founder and CEO Justin Sun recently announced on the CryptoChick podcast that his crypto project would be officially collaborating with .
Wait, what?
Justin Sun: Tron Will Collaborate with Ethereum This Year
appeared on an episode of Rachel Wolfson’s podcast this week where he discussed the launch of the Tether stablecoin on . While most of the podcast came off as a marketing opportunity for Sun, he did also take the time to address the prospect of a collaboration with .
When asked by Wolfson what he thought of co-creator Vitalik Buterin’s at , Sun declared that any competition between and is ultimately going to help the space in the long run. He said:
“First of all, everybody knows that and compete in the Dapp [sector], for sure. But I think definitely that this competition will result in a better product – the competition between and benefits the whole industry.”
The tweet in question saw Buterin pose next to a giant poster of Justin Sun, with the drippingly sarcastic caption: “Toward a brighter tomorrow.”
Toward a brighter tomorrow.
— Vitalik Non-giver of Ether (@VitalikButerin)
True Love Between Justin Sun & Vitalik Buterin?
While Buterin was being sarcastic, Sun claimed to believe there may be some legs in the idea. He told Wolfson:
“In terms of the comments he made recently, and the picture: Right now, I’m actually into love – the true love, and the brotherhood of the industry. So I think that in the future we will even collaborate with lots of the developers, and also the enterprises built on before if we make the industry better.”
When asked directly if there was any chance of officially collaborating with in the future, Sun’s response came as a surprise:
“I think that even within this year we will see officially collaborate with , and will be something good for the industry.”
This answer stunned the crypto podcast host, who said she wanted her listeners to take serious note of this big piece of that had not yet dropped anywhere else. When nudged to elaborate on these plans, Sun remained silent.
A Belated Crypto April Fools’ Joke?
During the podcast, Sun alluded to his recent “collaboration” with the developers of ETH-based Loom Network (LOOM), which saw the cover for a Justin Sun hip-hop concept album released titled: “Enter the Sun.”
Crypto developer group Loom trolled Justin Sun on April Fools’ Day. | Source: Loom
The album cover was released on April Fools’ day, and was accompanied by an parodying Justin Sun – a joke he may not have taken too kindly.
So what he have here is likely a case of tit-for-tat. Vitalik a sarcastic image of him and a giant Justin Sun on April Fools’ day; made a hilarious fake website for a fake concept album centered around Sun, and now Sun is having his own fun at ’s expense.
That’s pure speculation on my part, but Justin Sun has taken a lot of heat for constantly trying to rub shoulders with . This announcement of his appears to be a case of him doubling down on his reputation as a sh*t-talker in an attempt to irritate Vitalik Buterin even further.
The prospect of a – collaboration is as likely as a Justin Sun rap song called “That’s so Byzantine, B****!” | Source: Loom Network
Unless something changes in the relationship between Vitalik Buterin and Justin Sun sometime soon, the prospect of a – collaboration is as likely as a Justin Sun rap song called “That’s so Byzantine, B****!”
No representatives from or would confirm or deny Justin Sun’s claims as of the time of writing.
Published at Sun, 07 Apr 2019 22:08:27 +0000
