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Sun, WLF Clash Over Arbitration in $45M Token Dispute
Sun said a federal judge blocked WLF's arbitration bid. WLF said no order was issued. The public docket shows nothing from the hearing. The dispute goes to the core of stablecoin freeze power.
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Justin Sun told millions of followers on social media that his lawyers won a key hearing in federal court in California. According to the Tron founder, the judge rejected World Liberty Financial's bid to move the case to private arbitration and keep court documents sealed. He called the outcome "an important victory."
Zach Witkoff, WLF's co-founder, responded hours later. He called Sun's post "riddled with falsehoods" and said the court issued no order at all. Witkoff claimed the judge confirmed that several of Sun's company claims should go to arbitration and that his own lawyers agreed.
The public docket for Sun et al. v. World Liberty Financial LLC, case 3:26-cv-03360-JD before Judge James Donato in the Northern District of California, shows no orders from the August 20 hearing. WLF filed its arbitration motion on June 2. The hearing was scheduled for that date. Neither version can be verified from the public record alone.