that the team will fully protect users.

Subsequently, Trump’s son Eric Trump quoted Zach’s tweet today (22nd), mocking Sun Yuchen:

“The only thing more ridiculous than this lawsuit is spending $6 million on a banana duct-taped to a wall. We are incredibly proud of the @worldlibertyfi team…”

The only thing more ridiculous than this lawsuit is spending (million on a banana duct-taped to a wall. We are incredibly proud of the @worldlibertyfi team… https://t.co/ahfBKvCdwN

— Eric Trump )@EricTrump### April 22, 2026

$75 million anger: why did Sun Yuchen sue?

The seeds of this conflict were planted as early as the end of last year. As an early and major external investor in WLFI, Sun Yuchen had promised to inject about $75 million. However, he accused that after the token gained trading functionality in September 2025, his holdings of WLFI were suddenly frozen by the project team without warning.

According to the lawsuit, Sun Yuchen made several serious allegations against WLFI:

• Backdoor in smart contract: Accused WLFI of secretly embedding a “blacklist function” in the contract, allowing the project to unilaterally freeze or even permanently burn investors’ tokens, completely violating the decentralization spirit of Web3.
• Depriving governance voting rights: Token freeze led to the loss of his rightful protocol governance rights.
• Extortion and pressure: Claimed the project team exerted improper pressure on him, even demanding him to promote WLFI’s stablecoin USD1 on the Tron network.
• Token misappropriation and cash-out: Criticized the project team for using large amounts of WLFI tokens as collateral, lending about $75 million in stablecoins on the DeFi platform Dolomite, treating investors as a “personal ATM,” and proposing unreasonable token unlock plans.

( WLFI’s tough response: see you in court

Faced with Sun Yuchen’s barrage of accusations, WLFI’s team demonstrated a very strong stance. They claimed that freezing Sun Yuchen’s tokens was a “legitimate defense” to protect the project and users, hinting that his actions had already harmed the project.

Recently, the project team publicly retorted in the community: “We have contracts, evidence, and the truth. See you in court, pal.”

This lawsuit, involving huge funds, the political halo of the Trump family, and the conflict between “decentralization and actual control,” has become one of the most watched legal battles in the crypto market this year. Both sides currently hold their positions, and future court disclosures of evidence are sure to stir even greater waves.

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