Tron founder Justin Sun today announced that he will fly to space via Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin company next year.
Sun, who founded blockchain platform Tron but earlier this month stepped down as its CEO, said on Twitter that he will invite five people to join him on the flight to space.
The tech entrepreneur said that he was the anonymous bidder who paid $28 million in an auction for a seat to join Bezos on Blue Origin's first crewed mission in July.
But Sun added that he missed the launch and now he will travel with five other "warriors" to space next year.
(2/12) I won the auction 6 months ago but missed the launch. However, this did not stop my love for space.
So I’m very excited to announce this news and turn this opportunity into a voyage with 5 other warriors to space with me because I believe that space belongs to everyone!
"I won the auction 6 months ago but missed the launch. However, this did not stop my love for space," he wrote on Twitter. "So I'm very excited to announce this news and turn this opportunity into a voyage with 5 other warriors to space with me because I believe that space belongs to everyone!"
"Going to space has been a dream of mine since my childhood, and it is also the future direction of humankind," he added.
Just when you thought the world of NFTs couldn’t get crazier, extravagant TRON CEO Justin Sun today threw $1,000,000 at a tweet.
just setting up my twttr
— jack (@jack) March 21, 2006
Not just any tweet: It’s the first tweet ever published, written by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey himself in 2006, and now Dorsey’s auctioning it off as an NFT.
NFTs are digital collectibles coded on the Ethereum blockchain. Thanks to advanced cryptography, an NFT proves its own digital scarcity through virtually...
Sun said that he will announce who will be joining him in the coming months. The five people may include a member of the TRON DAO community, long-term holders of crypto, as well as other fashion, technology and entrepreneurship bigwigs.
Tron is a blockchain project designed for entertainment and content creation. Its native token, TRX, is the 25th biggest cryptocurrency by market cap.
Sub-orbital spaceflight services company Blue Origin is one of Amazon founder Bezos' companies. In July, Bezos, the second richest man in the world, made a short journey to space on a Blue Origin rocket.
Daily Debrief Newsletter
Start every day with the top news stories right now, plus original features, a podcast, videos and more.
Cantor's Bitcoin lending business has carried out its first transactions, the investment banking giant announced on Tuesday, underscoring its increasing presence in the crypto space.
Prime broker FalconX and crypto lending protocol Maple Finance were the first companies to draw on the financing.
The New York-based Cantor, part of Cantor Fitzgerald, expects to make up to $2 billion in financing available in this first phase, the company said.
“Early on, Cantor recognized the transformative impact...
Trump Media & Technology Group is raising $2.5 billion to purchase Bitcoin for a company treasury, the publicly traded firm announced Tuesday.
According to a release, Trump Media has entered subscription agreements with about 50 institutional investors, and will sell $1.5 billion worth of common stock and $1 billion worth of convertible senior secured notes. The funds will fuel Trump Media's Bitcoin play.
"We view Bitcoin as an apex instrument of financial freedom, and now Trump Media will hold...
Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed on Sunday that his X platform would soon roll out a payments service in beta mode.
Responding to the Tesla Owners Silicon Valley account's comment that X would launch "X Money soon," Musk wrote: "This will be a very limited access beta at first."
He added: "When people's saving [sic] are involved, extreme care must be taken."
This will be a very limited access beta at first. When people’s saving are involved, extreme care must be taken.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) Ma...