SEC Investigates Trump-Linked Crypto Firm

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#1Jun 2, 2023, 04:42 PM
So, Trump’s crypto thing is already in hot water. Just heard that Alt5 Sigma, which threw $1.5B at World Liberty Financial, is being looked at by the SEC for supposedly cooking the books and some shady insider trades. Alt5 Sigma says it’s all fake news, though.
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#2Jun 2, 2023, 08:56 PM
Every day there's some new drama in the markets. But with World Liberty launching its crypto token, it’s no wonder investors are buzzing. They’re already seeing crazy gains like 15x after listing at 0.4 when they bought at 0.02. Strong liquidity out there.
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#3Jun 2, 2023, 10:39 PM
Just saw a tweet where a crypto developer claims WLFI totally scammed him out of his money. He feels like he can’t do anything about it because of the Trump link. Like, what are we even doing here?
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#4Jun 5, 2023, 08:07 AM
Yeah, I've seen complaints about frozen tokens too. The explanations aren’t holding up. If they’re freezing funds because of something like Tornado mixer use, what do they say about Justin Sun? It’s all a mess that needs a proper investigation.
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#5Jun 5, 2023, 01:47 PM
Eric Trump just got booted from his board role at Alt5 Sigma after they consulted Nasdaq. No real reason given, but it’s weird timing if you ask me.
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#6Jun 6, 2023, 11:35 AM
Something’s definitely off with Eric’s removal. Why didn’t Nasdaq catch this earlier? Now it’s all over the place. You know this is gonna stir up some gossip.
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#7Jun 6, 2023, 01:53 PM
Honestly, I don’t see the point in commenting much on board roles. If you’re a director, you have legal responsibilities. If you’re just an observer, the risk is almost nothing. So yeah, they can dodge a lot.
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#8Jun 7, 2023, 01:01 PM
LOL, yeah right. Do we really think the US government is gonna investigate itself? Sounds like this investor company is just part of WLFI. With Trump being in power, it’s like they’re untouchable.
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#9Jun 7, 2023, 03:22 PM
Exactly my thoughts. Trump owns most of WLFI, so what can the SEC really do? No official statements or lawsuits are coming. It’ll just be media gossip calling it ‘alleged’.
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#10Jun 7, 2023, 04:38 PM
True, Trump has a lot of power now, but he won’t be around forever. Eric could run for office, too, so this is just the start. But honestly, I’d steer clear of those tokens unless you really know what you’re doing.
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#11Jun 7, 2023, 09:53 PM
Heard Justin Sun lost $60M in locked WLFI tokens. That’s a huge hit. The project blacklisted a bunch of wallets recently over security issues. Sounds sketchy all around.
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