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Justin Sun’s upcoming lunch with Warren Buffett is a genius marketing play that can only help the cryptocurrency sector, writes Noelle Acheson.

By Noelle Acheson

Jun 16, 2019 at 9:21 a.m. UTC

Jun 16, 2019

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Justin Sun speaks at niTRON Summit 2019 in San Francisco, photo by Brady Dale for CoinDesk

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Power Move Before Power Lunch: Tron CEO Switches Venue for Buffett Meeting

For the first time in 15 years, the annual Buffett luncheon is switching venues.

By Daniel Kuhn

Jun 12, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. UTC

Jun 12, 2019

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Bittorrent

Tron Founder's Winning $4.5 Million Bid Nets Dinner With Warren Buffett

Warren Buffett will chow down on steak with Justin Sun after Sun donated $4.57 million to a homeless charity.

By Daniel Kuhn

Jun 4, 2019 at 1:00 a.m. UTC

Jun 4, 2019

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Ex-Tron CTO Denies Justin Sun’s Accusations of Embezzlement, Bribery

The former CTO of Tron, who left the company in January to build a "new Tron," is denying serious accusations from Tron CEO Justin Sun.

By Wolfie Zhao

May 13, 2019 at 1:18 p.m. UTC

May 13, 2019

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Crypto ATM Operator Postpones Tether Buying 'Until the Smoke Clears'

Crypto ATM firm CoinFlip has postponed adding the Tron version of USDT, citing the New York Attorney General's Tether probe.

By Anna Baydakova

May 1, 2019 at 6:35 p.m. UTC

May 1, 2019

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Justin Sun Draws Heat From Tron Fans for Waffling on Promised Prizes

There's an unclear line between Tron Foundation accounts and CEO Justin Sun's personal expenditures on the community, as a recent Tesla giveaway shows.

By Leigh Cuen

Mar 29, 2019 at 9:15 p.m. UTC

Mar 29, 2019

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Tron CEO Justin Sun speaks at niTROn Summit 2019, photo by Brady Dale for CoinDesk

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SF Summit Shows BitTorrent Is Boosting Tron's Appeal

At Tron's niTROn Summit, CEO Justin Sun sketched out his vision for how BitTorrent's massive user base can leapfrog the crypto adoption problem.

By Brady Dale

Jan 21, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. UTC

Jan 21, 2019

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BitTorrent Courted EOS, Filecoin Crypto Creators Prior to Tron Sale

Tron and Neo weren't the only crypto projects interested in acquiring BitTorrent; in fact, CoinDesk has learned, five others were tempted to buy too.

By Brady Dale

Sep 10, 2018 at 4:00 a.m. UTC

Sep 10, 2018

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Not Just Tron: Neo's Failed $170 Million Bid to Buy BitTorrent Revealed

It turns out that more crypto companies explored buying BitTorrent than just Tron. Not previously reported, Neo Global Capital made a much higher bid.

By Brady Dale

Sep 4, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. UTC

Sep 4, 2018