Justin Sun


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Why Crypto Should Care About Justin Sun's Steem Drama

The implications reach much further than just Steem or Tron, underlining the fundamental message of the "not your keys, not your crypto" mantra.

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Justin Sun Bought Steemit. Steem Moved to Limit His Power

The people who run the Steem blockchain executed a reversible soft fork Sunday over concerns about Steemit's new owner.

STAND BACK: Justin Sun's Gucci sneakers on stage at the first NiTron Summit in San Francisco, January 2019. (Photo by Brady Dale for CoinDesk)

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In Defense of Justin Sun

People mock Justin Sun and TRON. But by several metrics it's a successful business. Time to get over the snobbery, says VC Alexander Blum.

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Tron’s Justin Sun (Finally) Gets $4.5M Dinner With Warren Buffett

Justin Sun finally had his $4.5 million charity dinner with Berkshire Hathaway chief Warren Buffett last month.

Justin Sun finally had his $4.5 million charity dinner with Berkshire Hathaway chief Warren Buffett last month. (Image via Tron)

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Crypto News Roundup for Jan. 27, 2020

Today's daily podcast features trouble at TRON and an attack on Bitcoin Gold. It's CoinDesk's Crypto News Roundup.

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Former Employees Sue Justin Sun and Tron Foundation, Alleging Workplace Hostilities

A lawsuit accuses Justin Sun and the Tron Foundation of harassing and firing two employees as payback for objecting to management practices.

Tron founder Justin Sun

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Poloniex Drops KYC for Withdrawals Below $10,000 Following US Exit

The new KYC requirements come a week after Poloniex completed its U.S. exit.

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What Twitter Meme Wars Say About Crypto's Reliance on Figureheads

Cryptocurrency has strayed from its anonymous roots. Today, cults of personality and public histrionics define the sector.

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Samsung Adds Support for Tron Network to Blockchain Dapp Store

Tron founder Justin Sun will appear on stage at the Samsung Developer Conference to announce a new partnership.

Justin Sun speaks at Consensus 2019.

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Too Sick for Buffett Lunch, Justin Sun Attends Tron Influencer Party in SF

Justin Sun said he postponed the Buffett lunch due to kidney stones. But that didn't stop him from briefly mingling at a Tron party Thursday night.

Justin Sun speaks at Consensus (CoinDesk Archives)