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.