Just when the cryptocurrency market seemed calm, a heavy news instantly stirred up a storm—Sun Yuchen and the Trump family's support for the World Liberty Financial (WLFI) project have completely broken apart, tensions have escalated rapidly, becoming a hot topic of discussion in the crypto circle and even the global financial community. Countless investors and industry bigwigs are frantically exploring: how did this once close ally end up in such a hostile confrontation?
Looking back, the cooperation between Sun Yuchen and the Trump family can be described as a "legendary tale." At the end of 2024, Sun Yuchen invested a whopping $30 million in WLFI, becoming the largest investor in the company and also taking on the role of project advisor. Shortly after, in February 2025, Sun Yuchen made another move, pouring $75 million into the tokens issued by WLFI, bringing the total investment to over $100 million! At that time, the WLFI project operated by the Trump family was viewed by Sun Yuchen as a "potential unicorn." He was full of expectations to leverage the Trump family's strong global influence to rapidly develop WLFI's DeFi infrastructure and achieve a deep integration of the crypto world with traditional financial markets. Meanwhile, Sun Yuchen was also calculating his own "golden plan," attempting to carve out a broad avenue for his TRON coin in the complex and ever-changing policy environment of the United States.
After Trump took office, the regulatory stance of the United States towards cryptocurrencies quietly shifted, with constant signals of loosening being released. Sun Yuchen, who was ruthlessly sued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in March 2023, along with his three companies, welcomed a turning point in fate in February 2025 when the SEC surprisingly requested the court to suspend the fraud lawsuit against them. This series of dramatic events has made the prospects of cooperation between Sun Yuchen and the Trump family look bright, as if gilded. Sun Yuchen, with his substantial holdings in 'Trump Coin', successfully entered the VIP seats at Trump’s dinner, frequently interacting with the Trump family, thus making a significant splash in the crypto circle and drawing considerable attention, enjoying a moment of glory.
However, the business world is like a battlefield, and changes in the situation often happen in an instant. The sweet period of cooperation between both parties did not last long, and cracks gradually began to show. According to senior figures in the cryptocurrency circle, the fuse for the outbreak of conflict may lie in the two key issues of WLFI token circulation and project development direction. Efficient Frontier's head of business development, a well-known market maker in the crypto market, sharply pointed out that WLFI has a fatal risk—it is highly dependent on public influence, and the token's value is largely 'tied' to the involvement of Trump and his family. Once the popularity of related topics wanes, the market is likely to lose interest in an instant, falling into an awkward situation of being ignored. Moreover, during the actual promotion of the project, the circulation supply of WLFI tokens far exceeded the expectations of some investors. Those who bought tokens at low prices early on chose to cash out for profits, directly causing the token price to fluctuate dramatically, creating widespread anxiety in the market.
There are internal messages circulating that Sun Yuchen is extremely dissatisfied with the WLFI project's strategies regarding token unlocking and market promotion. He believes that the project team has seriously violated the initial plan, failing to promote the steady progress of the project and harming the legitimate interests of many investors, including himself. The WLFI project team is also unwilling to back down, accusing Sun Yuchen of arbitrary interference in the internal affairs of the project during the later stages of cooperation, making many unrealistic demands that have completely disrupted the normal operation rhythm of the project and plunged it into a chaotic and disorderly state. Both sides hold their ground, refusing to yield, and the conflict has escalated like a snowball, ultimately transforming from close partners into adversaries at odds with each other.
Now, Sun Yuchen and the WLFI project team have completely severed all cooperative ties, publicly blaming each other on social media and in various venues. This rupture of cooperation feels like a heavy bomb, not only severely damaging the confidence of many investors in the WLFI project but also prompting the entire cryptocurrency circle to re-examine the significant risks hidden behind the 'marriage' of politics and cryptocurrencies. In the future, what direction will Sun Yuchen and the Trump family take in the cryptocurrency field? Will they set aside their grievances and seek new opportunities for cooperation, or will they completely part ways and focus on their respective development paths? The cryptocurrency market is holding its breath, waiting to see the final outcome of this grand drama!\u003cc-18/\u003e\u003cc-19/\u003e\u003cc-20/\u003e\u003ct-21/\u003e\u003ct-22/\u003e\u003ct-23/\u003e\u003ct-24/\u003e\u003ct-25/\u003e
