Tron founder to fly to space on Jeff Bezos’ rocket

Justin Sun, the founder of Tron, is back in the spotlight after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) suspended a lawsuit against him. This paved the way for his participation in a suborbital flight with Blue Origin, tickets for which he purchased back in 2021.

A U.S. regulator charged Sahn in 2023 with market manipulation and selling unregistered securities. After that, he avoided traveling to the US for fear of arrest. This risk was reportedly the reason for his absence from Donald Trump’s inauguration and the disruption of his Blue Origin rocket flight in 2021.

Now that the case against him has been frozen, Sun is apparently preparing to launch. In May, he published a post on X mentioning Blue Origin, hinting at an upcoming flight. According to media reports, the mission could take place before the end of 2025. However, he no longer serves as Grenada’s ambassador to the WTO – even though he is still listed as “His Excellency” on Blue Origin’s website.

Earlier in 2021, Poloniex, a company associated with San, settled SEC claims of conducting unregistered exchange activity. That same year, he resigned as head of the Tron Foundation and received diplomatic status from Grenada, which was revoked in 2022.

Despite the loss of his official title, San continued to present himself as an ambassador, including references in his biographies. This is now questionable, given his loss of status and cessation of diplomatic activities.

It is not yet known what the composition of the crew will be and what the terms of San’s participation will be. However, attention to his figure is once again intensifying amid ties to Trump-backed crypto projects and continued legal uncertainty.