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

This comes a day after Sun bought $30 million of the crypto project's WLFI tokens.

Updated Nov 26, 2024, 8:20 p.m. Published Nov 26, 2024, 6:24 p.m.
Justin Sun standing beside a banana taped to a wall.
Justin Sun just invested in Donald Trump's WLFI (Justin Sun/X)

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.

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

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

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