Controversy, Ambition, and Achievement: Justin Sun's 35-Year Journey in Crypto
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Controversy, Ambition, and Achievement: Justin Sun's 35-Year Journey in Crypto
"How can you be only thirty-five? Good things come to those who wait; goals are always scored in the second half. Now it's your turn to take the field."
Navigating Web3 tides with focused insightsIn this world, some people are always associated with "high-profile," but you have to admit, they're ahead of the curve.
On July 30, Justin Sun celebrated his 35th birthday.
From the young man in a suit declaring on television, "Let blockchain change the world," to today's leader steering a vast crypto empire including TRON and HTX, Justin Sun remains the industry’s most talked-about and symbolically significant figure.
On his 35th birthday, Justin Sun emotionally reflected on recent hardships via X. He wrote, "Ten thousand years is too long; now we’re racing for a thousand days. The world is eager for stories of youthful success. Not everyone is Yamal, but fortunately, I debuted early and can endure. After weathering storms and shedding superficiality, at middle age when it’s time to take charge, one can’t help but marvel—how come Pulisic is only twenty-seven? There’s another World Cup next year."
"How come I’m only thirty-five? Good things are worth waiting for; goals always come in the second half. Now it’s your turn to step onto the field."
And right during this birthday moment, his "three arrows launched simultaneously" are unfolding:
- TRON. Inc goes public, redefining value capture logic;
- HTX's "Mars Initiative" launches, shaping the future narrative of space technology;
- HTX DAO governance advances comprehensively, turning the "People’s Exchange" into reality.
Seemingly coincidental, yet subtle clues run through everything; every move conceals grand ambitions.
From "94" to "Nasdaq": A Comeback from Crypto to Wall Street
Many don't know that TRON's origin began at an extremely difficult moment.
In September 2017, China's "94 ban" landed like a hammer, halting all ICOs. At that time, just as Justin Sun had launched the TRON project, he faced both a crypto winter and a storm of public criticism.
While many projects vanished, he chose to "pack his bags and move forward."
Eight years later, in July 2025, TRON has not only become the underlying chain for mainstream stablecoin transactions, but its native token TRX has also entered the financial statements of Nasdaq-listed companies as a core strategic reserve asset—marking a breakthrough into traditional finance.
This historic moment feels like a long-overdue vindication.
Standing at the bell-ringing ceremony, Justin Sun didn’t shout slogans or hype concepts. He said: "This is not just a major step for TRON. Inc, but also a significant moment for the entire blockchain industry."
His words were calm, yet they rang in the opening bell of a new era.
A Four-Year Space Promise: Elevating Crypto Narratives to Orbit
As news of TRON. Inc going public flooded headlines, Justin Sun’s "HTX Mars Initiative" was also advancing rapidly.
Recently, Blue Origin quietly released the passenger list for its upcoming NS-34 spaceflight. A familiar name appeared—Justin Sun.
He is truly going to space.
This journey was foreshadowed four years ago, when Justin Sun paid $28 million for a seat aboard Blue Origin’s spacecraft, waiting for a "moment meaningful enough." He views this mission as a long-term investment in the future—not just in technology, but in humanity’s spirit of exploration.
In Justin Sun’s vision, crypto and space exploration represent converging fronts in human civilization’s upgrade. Both share core values: decentralization, boundary-breaking, and order reconstruction.
Under this framework, three clear convergence paths are emerging:
1. Space resources share many characteristics with blockchain assets. Whether lunar land, Martian minerals, or geosynchronous orbital slots, on-chain ownership verification and tokenization are key to commercialization.
2. Web3 communities may become original shareholders and collaboration units in space exploration. Unlike old state-led models, future space missions could be initiated by DAOs, funded globally via crowdfunding, and governed collectively on-chain.
3. Blockchain × space data: creating trustworthy universe-scale information carriers. Blockchain can serve as tamper-proof record systems for space stations, satellite networks, and other critical data.
Justin Sun isn’t just flying to space—he’s pushing Web3 narratives beyond Earth’s gravitational pull.
Voting-Based Listing Launches: Turning the People’s Exchange into Reality
If "TRON. Inc listing on Nasdaq" marks Justin Sun’s rite of passage for the blockchain world, then the implementation of the "voting-based listing" mechanism is his true response to the vision of a "People’s Exchange."
After one and a half years since HTX DAO’s founding—from initial DAO structure, refining community governance and token burn mechanisms, to now fully opening "voting-based listing" to global users—this is not merely a mechanism innovation, but a return of voice. It pushes HTX further along the path of decentralized exchange governance.
From now on, listings are no longer unilateral platform decisions, but expressions of collective community will. This means HTX and HTX DAO are no longer "rule-makers," but "rule-maintainers"; not "resource monopolists," but builders of "public infrastructure."
Justin Sun’s persistent vision of a "People’s Exchange"—an open platform co-governed by users and driven by community consensus—may evolve further. In the future, "listing recommendation rights" could become more tightly linked with "governance rights" and "revenue rights," forming a core pillar for user identity, platform consensus, and ecosystem revenue distribution. Based on this, HTX and HTX DAO will continue deepening token governance, transforming the "People’s Exchange" from idea to consensus, and finally into reality.
35: A Milestone, Also a Starting Point
The phrase "Crypto doesn’t need saviors" has been repeated for years. But only after weathering storms and enduring bull and bear cycles do we truly understand:
This industry needs someone who always walks ahead—unafraid of misunderstanding, unbothered by ridicule, constantly running between faith and order.
Yes, he is indeed high-profile, and yes, he is controversial.
But if you trace TRON’s journey from zero to one, to standing at the Nasdaq bell-ringing ceremony; if you follow HTX’s growth over the past two years, and HTX DAO’s evolution from chaos to shared governance, you’ll realize:
Every firm step taken was part of the path traveled.
A one-way journey, paved with hope, doubt, glory, and solitude. Today, Justin Sun stands at the threshold of 35—grounded in reality, yet still daring to gaze at the stars.
Some love Justin Sun because he represents ultimate efficiency;
Some dislike him because he always stays in the spotlight;
But no one can ignore him.
We can still look forward to how many more "surprises" he’ll bring to the crypto world in the next decade.
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