Tron Founder Justin Sun Purchases Joker Tpunk NFT for $10.5 Million
Justin Sun, founder of Tron, a smart contract-enabled cryptocurrency, announced he purchased an NFT avatar for $10.5 million. The NFT, dubbed ‘Joker’ due to its appearance, is part of a Tron-native NFT series called Tpunks, that seeks to emulate the style and success of the known Cryptopunks series, but on the Tron blockchain. Justin Sun Purchases NFT for $10.5 Million Justin Sun, the founder of the smart contracts-enabled Tron blockchain, announced today the purchase of an NFT avatar for $10.5 million dollars worth of tron. The NFT purchased, identified as #3442....
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The founder of the Tron network, Justin Sun, has bought a Joker-inspired artwork by Bored Ape Yacht Club Tron (BAYCTron), one of the first and most popular NFT collections on his blockchain today. The price tag? A stunning 150,000,000 TRX or $15 million. With this transaction, the artwork BAYCT #6666 takes first place as Tron’s most expensive NFT sale to date. A position previously held by another Justin Sun purchase — the Tpunk #3442, which sold for $10,5 million in August 2021. Ironically, his Tpunk was also inspired by the Joker Movie of DC Comics. Crypto Punk #NFT became the....
Bored Ape Yacht Club enthusiasts are taking the TRON network by storm. Just 24 hours into this minting event, over 75% of Tron-exclusive Apes have already found their owners. Bored Ape Yacht Club Tron, created by Palmar Labs, seems to be the hottest NFT on TRON network these days. This brand new collection, which follows the steps of the widely popular Ethereum-based project, features a series of 10,000 eye-catching Apes. Although initially planned for September 5, the team behind this collection had to postpone the event to enable Ape aficionados to mint on the go through mobile devices.....
Justin Sun, Tron Foundation’s founder and one of the most controversial figures in the crypto space, will leave his current position. The entrepreneur has accepted an offer from the Government of Grenada and will work as the country’s new Ambassador to the World Trade Organization (WTO). 🎉🎉🎉Congratulations @HEJustinSun on his appointment as Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Grenada to the World Trade Organization. @WTO #WTO Minister of Foreign Affairs Oliver Joseph with H.E. Mr. Justin Sun👇👇👇 pic.twitter.com/q3mdUULqa3 — GrenadaWTO🇬🇩 (@GrenadaWTO) December 17, 2021 The TRON....
Bored Ape Yacht Club Tron continues to shake the NFT market after launching its own marketplace. For a project that’s been on the market for less than two weeks, Bored Ape Yacht Club Tron is capturing quite the attention in the NFT space. This collection of 10,000 unique Bored Apes supported by Palmar Labs has launched its own marketplace, only second to the already broadly popular Tpunks. Aligned with the project’s roadmap, this marketplace was designed to be an easy-to-use tool developed for the minters of the collection to access a ‘potentially profitable’ secondary market. Tpunks, a....
TRX was up by over 17% on Thursday, as founder H.E. Justin Sun announced that a new stablecoin, USDD, was going to be launched on the TRON blockchain. XMR was another big mover today, climbing to its highest point since November. TRON (TRX) TRX surged today, as founder H.E. Justin Sun of TRON confirmed that a new stablecoin will be launched on the blockchain. In a tweet, Sun stated that, “TRON DAO joined hands with major blockchain players to launch USDD (Decentralized USD), the most decentralized stablecoin in human history.” Do Kwon of Terra also welcomed the announcement,....