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Blowing up the crypto circle! Sun Yuchen boldly clashes with the Trump family, this heated exchange is too exciting to watch
The hottest gossip in the crypto world recently is Sun Yuchen directly tearing into the Trump family, with disputes over the $WLFI token fully on display, both sides exchanging barbs from afar, the tension is at an all-time high, and everyone inside and outside the circle is watching this top-level tug-of-war.
The cause of the incident is very simple. Sun Yuchen publicly challenged, questioning why the project team froze his tokens and directly stripped him of his voting rights. What made him even more furious was the new governance proposal, which was simply outrageous: if you don’t agree, your assets will be locked indefinitely; even early investors who bought tokens must endure a two-year cliff period, then wait another two years to gradually unlock their assets. In his view, these tyrannical terms are completely unreasonable, and no one can accept them.
In response to Sun Yuchen’s strong accusations, the Trump family’s Eric didn’t hold back, directly firing back with precision, even bringing up Sun Yuchen’s past incident of spending $6 million to buy a banana art piece to hang on the wall, bluntly saying his lawsuit is more absurd than that expensive banana, full of sarcasm.
The project team also didn’t sit idly by, stating outright that Sun Yuchen was deliberately diverting attention, with a bunch of issues of his own, trying to cover up by suing others. The three parties each stick to their own story, unwilling to compromise, and this dispute is escalating further and further.
To clarify the whole matter, there are actually three key points, clearly seen:
First, the project’s clause of “locking assets if you’re disobedient” is already highly unpopular in the Web3 community. The crypto circle values decentralization and asset autonomy, and such forced locking and restriction of investor rights fundamentally go against industry consensus, making it hard to be convincing.
Second, Sun Yuchen has always been a controversial figure in the circle, never a low-profile player. But this time, when he said “I just want to be treated fairly like everyone else,” it sounded very down-to-earth, resonating with many ordinary investors’ sentiments.
Third, ultimately, neither side should pretend to be innocent saints; neither is completely clean. Instead of arguing from afar online and mocking each other, it’s better to go through legal channels—truth and justice will be revealed in court.
Interestingly, the crypto circle has always shouted “code is law,” claiming that everything can be solved by code rules. But when it comes to conflicts of interest and rights disputes, it all ends up in court—thinking about it, it’s quite ironic.
This top-level showdown among crypto giants has only just begun; will there be new twists or revelations later? Let’s get our small stools ready and quietly watch the developments unfold.