{"id":101343,"date":"2024-11-26T00:17:43","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T04:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=101343"},"modified":"2024-11-26T00:17:47","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T04:17:47","slug":"justin-sun-invests-in-world-liberty-financial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/justin-sun-invests-in-world-liberty-financial\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin Sun Invests in World Liberty Financial, Links to Trump Family"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Justin Sun invested $30 million in Donald Trump's <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/crypto-project-helium-endorsed-by-bill-ackman.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"40867\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">crypto project<\/a>, World Liberty Financial (WLFI), becoming its largest investor.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/sunsuncity-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"Justin Sun Invests in World Liberty Financial, Links to Trump Family\" class=\"wp-image-101350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/sunsuncity-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/sunsuncity-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/sunsuncity-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/sunsuncity-860x484.webp 860w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/sunsuncity.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Justin Sun Invests in World Liberty Financial, Links to Trump Family<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Justin Sun has become the largest investor in Donald Trump's crypto initiative, World Liberty Financial (WLFI), following his acquisition of $30 million in tokens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In announcing the investment on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/justinsuntron\/status\/1861121947372773545\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><g id=\"wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\" fill=\"none\" clip-path=\"url(#clip0_31_188)\">\r\n                            <path d=\"M9.16724 14.8891L20.1672 3.88908\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M13.4497 3.53554L20.5208 3.53554L20.5208 10.6066\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M17.5 13.5L17.5 16.26C17.5 17.4179 17.5 17.9968 17.2675 18.4359C17.0799 18.7902 16.7902 19.0799 16.4359 19.2675C15.9968 19.5 15.4179 19.5 14.26 19.5L7.74 19.5C6.58213 19.5 6.0032 19.5 5.56414 19.2675C5.20983 19.0799 4.92007 18.7902 4.73247 18.4359C4.5 17.9968 4.5 17.4179 4.5 16.26L4.5 9.74C4.5 8.58213 4.5 8.0032 4.73247 7.56414C4.92007 7.20983 5.20982 6.92007 5.56414 6.73247C6.0032 6.5 6.58213 6.5 7.74 6.5L11 6.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                        <\/g>\r\n                        <defs>\r\n                            <clipPath id=\"clip0_31_188\">\r\n                                <rect fill=\"white\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"\/>\r\n                            <\/clipPath>\r\n                        <\/defs><\/svg><\/span><\/a>, Sun stated, &#8220;We are thrilled to invest $30 million in World Liberty Financial @worldlibertyfi as its largest investor. The U.S. is becoming the blockchain hub, and Bitcoin owes it to @realDonaldTrump! TRON is committed to making America great again and leading innovation. Let's go!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to reports, a wallet associated with Sun-controlled HTX purchased 2 billion WLFI tokens at a price of $0.015 each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">World Liberty Financial's Potentials<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>World Liberty Financial identifies itself as &#8220;a movement that aims to ensure the future of the US dollar in a digital world, while avoiding the centralized control of CBDCs.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump is designated as the &#8220;chief crypto associate.&#8221; Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. are designated as Web3 Ambassadors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Within the first hour of its launch, the initiative generated $220 million in sales of its WLFI token. At the time of this writing, 3.48 billion WLIF tokens have been sold, with 16.525 billion remaining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"589\" height=\"771\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-15-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-101347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-15-2.png 589w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-15-2-229x300.png 229w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 589px) 100vw, 589px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to Sun's investment, the initiative had sold only $20 million in <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/trump-crypto-project-to-allocate-63-wlfitokens.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"93621\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WLFI tokens<\/a>, which was significantly less than its ambitious $300 million objective. The total amount reached $52 million as a result of Sun's acquisition, which satisfied a substantial threshold specified in the project's &#8220;gold paper.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The President-elect's company, DT Marks DEFI LLC, will be entitled to 75% of net revenues after the initiative raises $30 million, and Trump and his family will begin receiving payments as a result of this milestone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis sizable purchase of WLF tokens underscores the early success of this project,\u201d World Liberty Financial co-founder Zak Folkman told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/justin-sun-invests-30-million-trump-world-liberty-financial?ref=blockhead.co\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cointelegraph<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"#wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a>. \u201cThere have been several significant purchases in recent weeks, and we are confident in our future success as we build a platform that promotes freer and fairer finance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project disclosed its intention to introduce its own stablecoin last month. The US dollar-pegged token is expected to be developed and launched by the initiative, which has reportedly raised $14 million. World Liberty Financial is presently in the process of ensuring that the product is market-safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rich Teo, the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paxos_Trust_Company#:~:text=Charles%20Cascarilla%20and%20Rich%20Teo,as%20the%20itBit%20Bitcoin%20exchange.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">co-founder of Paxos<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"#wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a>, was appointed as the project's stablecoin leader by World Liberty Financial. The stablecoins Pax Dollar (USDP) and PayPal USD (PYUSD) are powered by Paxos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Justin Sun invested $30 million in Donald Trump&#8217;s crypto project, World Liberty Financial (WLFI), becoming its largest investor.\u00a0 Justin Sun has become the largest investor in Donald Trump&#8217;s crypto initiative, World Liberty Financial (WLFI), following his acquisition of $30 million in tokens. 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