Justin Sun Is Alive

ORIGIN
Justin Sun (Sun Yuchen) is a Chinese technology entrepreneur and cryptocurrency investor. He’s best known as the founder and CEO of TRON Foundation. He is the former Chief Representative of ‘Ripple (XRP)’ in Greater China. The self-proclaimed protege of Jack Ma was the only millennial from Hupan University’s first batch of graduates. Sun acquired the peer-to-peer company ‘BitTorrent’ in 2018, where he now serves as CEO. His business ventures also include the live-streaming audio App ‘Peiwo.’ Sun was born on July 10, 1990, in China. Growing up, he enjoyed reading/writing novels.

Sun completed his BA degree in history from Peking University (2011), and his MA degree in East Asia Study from the University of Pennsylvania (2013). He was an exchange student at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2009-10), where he studied Liberal Arts and Sciences. Sun began investing in cryptocurrency in his early 20s. He reportedly invested a year’s worth of college tuition/fees into Bitcoin in 2011. By 2014, that investment was worth millions. Sun began his tenure at Ripple Labs in Greater China in 2013. He served as chief representative and advisor from 2014 to 2016.

CAREER
At age 26, Sun was recruited by Chinese business magnate Jack Ma to study at Hupan University. He was named to the University’s first graduating class (2018). Jack Ma is the co-founder of Alibaba Group. He’s also one of the founding entrepreneurs of Hupan University. In 2011, Justin Sun became the face of Chinese newsweekly ‘Yazhou Zhoukan.’ The publication includes a mixture of politics, economics, and cultural news. In 2014, Sun was named a “Davos Global Shaper” by the World Economic Forum. The following year he was dubbed the most noteworthy new entrepreneur by China Network Television (CNTV).

Justin Sun established TRON Foundation in July 2017 in Singapore. The company boasts dual headquarters in Beijing China, and San Francisco, U.S. It employs blockchain enthusiasts from all over the world. The TRON protocol’s crypto token is called ‘TRX’, short for Tronix. It enables one-on-one interaction between entertainment content creators and users (no middle-man). TRX is available on exchanges like Liqui, HitBTC, Binance, Gatecoin, and EtherDelta. TRON launched MainNet in May 2018, the TRON Virtual Machine (TVM) in August 2018, and their application store DappHouse in October 2018. Basketball great Kobe Bryant was invited to TRON’s niTRON Summit (January 17, 2019).

Sun is the CEO of the social App ‘Peiwo’ (Callme) for mobile devices. The company is headquartered in Beijing City, China. Peiwo brings together entertainment and blockchain technology. It has been dubbed the “Snapchat of China”, with more than 10 million active users. Peiwo matches users using short audio clips along with their interests. The App was integrated with TRON’s TRX in 2018. The integration allows for deposits, tipping, and withdrawals.

In July 2018, Sun completed his acquisition of BitTorrent, Inc. (peer-to-peer protocol). He bought the file-sharing company for a reported $120 million. BitTorrent was originally founded by Bram Cohen and Ashwin Navin back in 2004. The company’s main office is located in San Francisco, California. The BitTorrent umbrella includes uTorrent and BitTorrent Mainline. BitTorrent peer-to-peer network (BTT) is fully integrated with the TRON blockchain. It gives content creators a means of monetizing and connecting with their audience using digital currency. BTT is listed on exchanges like Upbit, Binance, BitBTC, and Bittrex among others. BTT can be converted to TRX through a decentralized exchange.

PERSONAL
Justin Sun is about 5ft 7in tall and he’s of Chinese descent. He was named to the Forbes China 30 under 30 list for three consecutive years (2015-17). Sun’s net worth is estimated at $300 million. He donated $1.5 million to Hupan University in April 2019. In June 2019, he placed the winning bid of $4.57 million to have a private lunch with Warren Buffett (CEO of Berkshire Hathaway). Funds generated will benefit the GLIDE foundation. The 20th-anniversary charity lunch was originally scheduled for July 25, 2019. However, it was postponed due to Justin Sun being hospitalized for kidney stones. The announcement was made on July 23, 2019, on the Weibo social platform.

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