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- Crypto whiz kid Justin Sun postponed a $4.6 million charity lunch with Warren Buffett scheduled for Thursday, blaming kidney stones.
- The news sparked rumors about the "real" reason he had to reschedule.
- Here are five things to know about the 28-year-old tech entrepreneur.
Crypto whiz kid Justin Sun postponed a $4.6 million charity lunch with Warren Buffett scheduled for Thursday, blaming a bout of kidney stones. Chinese media reported his real reason for rescheduling was that he was barred from leaving China following a laundry list of allegations that includes illegal fundraising, money laundering, gambling, and pornography.
The boss of Tron - the 11th largest cryptocurrency with a $1.5 billion market capitalization, according to CoinMarketCap - and file-sharing service BitTorrrent has dismissed the rumors. Sun streamed a live video on Tuesday that seemed to show he was in San Francisco. "I feel so much better now!" he tweeted on Wednesday. "It seems I will be back to work with full speed on this Friday!"
Here are five things to know about the 28-year-old tech entrepreneur.
