Justin Sun, born in July 1990 in Xining, Qinghai Province, is the founder of TRON, and is highly influential in the blockchain and cryptocurrency field.
Here is a detailed introduction:
Educational Background
• In February 2007, won first prize in the 9th New Concept Writing Competition, qualifying for the independent admissions interview at Peking University. In September of the same year, entered the Department of Chinese at Peking University with a total score of 650, later transferred to the Department of History and went to the Chinese University of Hong Kong for an exchange program in history.
• In 2010, represented Peking University at the Harvard University World Model United Nations Conference held in The Hague, Netherlands. In the same year, interned at the Southern Weekly headquarters, modeled after Hu Shi's founding of (Weekly Review), and also founded the Peking University Western Studies Society and served as president.
• After graduating from undergraduate studies, Justin Sun went to the University of Pennsylvania in the United States for further studies, during which he founded Junshi International and served as chairman. Entrepreneurial Journey
• In 2011, became the cover figure of Asia Weekly.
• In 2014, returned to China to establish Ripe Wave and concurrently served as CEO, making Ripe Wave the first internet technology company in China engaged in the development of decentralized clearing system products. In the same year, Ripple Labs appointed Justin Sun as the chief representative of the Greater China region.
• In 2015, attended the CCTV China E-commerce Summit, recognized as the Internet's Annual Rising Star in China.
• In July 2017, created the blockchain project TRON, dedicated to building a global decentralized free content entertainment system. In July 2018, announced the successful acquisition of BitTorrent and all its products.
• In 2017, elected as the first global youth leader of the Chen Lihua Chang'an Club, selected for Forbes '30 Under 30 Asia' list, and in August re-elected as one of Forbes '30 Under 30 Entrepreneurs' in China.
• In November 2019, strategically invested in the globally renowned digital currency exchange Poloniex, and cooperated in areas such as TRC20-USDT stablecoin, DeFi decentralized finance, and TRON trading zone.
• In 2019, purchased a lunch with Buffett for $4.56 million, but repeatedly no-showed, causing widespread attention and controversy.
• In January 2021, selected alongside TRON in the annual list 'PARTY AWARD 2020' published by PANews, receiving the Annual Leader Award. • In October 2023, at the 2023 Blockchain Ecosystem Conference held in Dubai, awarded the title 'Annual Crypto Entrepreneur'; in November, selected for The Giving Block's annual list of 'Crypto Philanthropists', and received the Benzinga title of '2023 Cryptocurrency Game Changer'. Controversial Events • Justin Sun was sued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), accused of illegal securities sales, fraud, and market manipulation.
• In October 2022, became a member of the Huobi Global Advisory Committee. Personal Honor
