Anonymous Auction Winner, Justin Sun Will Fly To Space With Blue Origin

JAKARTA - Cryptocurrency pioneer Justin Sun will fly into space on billionaire Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin flight next year. Wednesday, December 22, he also said he would invite five other crewmates to join the flight. They will join a small list of wealthy businessmen involved in space travel.

Sun, who founded blockchain platform TRON, also revealed himself as an anonymous bidder who paid $28 million in an auction for a seat that joined Bezos on Blue Origin's first crewed mission in July.

"I won the auction six months ago but missed the launch. However, this hasn't stopped my love of space," Sun said in a tweet.

"So I'm really excited to announce this news and turn this opportunity into a trip with five other fighters into space with me because I believe that outer space belongs to everyone!"

Sun also said the five people he will nominate over the coming months may include members of the TRON DAO community, certain cryptocurrency holders, and other leaders from fashion, technology, and entrepreneurship.

Recently, Japanese billionaire, Yusaku Maezawa, has returned to Earth after a 12-day journey into space. This makes him the latest to travel into space through a commercial space travel venture founded by billionaires such as Bezos, Richard Branson, and Elon Musk.

Sun, who is from China, said last week he was appointed Grenada's representative to the World Trade Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. He will carry the flag of the Caribbean nation with him on his space journey.

Sun rose to prominence for his views on cryptocurrencies and when he won an auction for lunch with Warren Buffett for around $4.6 million in 2019.