Justin Sun Joins Donald Trump's World Liberty Financial as Adviser

coindesk.com 26 November 2024 18:24, UTC

DeFi

Crypto billionaire Justin Sun, who founded the Tron blockchain, has become an adviser to Donald Trump's crypto project, World Liberty Financial.

The Tuesday announcement comes a day after Sun bought $30 million worth of World Liberty's $WLFI tokens. Sales of $WLFI had been sluggish before Sun's purchase.

"Justin's insights and experience will be instrumental as we continue to innovate and grow," World Liberty said on X.

🦅☀️ Exciting Announcement! ☀️🦅

We’re honored to welcome @justinsuntron as an advisor to World Liberty Financial ($WLFI)!

Justin is the founder of @TRONDAO, an advisor to @HTX_Global, and a supporter of @BitTorrent. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, he recently won… pic.twitter.com/wJD24nztab
— $WLFI (@worldlibertyfi) November 26, 2024

World Liberty seeks to become a player in decentralized finance, or DeFi, the once-bustling lending and borrowing ecosystem.