Justin Sun, born in July 1990, is the founder of TRON and a pioneer and practitioner in the blockchain and metaverse. He currently serves as a member of HTX's Global Advisory Board.Justin Sun holds a Master's degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor's degree from Peking University. In September 2017, Justin Sun founded TRON, a blockchain ecosystem focused on accelerating the decentralization of the Internet through blockchain technology and DApps. Today, TRON boasts more than 217 million users worldwide and has an industry-leading TVL (Total Value Locked) second only to Ethereum. With a keen interest in digitizing artwork, Justin Sun purchased a series of masterpieces by renowned artists such as Picasso, Giacometti, Andy Warhol, Beeple, Puck, and KAWS for approximately CNY 1 billion. The majority of these remarkable works were donated to the APENFT Foundation to facilitate the NFT and digitization of artworks.
Justin Sun is also active in philanthropy: in 2019, he won the bid for the Warren Buffett Charity Lunch for $4.56 million, the funds of which were used by the Glide Foundation to benefit the homeless and helpless; June 2021, he secured a seat at Blue Origin's New Shepard with a bid of $28 million. The entire amount was donated to Blue Origin's foundation, Club for the Future, which supports 19 space-based charities, encouraging future generations to pursue STEM careers and invent the future of life in space. Forbes included Justin Sun on its list of 30 under 30 in Asia in 2017 and on its list of 30 under 30 in China in 2015. Additionally, he was appointed a member of the editorial board of Information China, a national-level journal under the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).Justin Sun is also the author of the thoughtful book "Brave New World" and recently published "Blockchain and the New Digital Age.