The CEO of Sameer Group, Syed Sameer, offers to exchange a private deal to release WLFI tokens from the blacklisted Justin Sun, causing a backlash from the shopkeepers who are locked out of the negotiations.
Summary
- Sameer Group CEO Syed Sameer has publicly offered to sell a deal to release banned WLFI tokens to Justin Sun.
- The communication comes after Sun filed a federal lawsuit against World Liberty Financial in California for allegedly locking the tokens.
- Retail investors have already pushed back, calling the proposal unfair if it benefits Sun but not the wider WLFI community.
Syed Sameer, CEO of Sameer Group LLC, has put himself forward as an institutional mediator in the escalating battle between Justin Sun and World Liberty Financial (WLFI) over frozen WLFI tokens.
Marking Sun specifically, Sameer wrote that “as one of the largest holders of the $WLFI facility alongside Aryam 1 and Aqua 1 ($300M+ combined), we are ready and willing to sell you the right solution for your situation and unlock your tokens.”
The request came hours after Sun announced, “Today, I filed a lawsuit in California federal court against World Liberty Financial to protect my legal rights as a holder of $WLFI tokens,” insisting he “remained.”[s] a passionate supporter of President Trump and his Administration’s efforts to make America crypto friendly.”
Sameer presented his proposal as a quick step compared to the increase in the platform, saying that his colleagues in the UAE center “can do this equally and quickly through our established channels while avoiding the long process of litigation,” and invited the Sun to discuss the terms via DM, Signal, or email.
Worse, Sameer later clarified that the intervention was aimed at blacklisting, not giving mechanics.
In response to public criticism, he wrote, “This is about the unfreezing / approval of Sun tokens – they are blacklisted and not just blocked,” then corrected himself: “Sorry – I meant to unfreeze / undo the blocking of his tokens. This has nothing to do with the locks / purchase system.”
That difference does not mitigate the setback. One of the users said, “That’s a wrong decision that will mediate some members of the community whose token is unfairly locked by authorized governance,” while another said, “This proposal is too bad for 2 years is not necessary,” accusing the WLFI arrangement as a “scam” that “no one deserves or is voted for by the community.”
Others deferred to the optics. Critics ridiculed the spectacle of the “biggest scam in the world” that was defrauded and the agencies trying to clean it up; one responded that WLFI “wouldn’t need to contact third party intermediaries if WLFI keeps its promise… Unlocked = unlocked You don’t get a back door locked with a hidden code…,” highlighting the fear of hidden control in the contract.
Sameer, who describes himself on X as holding “$650M+ AUM” and an institutional partner of the Solana Foundation, is successfully providing a private channel to settle the Sun claim while the rest of the WLFI community watches from the cheap seats. Whether that becomes a template – where large, politically connected token holders negotiate a fixed settlement while smaller investors are left to sue or face it – will determine whether this episode reads like virtual damage control or the latest example of double justice in crypto.
