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His Excellency Ambassador Justin Sun Is Going to Space in 2022
22.12.2021
“His Excellency” Justin Sun is off to space – and he’ll be representing Grenada when he’s up there.
No, Cryptonews.com isn’t making this stuff up (although we wish we were). Per a tweet from the Tron (TRX) founder, “six months ago,” he was “lucky enough to win” an auction to be part of the Jeff...
TRX Drops As Justin Sun Leaves Tron to Become an Ambassador
17.12.2021
Tron (TRX) founder Justin Sun said he was appointed as the Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Grenada to the World Trade Organization, and now he's stepping away from the day-to-day operations at the Tron Foundation.
At 11:31 UTC, TRX, ranked 23rd by market capitalization, traded at...
Etoro to Limit Cardano and Tron Services in US Due to Regulatory Concerns
26.11.2021
Etoro, an Israel-based trading platform, has taken action on its platform regarding the trading of cardano and tron. Now, U.S.-based customers will have limited functionality with these cryptocurrencies on the Etoro platform starting in December. Etoro explained in a post that these new measures...
Chinese Communist Party warn of NFT hype bubble
10.9.2021
The local news publication, acting as the party's spokesperson, warned of a major decrease in the value of NFT assets once its bubble pops
Tron Founder Justin Sun Purchases Joker Tpunk NFT for $10.5 Million
1.9.2021
Justin Sun, founder of Tron, a smart contract-enabled cryptocurrency, announced he purchased an NFT avatar for $10.5 million. The NFT, dubbed ‘Joker’ due to its appearance, is part of a Tron-native NFT series called Tpunks, that seeks to emulate the style and success of the known...
Justin Sun Jumps on NFT Bandwagon With Purchase of EtherRock
23.8.2021
The growing charm of NFT is apparent nowadays. From Hollywood celebrities to famous music composers and star soccer players, everyone finds NFT a unique and wonderful way to connect with their target market. The recent addition to this growing list is Justin Sun, the founder of Tron, who...
Justin Sun Ventures Into GameFi Projects With USD 300M TRON Arcade Fund
10.8.2021
Tron (TRX) and its partners said they have established a USD 300m fund called TRON Arcade, which will invest in and incubate GameFi projects over the next three years.
GameFi ('gaming' + 'DeFi') is described as the gamification of monetary mechanisms that make earning profits an "exciting...
Centre to Expand USDC to Ten More Blockchains; Launches on Tron
1.7.2021
Centre, the consortium behind the issuance of USD Coin (USDC), announced it will launch the popular asset on 10 more blockchains. This would expand the reach of USDC to other environments and could make it more popular as a commercial and staking currency. While Centre made the announcement only...
El Salvador Offers No Capital Gains Tax, Permanent Residence to Crypto Entrepreneurs
7.6.2021
Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador, has weighed in the future of his country now that there is a formal proposal for making Bitcoin a legal tender, announcing complementary measures. Bukele mentioned yesterday on Twitter there would be no capital gains on Bitcoin earnings, and also highlighted...
Tether Reaches 30 Billion USDT Issued on Tron
13.5.2021
Tether, the largest stablecoin by market cap, has reached a milestone by issuing 30 billion USDT on top of the Tron blockchain. While the stablecoin is now present on several chains, including BSC (Binance Smart Chain) most of it is now on Tron due to the blockchain’s low transaction fees...
Bittorrent Creator Bram Cohen’s Crypto Project Chia Sparks Hard Drive and SSD Shortages
25.4.2021
On May 3, tokens stemming from the Chia network, a smart transaction blockchain created by the Bittorrent creator Bram Cohen, will start trading and transactions will be fully enabled. Rather than leveraging the proof-of-work consensus algorithm, Chia will utilize a model called proof-of-space...
Justin Sun: A Colorful Crypto Hawker or Surprising Business Savant?
23.4.2021
Although he is outspoken, raucous, and bombastic when it comes to his public persona, Sun’s questionable publicity stunts could be part and parcel of his strategy for catapulting Tron into the spotlight and capitalizing on crypto’s momentum. Bombastic Approach May Underpin Tron’s...
Justin Sun’s NFT Fund Adds Picasso, Warhol Art To Portfolio
2.4.2021
Andy Warhol’s 'Three Self Portraits'
Tron (TRX) founder Justin Sun is continuing his artwork shopping spree, transitioning his JUST NFT fund from digital to in real life (IRL) art in a series of purchases that added works by renowned artists such as Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol to its collection....
Tron’s Justin Sun Unveils NFT Fund Aimed at Art Acquisition
30.3.2021
Hot on the heels of a recent winning auction bid for Beeple’s “Ocean Front” NFT, Justin Sun is making another splash in the NFT market following his decision to seed an investment fund that collects high-profile works of art. Fund Just One Leg of Sun’s Ambitions in The...
Tron's Justin Sun Announces JUST NFT Fund For Pieces With USD 1M+ Tag
29.3.2021
Justin Sun. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Tron Live
Tron (TRX)'s head Justin Sun today announced the establishment of a high-priced non-fungible tokens (NFTs)-dedicated fund, as well as the hiring of a "top tier" artist as its chief advisor.
In a letter by the Tron Foundation...
Justin Sun Finally Snatches a Beeple, as Sophia the Robot Enters NFT
23.3.2021
After failing recently to acquire a piece he aimed for, Tron (TRX) founder Justin Sun has finally succeeded in buying a non-fungible token (NFT) art piece by the celebrated human artist Beeple. Meanwhile, robot artist Sophia is entering the NFT frenzy, too.
Sun bought 'Ocean Front,' an NFT work...
Tokenized Jack Dorsey Tweet Sells for $2.9M, Funds From NFT Auction Will Be Sent to Charity
23.3.2021
On Monday, Jack Dorsey the founder of Twitter and Square witnessed a digital certificate or non-fungible token (NFT) of his first tweet being sold for $2.9 million. The new owner of the NFT Jack Dorsey tweet is the CEO of Bridge Oracle, Sina Estavi, who outbid the founder of Tron Justin Sun for...
Lindsey Lohan Jumps Into NFT Market Auctioning Her Own Creation
19.3.2021
The famed American actress, artist, singer, and entrepreneur is set to auction her exclusive collectibles on a Tron-based NFT auction platform, joining the chorus of celebrities promoting coins and projects in the blockchain ecosystem. Hollywood Star to Promote NFT Education & Adoption...
Elon Musk Is Selling an NFT — Offers Pour in Worth Millions of Dollars
17.3.2021
Telsa’s new Technoking, Elon Musk, said that he is selling a song about NFTs as a non-fungible token (NFT). Many people have expressed their interest in buying it on social media. Artist Beeple made him an offer for $69 million and bids for his tweet on Valuables are up to $1.121 million....
A Crypto Vanity Dream Now Features Musk, Beeple, Justin Sun, DOGE and NFTs
16.3.2021
Source: Twitter/@beeple
The year is but two and half months old, but 2021 is already going into full meltdown mode, with Tesla’s Elon Musk seeking to sell an EDM song about non-fungible tokens (NFTs), digital artist Beeple composing a portrait of a naked Musk mounted on a dogecoin (DOGE) dog –...