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Justin Sun: Christie’s Tech Glitch Stopped Me Paying USD 70M for Beeple NFT
12.3.2021
Justin Sun. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Tron Foundation
The Tron (TRX) chief Justin Sun has spoken out after it was confirmed he was thwarted in the finals seconds during his attempt to buy the first piece of digital-only art to go under the hammer at the auction house...
Justin Sun, Sina Estavi & Co Race to Buy NFT of Jack Dorsey's First Tweet
8.3.2021
The race to buy Twitter impresario Jack Dorsey’s first-ever tweet, from way back in 2006 – enshrined in non-fungible token (NFT) form – is gathering speed, with Tron chief Justin Sun making two bids for the token.
Dorsey, a notable bitcoin (BTC) bull, put the tweet up for sale on Friday last...
Selling Social Media Posts for $1.5 Million? Blockchain-Certified Tweet Sales Spark NFT Controversy
6.3.2021
The cryptocurrency community is in a tizzy this weekend after the founder of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, tweeted about a new application that allows people to purchase tweets with ethereum. The application is called Valuables and it allows individuals to purchase a digital certificate of the tweet, which...
A Group of Crypto Proponents Burned an Original Banksy ‘Morons’ Print and Turned It Into an NFT
4.3.2021
Original artwork crafted by the pseudonymous England-based street artist and political activist Banksy has been burned in order to turn the art into a non-fungible token (NFT). The screenprint was one of only 500 made and was authenticated by Banksy’s verification company Pest Control....
Tron's Emoji Gets Into Awkward Situation While Justin Sun Goes "All In" On DeFi
19.2.2021
Justin Sun's Tron (TRX) has attracted more unwanted media attention this week after French politician Georges Tron was convicted of rape and sexual abuse of staff, flooding France’s social media with the #tron hashtag and the protocol’s logo.
On French social media, in many instances, the hashtag...
Justin Sun Denies Bid to Enlist 13.6m-sub YouTuber as Tron ‘Shill’
16.2.2021
Marques Brownlee. Source: A video screenshot, Youtube/Marques Brownlee
A YouTuber with over 13.6 million subscribers and over 5 million followers on Twitter said he was approached about promoting the tron (TRX) token – a charge which Tron chief Justin Sun has rushed to deny, despite skepticism...
Justin Sun Incites SEC With Tron Shilling After Suffering USD 8m GameStop Loss
12.2.2021
Justin Sun. Source: Twitter, @justinsuntron
Tron (TRX) founder Justin Sun has been up to his old tricks again, seemingly paying American celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan and Ne-Yo to shill TRX and related tokens on Twitter. His latest promotional activities come after the crypto entrepreneur...
US Lawmakers Ask Justin Sun, DLive How They Moderates Extremist Content
9.2.2021
The letter also asks whether DLive identified any crypto donations from foreign entities to the individuals present on Jan. 6
Disco Elysium Update Includes 'Political Vision Quests' That Permanently Change The UI
8.2.2021
Disco Elysium: The Final Cut, a “director’s cut” of the original game from 2019, will introduce the “political vision quest,” giving players a chance to further cement the protagonist’s ideological leanings.Read more
Tron's Justin Sun Jumps On the GME Purchase Bandwagon With USD 1M Bag
28.1.2021
Justin Sun. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Tron Live
Tron (TRX) CEO Justin Sun has become a part of another fast-rising, potentially quickly passing trend, as he now says will join the Wallstreetbets crew in purchasing GameStop (GME) stocks - worth a million dollars.
"I'll be buying...
Rick and Morty Creator Sells NFT Art Collection for Over $1 Million in Ether
22.1.2021
Justin Roiland, the co-creator of the Adult Swim cartoon series Rick and Morty has joined the growing trend of celebrity artists creating non-fungible token (NFT) artwork. After the animator released the collection called “The Best I Could Do” on the NFT auction house Nifty Gateway,...
Animator Inspired By Daigo Vs. Justin Wong Street Fighter Match
14.1.2021
One of the most famous moments in esports history is the Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike semifinal match from 2004. With only a pixel of health left, Daigo Umehara parried a slew of attacks from Wong before mounting an incredible comeback. Read more
Tron-Owned Video Platform Criticized for Hosting Extremists, U.S. Capitol Rioters
8.1.2021
A legal non-profit accuses the platform of failing to moderate accounts and allowing extremists to collect donations
Tron’s DLive platform under fire for live streaming US Capitol extremists
8.1.2021
The crypto-powered streaming platform DLive has come under fire after far-right extremists used the service to live stream this week’s violent insurrection in the U.S. Capitol
The Fight for Consumer Adoption Is Just Beginning
29.12.2020
In the next phase, blockchain networks have to find use cases beyond censorship resistance and permissionless access, says TRON's founder
Five times crypto got weird in 2020
18.12.2020
Crypto is no stranger to weirdos, so here’s a few times the space got strange in 2020
‘Control the Pandemic’ – Fed Chair Jerome Powell Predicts the Entry of a ‘Different Economy’
19.11.2020
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told participants at the Bay Area Council Business Hall of Fame Awards Ceremony on Tuesday that the economy will never be the same after Covid-19. According to Powell, the use of accelerated technology will change the way the global economy operates as...
Sharktron Defi Project Devs Exit Scam: Tron Foundation Says Part of Missing Funds Now Frozen
10.11.2020
Developers of the Sharktron defi project have exit scammed with reports suggesting that TRX tokens worth up to $10 million are missing. The Tron Foundation has confirmed the theft, but is quick to inform Sharktron token holders that a portion of the missing funds has been frozen. The exit scam...
How Financial Planners Think About Bitcoin, With Justin Castelli and Douglas Boneparth
5.11.2020
Independent investment adviser Tyrone Ross speaks with certified financial planners (CFP) Justin Castelli and Douglas Boneparth about how they're looking at bitcoin and what they're hearing from clients
Tron Blockchain Stalled for Hours by ‘Malicious Contract,’ Justin Sun Says
2.11.2020
A “malicious contract” caused a Tron blockchain super representative to suspend block production for a few hours on Monday