Recently, the cryptocurrency financial platform World Liberty Financial (WLFI) suddenly froze 372 accounts, including those associated with Tron founder Sun Yuchen, sparking widespread discussion in the industry. On one side, the platform emphasizes defensive measures to 'protect users from phishing attacks,' while on the other side, the community expresses concerns about 'abuse of power,' leading to a brewing controversy over the boundaries of risk control in centralized platforms.
According to the WLFI security team, this freezing action stems from its monitoring system's continuous warnings from September 3 to 5 — the wallets that were frozen were traced to transactions related to recent phishing scam cases, involving amounts exceeding 2.3 million USD. Among them, a public trading wallet of Sun Yuchen was included in the freezing list because it had previously received 0.3 BTC (approximately 68,000 USD) transferred by a phishing gang.
"We are not targeting any individual, including Mr. Sun Yuchen's wallet, and actions were taken due to clear risk associations." WLFI emphasized in a statement on platform X that the freeze is only aimed at accounts "proven to be involved in or assisting the flow of phishing funds," and will be unfrozen within 48 hours after the risk is lifted, with "normal users' compliant transactions never affected."
However, the community's concerns have not dissipated. Multiple users have questioned on social media: "How does the platform define 'association'? Why was there no notification before the freeze?" Some industry insiders have bluntly stated that the most concerning aspect of this incident is the "platform's unilateral definition of risk and exercise of freezing rights"—when such power lacks clear rules and external supervision, ordinary users' asset safety will face hidden worries.
An unnamed WLFI insider revealed to the media that the team internally also has similar concerns: "When we can freeze the accounts of influential figures in the name of 'protecting users,' many will wonder, will the next be ordinary users? Where exactly are the boundaries of this power?"
As of the time of publication, WLFI has not disclosed the specific criteria for the freeze, only stating, "We will release a more detailed risk control rule explanation within this week." Meanwhile, Sun Yuchen's side has not responded to this matter, and the status of the funds in the frozen wallet has not been updated.
This incident once again highlights the core contradiction in the cryptocurrency industry: in the absence of centralized regulation, how platforms find a balance between "risk prevention" and "user asset autonomy" may become a key issue for the future development of industry standards.#量子计算概念股大涨