Will the crypto Lunch with Warren Buffett ever happen?
The whole crypto industry knew where Justin sun, founder and CEO of Tron and BitTorrent was going on July 25th.
Yes!! Justin was attending the power lunch with Warren Buffet.
Justin had paid a record $4.6 million to have a charity lunch with Warren Buffett, the investing guru, in San Francisco, and he was counting down the days on social media.
Last month, Sun announced on that he choose San Francisco’s Quince, a “three-Michelin starred restaurant in the historic Jackson Square,” for the Warren Buffett meal.
He also invited his 7 friends to join the crypto lunch. Few guests included are :
- Litecoin Founder – Charlie Lee
- Helen Hai – Head of Binance Charity Foundation
- Jeremy Allaire – CEO of Circle
- Yoni Assia – Founder and CEO, eToro
- Chris Lee – CFO of HuobiGlobal
Justin Sun Postpones Lunch With Warren Buffet
But, things didn’t go well, Justin Sun couldn’t attend much-awaited and much-hyped lunch on the scheduled date due to kidney stones. The sudden cancellation prompted broader questions on Twitter and cryptocurrency media outlets about Mr. Sun and his whereabouts.
Justin Sun Faces New Allegation
Later, Chinese media reported the real reason for rescheduling was that he was barred from leaving China following a laundry list of allegations that includes illegal fundraising, money laundering, gambling, and pornography
However, Justin declined all the allegations. Further, he appeared on the video platform Periscope, broadcasting from what appeared to be an office in San Francisco. The city’s Bay Bridge looks to be behind him. At one point he said he was feeling better, but then added, “I’m not feeling quite well.” He said he was postponing the lunch but was also looking forward to rescheduling it.
But on the same day, he was rocking up at a Tron-organised party in San Francisco. wherein more than 10 YouTubers were present to celebrate the 1st anniversary of BitTorrent acquisition at Michelin-starred Quince. But, as Sun didn’t open up to the Buffett’s charity lunch
However, according to a few sources, Buffett’s lunch isn’t being rescheduled to August and this could be months after that. Thus, the mystery behind canceling/Postponing the crypto lunch remains unsolved.
What’s your view on the mysterious Crypto lunch? Do you think in reality Warren Buffet itself canceled the lunch?
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