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The Billionaire Builder Behind TRON : Justin Sun’s Unstoppable Journey.

From Qinghai to the global crypto stage, @Justin Sun孙宇晨 has built an empire few can rival.

Born Yuchen Sun in 1990, he’s evolved from a Ripple Labs rep in China to one of the most powerful figures in blockchain, founder of TRON, advisor to BitTorrent, investor, diplomat, and now, even a space traveler.

🔹 Educated at Peking University and the University of Pennsylvania, Sun caught the crypto bug early, buying Bitcoin as a student. By 2017, he launched TRON, raising $70M before China’s ICO ban.

Today, TRON powers a massive DeFi and stablecoin ecosystem with USDD, JustLend DAO, and billions in on-chain activity.

🔹 Key milestones:

1. Acquired BitTorrent for $140M and issued $BTT.

2. Bought Poloniex, later HTX (Huobi).

3. Invested $65M in Animoca Brands.

4. Once the largest staked Ether holder with $500M ETH.

5. Served as Grenada’s WTO ambassador (2021–2023).

6. Appointed Prime Minister of Liberland in 2024.

7. Flew to space aboard Blue Origin NS-34 (2025).


Also an eccentric art collector, he famously bought and ate Maurizio Cattelan’s banana artwork (“Comedian”) for $5.2M in 2024.

As of 2025, Forbes estimates his net worth at $12.5B, largely in crypto. Sun remains hyperactive on X (3.8M+ followers), driving conversations around decentralization, token burns, and DeFi innovation.

His bold investments, including $75M into WLFI, a Trump-linked project, continue to spark debate across crypto and political circles.

Whether you see him as a visionary or a provocateur, Justin Sun has reshaped Web3’s power map and he’s far from done.

#TRONEcoStar @Justin Sun孙宇晨 @TRON DAO $TRX

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