The last time Justin Sun set foot in the United States, he was the ambassador of the Granada OMC and sailed in the rocky waters of the repression of the cryptography of the former president Biden.
Times have changed. Now, he dines during an event organized by President Donald Trump for the greatest holders of his Trump even and celebrating a regulatory breakthrough, while the issuers are looking at a potential Tron ETF, signaling a striking reversal of American crypto fortune.
Speaking exclusively with Coindesk after the presidential dinner, which was encountered by demonstrators, the founder of Tron rejected the allegations according to which the token is a vehicle for corruption. He called short -sighted skeptics, arguing that the embrace of Crypto by Trump could trigger a new era of digital asset innovation in America.
“All enemies must really be careful,” Sun told Coindesk, describing Trump’s support for crypto as one of the president’s best decisions. “There are positive things in the industry.”
Sun’s relationship with Trump’s affiliated crypto companies dates back to elections from last year, when he bought up to $ 75 million in World Liberty financial tokens on several tranches.
Shortly after Trump took office, his titles and exchange commission (sec) interrupted a case of civil fraud against Sun, alongside Crypto Exchange Binance; The dry has also retired or dropped a dozen other cases, although it has just filed a new complaint for civil fraud against Unicoin earlier this week. And earlier Thursday, the Wall Street Journal reported that the Ministry of Justice, which was pursuing criminal cases, has been investigating the founder of Tron since 2021.
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He described dinner as a clear sign that the United States resumes its status like the World Crypto Center, marking a net reversal of the Biden Administration War against Industry, which had previously encouraged cryptographic companies to consider offshore movements.
“During the Trump dinner, some supporters told me that they were thinking of leaving the United States because of the Biden administration, moving to places like Hong Kong or Singapore,” said Sun. “Even consensus began to organize events outside the United States.”
“But now they have changed their mind. It brings everyone back to the United States,” he continued.
Trump’s criticism of the decision to launch a same came quickly and furious at the consumer media, including attempted liaison of token holders to white nationalism.
Sun rejected this criticism by stressing that criticisms have the right to express their opinions under the first amendment.
“The same have merit”
While the demonstrators met the faithful of the same who attended the Trump dinner, skepticism about memes parts is not limited to foreigners.
During a conversation by the fireside during the 2025 consensus, the founder of Barstool Sports, Dave Portnoy, described the coins as essentially “game”, questioning their longevity.
“I understand why people like it,” said Portnoy. “It’s a form of play, it’s a Ponzi scheme. I don’t want to say that in a negative way.”
The sun does not agree. Rather than considering coins as the Ponzi game or diagrams, he positions them as legitimate segments of digital asset markets.
Sun underlined tokens like Doge and Shib as examples of successes that helped users aboard the crypto. He stressed that Tron’s goal is to support “each piece of crypto to grow and become current”.
“I totally think that same has merit,” Sun told Coindesk. “It’s like doing business. Some succeed, some go to zero. It is entrepreneurship.”
Update (May 23, 06:15 UTC): Add details on previous Sun surveys and additional history.
