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‘See you in court’: WLFI threatens Justin Sun after he accuses project of deceptive DeFi dealings
Trump-backed crypto project says it has ‘contracts’ and ‘evidence’ after Sun accused it of exploiting users.
Apr 13, 2026, 5:56 a.m.
What to know:
- World Liberty Financial escalated its dispute with early backer Justin Sun into a potential legal battle, publicly accusing him on X and declaring, “See you in court.”
- Sun has fired back by calling WLFI’s actions illegitimate, alleging the team secretly implanted backdoor controls and froze investor funds without due process, and demanding those responsible identify themselves.
- The clash marks a sharp break from last year, when WLFI publicly credited Sun with helping rescue the project from a slow start, underscoring how their feud has shifted from governance disputes to open legal threats.
Does anyone still believe @justinsuntron ?
Justin’s favorite move is playing the victim while making baseless allegations to cover up his own misconduct.
Same playbook, different target. WLFI isn’t the first.
We have the contracts. We have the evidence. We have the truth.
See…
— WLFI (@worldlibertyfi) April 12, 2026
The legal threat came after Sun accused the Donald Trump-linked WLFI team of treating its users as personal ATMs after the latter deposited 5 billion WLFI tokens as collateral on the DeFi lending platform Dolomite to.borrow about $75 million in stablecoins.
“Every action taken by the WLFI team to extract fees from users and to treat the crypto community as a personal ATM is illegitimate,” Sun wrote on Sunday.
