Art and Innovation: TRON’s HackaTRON S7 Winners, Global Investments, and Crypto Culture

Hello TRONics!

We’re back with another excited edition of TRON Update, bringing you the latest highlights, news and updates from across the TRON ecosystem. Let’s dive into the exciting events and developments happening this month.

TRON Becomes Largest Investor in World Liberty Financial

We’re proud to announce our $30 million investment in World Liberty Financial, making TRON its largest investor. The U.S. is emerging as a global blockchain hub, and we’re committed to driving innovation and supporting growth in the United States. Justin Sun, founder of TRON, was also welcomed as an advisor to World Liberty Financial.

Justin Sun Honors Maurizio Cattelan’s Iconic ‘Comedian’, Bridging Art and Crypto Culture

Justin Sun, founder of TRON and Advisor to HTX, held a press conference in Hong Kong to celebrate his acquisition of Comedian, the iconic conceptual artwork by Maurizio Cattelan famously known as the “world’s most expensive banana.” Sun’s record-setting bid of $6.24 million, announced on November 21, 2024, marked a pivotal moment for the intersection of art, memes, and crypto culture.

Read TRON’s coverage for more insights into the acquisition of Comedian by Maurizio Cattelan.

TRON DAO unveils HackaTRON Season 7 qualifiers and winners, backed by Google Cloud as Diamond sponsor

TRON DAO, in collaboration with co-hosts HTX DAO, BTTC, and JustLend DAO, proudly announced the qualifiers and winners of HackaTRON Season 7, a dynamic hackathon that united global innovators and showcased exceptional talent within the TRON ecosystem. TRON was honored to have Google Cloud as a Diamond Sponsor of HackaTRON S7. Google Cloud delivers an optimized, fully integrated AI stack, complete with planet-scale infrastructure, customer-built chips, and a powerful development platform, designed to accelerate transformative solutions.

The competition attracted over 1,300 participants who developed cutting-edge blockchain projects. This season, participants transformed the digital landscape across five specialized tracks: Web3, DeFi, Artistry, Builder, and Integration, each with projects that propelled blockchain innovation forward.

To see the winners of each category read through Crypto Briefing’s report.

Tron DAO leads blockchain talks at Berkeley Security Summit, showcasing a year of education via Tron Builder Tour

TRON DAO participated as a Platinum Sponsor in the Berkeley Security Summit at DevCon 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand, on November 11, 2024. Hosted by Blockchain at Berkeley, the side event brought together leading experts to explore the transformative potential of decentralized technologies.

With stops at Columbia, MIT, Princeton, Harvard, and Cornell, the TRON Builder Tour introduced various aspects of the blockchain to over 500 students. The tour featured hackathons, hands-on workshops, and networking events to inspire the next wave of blockchain developers.

To learn more about TRON’s involvements at top universities, read Cointelegraph’s article.

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