A crypto whiz kid postponed his $4.6 million lunch with Warren Buffett, fueling reports that he’s trapped in China

As reported by Markets Insider, “The Chinese cryptocurrency whiz kid who paid $4.6 million to lunch with Warren Buffett in San Francisco on Thursday has postponed, blaming a bout of kidney stones. Chinese newspapers reported that he’s trapped in China.

“Justin Sun is the 28-year-old founder of Tron — the 11th largest cryptocurrency with a $1.5 billion market capitalization — and chief executive of file-sharing service BitTorrent. He won the lunch with Buffett — the billionaire CEO of Berkshire Hathaway and an investing guru nicknamed the Oracle of Omaha — in a charity auction. Sun donated a total of $4.7 million to The Glide Foundation, which helps the homeless in San Francisco, earlier this month, according to the Wall Street Journal.

“Sun’s rescheduling fueled reports that the Chinese government has barred him from leaving the country. The 21st Century Business Herald, a Chinese news outlet, published an article accusing Sun of illegal fundraising, operating illegal gambling services, and illegal involvement in the pornography business. Caixin, another Chinese publication, reported that Sun couldn’t attend the lunch because he was being held in China due to the accusations.

“Sun denied the reports in a post on Chinese social-media site Weibo. A few hours later, he broadcast a live video that appeared to show him in San Francisco with the Bay Bridge in the background. ‘I’m not feeling quite well but I think we gonna postpone but definitely looking forward to it,’ Sun said during the stream. ‘It’s pretty comfortable in San Francisco.’

“The confusion drove Tronix, the Tron network’s native token, down 11% on Tuesday.”

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