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Tron co-founder moves $1.3 billion in crypto to Binance, shifts BitTorrent tokens from Ethereum

EditorRachael Rajan
Published 04/10/2023, 21:06

In a significant move in the cryptocurrency sphere, Justin Sun, the co-founder of Tron, has transferred a hefty amount of $1.3 billion in cryptocurrency to Binance addresses within a span of 24 hours. The data was reported by Arkham Intelligence on Wednesday.

The transfer included one major transaction from Sun's OpenSea account. However, the exact amount of cryptocurrency involved in this particular transaction was not disclosed.

In a separate development, Sun also moved an enormous quantity of over 28 trillion BitTorrent tokens away from the Ethereum blockchain. This operation was conducted using the Root Chain Manager Proxy, a tool designed for facilitating such transfers.

It remains unclear at this stage what motivated these massive transfers by Sun. The co-founder of Tron, a decentralized protocol that aims to construct a worldwide free content entertainment system with blockchain and distributed storage technology, has not yet publicly commented on these transactions.

These events are significant given the high amounts involved and could potentially have implications for the broader cryptocurrency market. As this story continues to develop, market watchers will be keenly observing any further movements or announcements from Sun and Tron.

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