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 clash with Sun! TRON founder Justin Sun officially sued the DeFi project supported by the Trump family, World Liberty Financial (WLFI), yesterday, accusing it of freezing tokens through 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 clashes with 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, TRON founder Sun Yuchen officially filed a lawsuit in a federal court in California against the Trump-supported DeFi platform World Liberty Financial (WLFI). Facing the legal move from his former “biggest backer,” the WLFI team not only did not retreat but responded with full force mockery.

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 first responded on X (formerly Twitter), directly pointing out that Sun Yuchen’s accusations are completely baseless, merely a distraction from his own “misconduct,” and 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 seed of this conflict was 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 tokens 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, which can 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 he 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 stablecoins on 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, the WLFI team demonstrated extremely strong confidence. They claimed that freezing Sun Yuchen’s tokens was a “legitimate defense” to protect the project and users, implying that his actions have already harmed the project.

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

This lawsuit, involving huge funds, the political aura 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 stand firm, and future court evidence disclosures are sure to stir even greater waves.