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Tron Tycoon Flaunts Crypto Fortune, Trolls Elon Musk with Tesla Giveaway
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has yet to add bitcoin as a payment method, but for the crypto community, the door is always open. Tron CEO Justin Sun is putting his money where his mouth is, announcing a $20 million free cash airdrop that includes a Tesla for one follower. Sun wants to celebrate the resounding success of his latest baby, BitTorrent (BTT), and the addition of USDT on Tron later this year.
To allay any fears that his account had been compromised in yet another Twitter crypto giveaway scam, Sun followed up the announcement by confirming his “earlier tweet wasn’t a hack” and a “Tesla will be on its way to a lucky winner,” though he falls short of revealing which model it will be. To qualify, candidates only need to join Sun’s Twitter army of 962,000 strong by following him and retweeting the message, the latter of which has already been done more than 30,000 times.
To celebrate #BTT & #USDT–#TRON success, I am planning a $20m free cash airdrop. Good news-it's coming, bad news-I may decide to give away more! First, I will randomly pick 1 winner for a #Tesla up until 3/27! To apply, follow me and RT this tweet! Simple! #Blockchain pic.twitter.com/wFyzwtB3ur
— Justin Sun (@justinsuntron) March 12, 2019
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Might Justin Sun be trying to pique Elon Musk’s crypto-curiosity?
It’s not just Sun that’s trying to get the Tesla founder’s attention. Binance chief Changpeng Zhao in recent days responded to an older tweet by Musk who said he wanted to build a site where news articles, journalists, and publications would receive a credibility score, to which CZ responded:
“Need a little investment? Happy to contribute some, in #BNB.”
Musk previously revealed that he believes bitcoin is “brilliant” and that it surpasses paper money. He has yet to participate in the Bitcoin Lightning Torch relay, however, despite the crypto community’s best efforts to transact with him.
