In 2020. Justin Sun, the founder of the Tron blockchain, made headlines by gifting 1,930,830 TRX tokens to famous American investor Warren Buffett.
At the time, the value of the gift was around $31,086. By 2024 and the value of those same TRX tokens had jumped by 1,000%, reaching an impressive $289,000.
.@WarrenBuffett has held TRX for 1,688 days and gained over 1000%, with a daily return of 0.6%. His story shows that the only way to win in crypto is to hold. (btw, if he had staked TRX, his return would have been 1300%🤫) His address: https://t.co/n7gg5TfLxU
— H.E. Justin Sun🌞(hiring) (@justinsuntron) September 6, 2024
Later, Sun revealed that Buffett held these TRX tokens for 1,688 days, during which time their value increased by over 1,000%, yielding an average daily return of 0.6%.
Sun also noted that had Buffett staked his TRX holdings, the returns could have been even greater, with a potential gain of 1,300% – far exceeding the performance of the rest of his portfolio.
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