Tron founder Justin Sun has appeared on the cover of Forbes, coinciding with the tenth anniversary of Hupan University, from which he graduated.
我上福布斯封面了，上次中国人上福布斯封面还是马云校长时期，冥冥中与湖畔大学十周年是同一天，湖畔这十年，我没有辜负！ pic.twitter.com/dUwh5uExOF
— H.E. Justin Sun ? (@justinsuntron) March 27, 2025
The businessman is the second Chinese individual after Jack Ma to be featured on the magazine’s cover.
The community expressed concern, recalling the longstanding “curse.” In the past, the appearance of crypto entrepreneurs in Forbes has been followed by market downturns. Recently, MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor also graced the cover.
Justin Sun lands on the Forbes cover, and crypto Twitter is buzzing. Some are joking it’s the “Forbes curse,” pointing to CZ and SBF’s legal troubles after their covers. Who’s next? ?? #TRX pic.twitter.com/EYygNJywGf
— TradeDucky (@tradeducky) March 27, 2025
Following the Forbes publication, TRX trading volume on Binance alone increased by 12%, reaching approximately $115 million. The token’s price briefly rose to $0.2305.
According to CoinGecko, the total TRX turnover across all supporting platforms reached $588 million.
Activity on the TRON network showed growth: the number of unique addresses increased by 20% in a day, while the number of transactions jumped by 30%.
On March 26, Sun announced the launch of AI products and a new season of meme tokens on TRON.