Trump made $1.4bn from crypto in one year. Is Justin Sun the man who helped him do it?

The entrepreneur is known in Washington as the financial power behind the president’s crypto fortune. How did Sun’s business love-in with the Trump family spiral into dueling lawsuits? The most infamous financial scandal in US presidential history – the 1920s...

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What happened: The entrepreneur is known in Washington as the financial power behind the president’s crypto fortune. How did Sun’s business love-in with the Trump family spiral into dueling lawsuits? The most infamous financial scandal in US presidential history – the 1920s...

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Source attribution: The Guardian Technology via theguardian.com. Original report: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2026/jul/16/justin-sun-trump-family-crypto