Too Sick for Buffett Lunch, Justin Sun Attends Tron Influencer Party in SF

Justin Sun said he postponed the Buffett lunch due to kidney stones. But that didn't stop him from briefly mingling at a Tron party Thursday night.

AccessTimeIconJul 26, 2019 at 4:41 a.m. UTC
Updated Sep 13, 2021 at 11:14 a.m. UTC
10 Years of Decentralizing the Future
May 29-31, 2024 - Austin, TexasThe biggest and most established global hub for everything crypto, blockchain and Web3.Register Now

Tron CEO Justin Sun couldn't attend his ballyhooed lunch on Thursday with finance titan Warren Buffett because of kidney stones, he said. That didn't stop him, however, from briefly mingling with influencers at a Tron-organized party on Thursday night in San Francisco.

The appearance comes just a day after Sun penned an apology to the public, media and regulators for “over-marketing” the Buffett lunch. He didn’t specify which regulators he was referring to, but the letter has so far only been posted in simplified Chinese.

"In the future, due to my illness, I will take some rest," he wrote in the Weibo post. “All efforts should return to blockchain tech development from marketing and hyping.”

It’s been a fun trip. I’ve got a lot of cool stuff for the channel coming soon. pic.twitter.com/toejAdeOdC

— ₿it₿oy (@Bitboy_Hodl) July 26, 2019

Despite the postponement of the main event – for which Sun submitted a $4.6 million donation to charity – after-party plans for Sun's confab with Buffett proceeded as planned.

Ten YouTubers were flown into San Francisco for Tron Influencer Day to celebrate the one-year anniversary of Tron's acquisition of BitTorrent, the storied file-sharing platform founded in 2004.

Meanwhile, BitTorrent founder and current Chia CEO Bram Cohen seemed highly displeased. “Anybody know if Justin Sun is hard up for cash?” Cohen tweeted Thursday afternoon. “He isn’t letting the last payment for BitTorrent get out of escrow.” (Speaking to Decrypt, Sun flatly denied the accusation, saying, "it has nothing to do with me.")

Sun's appearance proved to be an odd bookend to a weeklong saga about the polarizing entrepreneur. Reports surfaced Tuesday that he was under border control and barred from leaving China. Those reports were disproven later that day when Sun broadcast a video of himself from a San Francisco high-rise.

A new date for the postponed lunch has yet to be announced.

Martine Paris contributed reporting.

Tron CEO Justin Sun speaks at Consensus 2019 (photo via CoinDesk archives)

Disclosure

Please note that our privacy policy, terms of use, cookies, and do not sell my personal information has been updated.

CoinDesk is an award-winning media outlet that covers the cryptocurrency industry. Its journalists abide by a strict set of editorial policies. In November 2023, CoinDesk was acquired by the Bullish group, owner of Bullish, a regulated, digital assets exchange. The Bullish group is majority-owned by Block.one; both companies have interests in a variety of blockchain and digital asset businesses and significant holdings of digital assets, including bitcoin. CoinDesk operates as an independent subsidiary with an editorial committee to protect journalistic independence. CoinDesk employees, including journalists, may receive options in the Bullish group as part of their compensation.


Learn more about Consensus 2024, CoinDesk's longest-running and most influential event that brings together all sides of crypto, blockchain and Web3. Head to consensus.coindesk.com to register and buy your pass now.