Breaking Gravity and Boundaries: Justin Sun's Space Leap and TRON's Ambition for a "Blockchain Universe"
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Breaking Gravity and Boundaries: Justin Sun's Space Leap and TRON's Ambition for a "Blockchain Universe"
This time, Brother Sun has completely transcended the stratosphere.
Navigating Web3 tides with focused insightsBy: Bright, Foresight News
After the titles of TRON founder, advisor to the Trump family’s WLFI project, and “Jack Ma disciple,” Justin Sun is now set to become the youngest Chinese commercial astronaut.
On July 21, Blue Origin, founded by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, announced its NS-34 mission would carry six crew members, including Justin Sun. Previous reports revealed that in 2021, Sun bid $28 million for a seat on Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket. The funds were allocated to support the Blue Origin Foundation and 19 space-themed charitable organizations, aimed at inspiring the next generation of STEM leaders.
If Wang Chun’s journey into space aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft was a milestone for early Chinese crypto practitioners and BTC holders, then Sun’s flight on Blue Origin’s rocket breaking through Earth’s atmosphere will elevate Chinese crypto entrepreneurs and international Chinese business entities.
Since 2025, Sun has graced the covers of Forbes and Asia Weekly, became an advisor to the Trump family’s World Liberty Financial (WLFI), and spent $23 million to top the list of contributors at a TRUMP dinner event.
So what role has TRON, led by Justin Sun, played in this spectacular 2025 crypto bull market?
Stablecoin’s On-Chain Conduit
If asked to name the keyword of the 2025 crypto industry, “stablecoin” would almost certainly be the answer. From the GENIUS Act to Circle’s Nasdaq listing, from WLFI launching USD1 to Hong Kong preparing regulations for stablecoin issuers, global political and economic entities are rushing into the stablecoin sector, which holds a market potential of $2 trillion.
TRON began positioning itself at the inception of stablecoins. According to Defillama data, as of July 2025, TRON had over 320 million user accounts, a TVL (total value locked) soaring to $23 billion, daily network transaction volume exceeding 28 million, and TRC20-USDT circulation surpassing $80 billion—securing a significant share of the stablecoin market.
As an on-chain financial conduit, TRON is gaining widespread adoption. First, TRON has formed strategic partnerships with governments such as Dominica, where TRC20-USDT has been granted legal tender status. Additionally, TRON is the world’s first public blockchain to receive both EU MiCA certification and ISO 14064 carbon neutrality standards. To date, USDT on the TRON network has been adopted in over 100 countries, covering diverse use cases including cross-border payments, international trade, salary settlements, and digital asset trading. In real-world applications, users can pay e-commerce orders and travel expenses using USDT on TRON, making transactions faster and smoother. In cross-border remittances, TRON’s USDT has reduced fees for Southeast Asian workers from 10% to 0.1%, and settlement time from days to minutes—solving major pain points of traditional wire transfers.
The foundation of TRON’s global expansion lies in its continuously upgraded underlying technology. Currently, TRON achieves over 2,000 transactions per second via its DPoS consensus mechanism, reduces block confirmation time to 3 seconds, and lowers transaction fees to just $0.001 per transaction.
Therefore, thanks to TRON’s global applicability and technological superiority, the Trump family’s crypto project WLFI quickly integrated its stablecoin USD1 onto this “global digital bridge.” On June 11, Sun announced on X that the stablecoin USD1 had officially been minted on the TRON blockchain. Subsequently, Eric Trump, the U.S. President’s son and Executive Vice President of the Trump Organization, confirmed the news on X and expressed gratitude for TRON’s support. He stated that TRON’s technological and compliance capabilities provided USD1 with the ideal vehicle for globalization. At Dubai’s Token2049 summit in 2025, Sun said: "The integration of USD1 will bring new vitality to the TRON ecosystem. Our goal is to enable every user to easily access stablecoins via their smartphones and participate in the global financial system."
Looking ahead, TRON has recently extended its strategic reach into Hong Kong. In an interview with Asia Weekly, Sun noted Hong Kong’s potential to become an international financial settlement hub. Supporting USDT settlements for e-commerce and tourism via the TRC20 protocol, the integration of digital assets with the real economy is accelerating.
Eastern Force of Compliance
In 2025, compliance became the dominant theme in the crypto industry. Since President Trump took office, policy restrictions imposed on the crypto industry during the previous Democratic administration have rapidly lifted. From repealing the “DeFi Broker Rule” and dropping multiple charges against crypto firms, to forming the White House Crypto and AI Task Force, SEC approval of several crypto ETFs, and global corporations following MicroStrategy’s lead in building crypto reserves, along with tokenization of high-quality U.S. stocks for global trading—the global crypto industry is experiencing a surge in compliance.
Against this backdrop, TRON is expanding into the U.S. capital market as a legitimate player. On April 19, U.S. asset management giant Canary Capital formally filed an S-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a TRX ETF. The ETF will have BitGo as custodian for TRX assets, with NAV based on CoinDesk Indices pricing. Shares will be subscribed and redeemed in cash through authorized participants. Approval of the TRX ETF could further boost TRON’s internationalization, attract deeper collaboration between traditional financial institutions and blockchain technology, and accelerate its strategic goal of becoming a global payment infrastructure.
On July 24, Tron Inc. (Nasdaq: TRON) rang the opening bell at Nasdaq, celebrating its official rebranding. The ceremony was hosted by TRON founder and Tron Inc. global advisor Justin Sun, and livestreamed at Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square.
Tron Inc. was formerly SRM Entertainment, a Nasdaq-listed company that in June announced its TRX strategic reserve initiative. Under the agreement, SRM issued up to 100,000 Series B convertible preferred shares and 220 million warrants to private investors, totaling up to $210 million. Tron Inc. has now announced it successfully staked 365,096,845 TRX via the JustLend platform. By combining standard staking rewards with energy leasing, the move increases TRX staking yields to up to 10% annually. This follows the company’s earlier $100 million private placement. Indeed, the TRON Treasury Strategy reflects growing attention and confidence in the TRON ecosystem from the U.S. market.
The Art of Balancing Politics and Capital
A telling detail in the Forbes cover story—when discussing Trump as a “CHEAT CODE” for the crypto industry, Sun clearly stated: “With him, our development will be much smoother than before.”
In reality, the influence of the Trump family runs through the core narrative of TRON’s expansion into the U.S. capital market.
In November 2024, Trump, embraced by domestic U.S. crypto enthusiasts, won the presidential election, making the next Republican administration’s pro-crypto stance inevitable. Riding the wave of Trump’s vision to “make America the global crypto capital,” Sun seized the opportunity to re-enter the U.S. capital markets and step into the spotlight.
Although Trump secured the presidency, his family’s crypto venture, World Liberty Financial (WLFI), was struggling financially. In November 2024, Sun announced a $30 million investment into WLFI, bringing the struggling project back into public view. Just one day later, WLFI announced Sun would join as an advisor. In January 2025, Sun further increased his investment commitment, raising the total to $75 million. In return, WLFI added TRX to its portfolio.
In February 2025, Paul Atkins, a crypto-friendly figure, assumed the role of SEC Chair. That same month, the SEC, TRON Foundation, and Sun jointly filed a motion requesting a federal judge to pause litigation against Sun and TRON to explore possible settlement—a move widely seen as overturning the prior “crackdown order” under Gary Gensler.
By April 2025, Sun appeared alongside Trump’s son Eric at Dubai’s Token2049 summit, engaging closely. In May 2025, the “TRUMP” themed dinner was held at Trump National Golf Club outside Washington D.C., inviting the top 220 TRUMP token holders by weighted holdings. Sun attended as the top contributor with $23 million worth of TRUMP tokens and received a limited-edition Trump Tourbillon watch directly from Trump. Sun later announced he would continue purchasing $100 million worth of TRUMP tokens.
Looking back, in 2021, Sun was appointed Grenada’s ambassador to the WTO (World Trade Organization). A master at blending politics and capital, Sun continues to capture value from America’s current power center. Thus, Forbes’ assessment hits the mark: “Justin Sun is using a balancing act of innovation and compromise to push cryptocurrency from the fringes to the heart of Wall Street.”
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