The last time Justin Sun stepped in the United States, was the WTO ambassador of Granada and was sailing through the rock waters of the cryptography cryptography of former President Biden.
The times have changed. Now, he is having dinner at an event organized by President Donald Trump for the largest headlines of his Trump memecoin and celebrating a regulatory advance, while the emitters look at a possible ETF tron, which indicates a surprising reversion in the American fortune of Crypto.
Speaking exclusively with Coendesk after the presidential dinner, which was received by protesters, the founder of Tron dismissed the accusations that the Token is a vehicle for bribery. He called Miopes skeptics, arguing that Trump hug the cryptography could cause a new era of innovation of digital assets in the United States.
“All enemies need to pay attention,” Sun told Coindesk, describing Trump’s support for cryptography as one of the president’s best decisions. “There are positive things in the industry.”
Sun’s relationship with Trump’s affiliated cryptocurrencies dates back just after last year’s elections, when he bought up to $ 75 million in Tokens World Liberty Financial in multiple sections.
Shortly after Trump assumed the position, his stock and values commission (SEC) stopped a case of civil fraud against Sun, along with Crypto Exchange Binance; The SEC also retired or dropped a dozen other cases, although it has just submitted a new demand for civil fraud against Unicoin earlier this week. And earlier on Thursday, the Wall Street Journal reported that the Department of Justice, which pursues criminal cases, had been investigating the founder of Tron since 2021.
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He described dinner as a clear sign that the United States is recovering its state as the global cryptography center, marking a strong investment of the Biden administration war in the industry, which had previously led to cryptographic companies to consider movements on the high seas.
“At Trump’s dinner, some supporters told me they were thinking of leaving the United States due to the driving administration, moving to places like Hong Kong or Singapore,” said Sun. “Even consensus began to celebrate events outside the United States.”
“But now they have changed their minds. It brings everyone back to the United States,” he continued.
Criticisms of Trump’s decision to launch a Memecoin have been rapid and furious of the main media, including attempts to link Token holders to white nationalism.
Sun ruled out this criticism emphasizing that critics have every right to express their views under the first amendment.
‘Memecoins have merit’
While the protesters met the memecoin faithful who attended Trump’s dinner, skepticism about meme coins is not limited to strangers.
In a talk by the fire during consensus 2025, the founder of Barstool Sports, Dave Portnoy, described Memes coins as essentially “game”, questioning his longevity.
“I understand why people like it,” Portnoy said. “It is a form of play, it is a Ponzi scheme. I do not mean that in a negative way.”
The sun does not agree. Instead of seeing meme coins such as gambling or ponzi, it positions them as legitimate segments of digital asset markets.
Sun pointed out tokens such as Doge and Shib as examples of success stories that have helped users to cryptography cryptography. He stressed that Tron’s goal is to support “each piece of cryptography to grow and become the mainstream.”
“I think Memecoins has merit,” Sun told Coindesk. “It’s like doing business. Some are successful, others go to zero. That is entrepreneurship.”
Update (May 23, 06:15 UTC): Add details about SUN’s previous investigations and the additional background.
