It seems @trondao is quietly building a fascinating narrative, everyone 👀 Recently, TRON Inc., a company listed on Nasdaq, continued to acquire an additional 175K TRX (~$49K), raising its total holdings to approximately 679.9M TRX (~$540M). The amount purchased isn’t massive, but the pattern is clear: this is a long-term accumulation strategy, with TRX being treated as a treasury asset by the company. Amidst all this, @justinsuntron simply said: “Keep going.” While the market this year has been weak, TRX has only declined ~1.3%, compared to BTC’s ~19% drop. As a result, some analysts are beginning to view TRX as a defensive asset in this cycle. Looking more broadly, TRON Inc. is gradually building the TRX treasury narrative—very similar to the strategy they previously employed with Bitcoin. Sometimes, alpha doesn’t need to be loud, everyone. Just keep stacking! @TronDao_VIE #TRONGlobalFriends

In 2024, a strange legal battle began. A video game company challenged the U.S. government over tariffs. At the center of the fight: Donald Trump The Supreme Court And a question about presidential power. > Here’s the full story First, the basic idea. A tariff is a tax on imports. When products enter a country, the government can charge a fee at the border. Companies pay it first. But in reality, consumers usually end up paying it through higher prices. > Governments use tariffs for three main reasons: • Protect domestic industries • Pressure foreign governments • Reduce trade imbalances But tariffs are powerful tools. Which is why the authority to impose them is tightly controlled. > Normally, in the United States, tariffs are created by Congress. Congress writes trade laws. Then the president enforces them. But sometimes presidents use special emergency powers. And that’s where this story begins. During his presidency, Donald Trump launched aggressive global tariff policies. His administration argued that foreign trade practices were harming the U.S. economy. To move quickly, they relied on a law called the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). > IEEPA was created during the Cold War. Its purpose was very specific. It allows the president to act during national emergencies involving foreign threats. Examples include: • freezing foreign assets • blocking financial transactions • restricting economic activity But tariffs were never clearly listed. > Despite that, the administration used the emergency law to impose sweeping tariffs on imports. This affected many industries. Electronics companies Manufacturers Retail businesses And companies that import hardware into the U.S. > One of those companies was Nintendo. Nintendo imports consoles, accessories, and hardware components. When tariffs increased, import costs rose. Those costs ripple through supply chains. > That leads to a predictable chain reaction. Higher import tax → higher company costs → higher retail prices. In some cases, companies must raise prices simply to protect profit margins. Nintendo said this is exactly what happened. > But businesses across the country started asking a deeper question. Did the president actually have the legal authority to impose those tariffs? Or was the emergency law being stretched too far? So the issue moved into the courts. > Eventually, the case reached the Supreme Court. The core issue was not trade policy. It was a constitutional structure. Who holds tariff power in the U.S. government? Congress or the president? > The Supreme Court examined the emergency law carefully. Their conclusion was clear. IEEPA allows presidents to control economic transactions during emergencies. But it does not authorize tariffs. > Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the key line in the decision: IEEPA does not authorize the president to impose tariffs. That meant the legal foundation behind the policy collapsed. > And once that happened, a new problem appeared. If tariffs were imposed without proper authority… Then, companies may have paid money that the government was never allowed to collect. > That’s where Nintendo entered the story. After the ruling, Nintendo filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of International Trade. Their demand was simple. Refund the tariffs. With interest. > The company argued the tariffs caused direct financial harm. They increased import costs and distorted product pricing. If the policy was unlawful, the money should be returned. > But this case is bigger than one company. If courts ultimately order refunds, many businesses could file similar claims. Electronics companies Manufacturers Retail importers Potentially billions of dollars could be involved. > Right now, the legal process is still unfolding. Some court orders related to refunds have been temporarily paused while the system reviews the consequences. So companies are waiting. > The deeper lesson here isn’t just about tariffs. It’s about how power is divided inside governments. Presidents can act fast during emergencies. But long-term economic policies usually require authority granted by Congress. > Courts exist to draw that line. When one branch of government pushes the limits of its power, the judiciary decides where the boundary actually is. That’s exactly what happened here. > So what started as a tariff policy turned into something much bigger: A constitutional debate about executive authority, global trade, and the limits of emergency powers. And companies like Nintendo are now testing those limits in court. > In the end, this story shows how a single economic policy can ripple through politics, courts, corporations, and global supply chains. Sometimes, even a video game company becomes part of a constitutional battle.

⚖️ SEC ends the case against Justin Sun @justinsuntron. This is more than a headline, it’s a validation of TRON’s compliance and governance standards. 🌍 TRON continues to lead in regulated, global blockchain innovation. 💡 Builders, users, and investors can now focus on growth, adoption, and ecosystem development with confidence. ✅ Transparency, discipline, and execution remain the foundation of the TRON ecosystem. The journey doesn’t pause, it accelerates. 🚀 #SEC @trondao @BitTorrent #TRONEcoStar

BITCOIN & SPORT (🏈 🏀 🏒 ⚾): Fired Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore pleaded no contest to two misdemeanors to resolve a felony home invasion case. The deal was struck on the same day that a judge planned to hear a challenge to Moore's arrest in December. 💪

End of a 3-Year Epic! Justin Sun Agrees to Pay SEC $10 Million. The high-profile legal battle between Justin Sun, founder of the TRON empire, and the U.S. SEC, which began in 2023, has officially concluded. Recently, the SEC filed a letter with the court to dismiss the case in exchange for a $10 million fine (approximately 317 million THB)—a fraction of the initial alleged damages. A brief recap: In March 2023, the SEC filed serious charges against Justin Sun and his network: 🔹 Selling TRX and BTT as unregistered securities 🔹 Engaging in over 600,000 wash trades to artificially inflate trading volume 🔹 Hiring high-profile celebrities (such as Lindsay Lohan, Jake Paul, and Akon) to promote tokens without disclosing compensation Sun consistently denied all allegations, claiming the SEC was attempting to apply U.S. law to overseas activities. But after Trump’s election victory, Sun’s behavior shifted dramatically: 🔹 In November 2024, Sun invested $30 million in World Liberty Financial (a crypto project linked to the Trump family) 🔹 By January 2025, his total investment reached $75 million 🔹 In February 2025, the SEC requested a stay on the case to pursue negotiations—remaining paused for 11 months Then, yesterday (March 5, 2026), the SEC filed a letter with the Manhattan court, accepting a $10 million fine (roughly 317 million THB) and agreeing to a permanent injunction barring future violations. All charges against Justin Sun, the TRON Foundation, and the BitTorrent Foundation have been dismissed with prejudice—no admission or denial of guilt required. #BitcoinAddict #JustinSun #TRON #TRX

SEC Drops Case Against Justin Sun. But Fines His Company $10 Million The SEC has concluded its fraud case against Tron founder Justin Sun. · All personal claims against Sun dismissed with prejudice · His company, Rainberry (fka BitTorrent), pays a $10 million civil penalty · Celebrity endorsers Soulja Boy and Austin Mahone also had charges dropped The SEC filed this case back in 2023, alleging a laundry list of violations: Unregistered offering of TRX and BTT Rainberry pays $10M penalty Fraud and market manipulation (wash trading) Dismissed with prejudice against Sun personally Deceptive marketing Dismissed against Sun Failure to disclose celeb payments Part of broader resolution Justin "Dismissed with prejudice" means permanent and final. The SEC cannot refile these claims against Sun personally. Like ever. However Rainberry the company takes the financial hit. Sun walks away clean on the personal fraud and manipulation charges. The celebrity endorser saga is a weird subplot worth noting. Austin Mahone Settled in August 2023 with a $46K penalty Soulja Boy (DeAndre Cortez Way) Charges dismissed with prejudice March 5, 2026 Soulja Boy was the last man standing, now he's out too, with the same "final and permanent" dismissal. I would like to remind us that in 2019, he Paid $4.57 million to win the annual eBay auction for lunch with Warren Buffett November 2024 he bought the "Comedian" artwork (a banana duct-taped to a wall) for $6.24 million 9 days later, he ate the banana at a Hong Kong press conference This is relevant because it frames how regulators and the public perceive him. He's not a low-profile founder. He's a deliberate attention engine. The visibility helps marketing, but it also draws scrutiny. Sun is closely tied to the Trump family's crypto ventures by the way. $TRUMP meme coin attended May 2025 dinner for top holders, identified as largest investor. World Liberty Financial (WLF) Reportedly invested $75 million in the Trump family venture behind USD1 stablecoin So the SEC just dropped personal fraud charges against a man who, is the largest known holder of the Trump family's meme coin Has put $75 million into their stablecoin venture And has publicly aligned himself with their ecosystem Is that why the case resolved this way? Not necessarily. The SEC's case may have had evidentiary weaknesses. But in Washington, optics matter. Dropping personal fraud charges against a major Trump aligned crypto figure, in an election year, is the kind of thing that gets noticed. Legally, this is a win for Sun. Personal fraud and manipulation allegations are gone. His company pays a fine, but he emerges without the personal liability that could have crippled his ability to operate. For the SEC, they get a $10 million penalty and can claim they enforced against unregistered offerings. But they walked away from the more serious personal fraud claims. For the broader market, this is another data point in the post-FTX regulatory recalibration. The SEC under new leadership is settling cases, not burning everything to the ground. And for Sun? He's free, still attention-grabbing, and still deeply embedded in the Trump family's crypto ambitions. Keep an eye out for any Justin Sun meme coin, it might blow up real quick, not financial advise though. STAY BULLISH #SEC #JustinSun #Tron #CryptoRegulation #Trump #Stablecoins #SouljaBoy

TRON's decentralization claims face scrutiny 🚨. Justin Sun's majority ownership of TRX undermines assertions of a decentralized governance structure, despite exchange promotions. Full context: {link} #Crypto

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 The SEC closes the case against Tron founder and cryptocurrency billionaire Justin Sun

The SEC’s lawsuit against Justin Sun has been dismissed. Event: The SEC and Tron founder Justin Sun have closed a three-year legal case. Settlement Terms: • Rainberry Inc. (Sun’s company) will pay a $10 million fine • All claims against Sun and the Tron Foundation have been dismissed • Neither party admitted guilt Original Allegations: • Hundreds of thousands of wash trades executed through accounts under Sun’s control • Generated $31 million in illegal profits • Engaged in market manipulation through fabricated trading activity Industry Implications: • A signal that the SEC, aiming to position the U.S. as a crypto hub, is entering a phase of closing old cases • The Trump administration’s crypto-friendly stance • The end of the era of “regulation through penalties” On X: “Today’s resolution brings closure, but I’ve never stopped building.”