The legal storm surrounding TRON founder Justin Sun has taken a personal and potentially damaging turn. On February 1, 2026, a person claiming to be Sun’s former partner announced her willingness to cooperate with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and federal courts. She alleges possession of evidence detailing systematic market manipulation and fraudulent trading of the TRX token. 曾颖

The Core of the Allegations:

• Employee Account Exploitation: The whistleblower claims that Sun utilized the personal accounts of his employees on Binance to conduct wash trades.
• Artificial Volume: These accounts were allegedly used to create a false appearance of high liquidity and demand, "pumping" the price of TRX before "dumping" it on unsuspecting retail investors.
• Historical Echoes: These claims closely mirror the SEC's original 2023 complaint, which alleged that Sun directed over 600,000 wash trades of TRX between accounts he controlled, moving between 4.5 million and 7.4 million TRX daily.

Why This Matters in 2026:

1. Revisiting the Settlement: The SEC and Justin Sun had recently moved toward a "potential resolution" and a stay of proceedings in early 2025. Fresh insider evidence of criminal-level fraud could blow these settlement talks apart.
2. The Binance Connection: If evidence confirms that Binance employee accounts were complicit or utilized for these schemes, it could reignite regulatory pressure on the exchange, despite its massive $4.3 billion settlement in 2023 and the 2025 pardon of its founder, Changpeng Zhao (CZ).
3. Political Conflict: Justin Sun has become a major investor in Trump-backed DeFi projects (World Liberty Financial). New evidence of fraud puts the SEC, now under Chairman Paul Atkins, in a difficult position regarding the "favorable treatment" Sun was perceived to be receiving.

For Traders: For the TradersWeek audience, the "Justin Sun Premium" has always come with high regulatory risk.

• Volatility Alert: Any official confirmation that the SEC is interviewing this new witness could lead to a sharp -15% to -20% correction in TRX and related tokens (BTT, JST, SUN).
• CEX Exposure: Traders should be cautious about keeping large amounts of TRX on centralized exchanges if new "freezes" or investigations are initiated.

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