TRON founder Justin Sun said the convergence of cryptocurrency and AI agents could rank among the most important application scenarios in the next five years, speaking during an onstage conversation at TOKEN2049 in Singapore with Kevin Follonier, founder of the podcast When Shift Happens. Sun used the appearance to reflect on his experience in crypto, outline his view of how AI and blockchain are developing together, and discuss the vision behind the "Sun Yuchen Award."
Sun argued that crypto, as software that can keep iterating, holds an advantage over what he described as a traditional banking system that has seen long-term stagnation. He added that younger users are likely to prefer crypto-based services. He also said TRON is building an AI economic and financial network, with about $100 billion in assets under protocol custody and daily transaction handling of $20 billion to $30 billion. According to Sun, the network is also advancing tokenized U.S. stocks and the AI routing platform B.AI.
On science funding, Sun said he recently launched the "Sun Yuchen Award" to reward contributors in mathematics and AI more frequently, with up to $1 million available for a single problem. He said the goal is to channel gains from crypto back into science and then feed that progress back into the broader ecosystem.
TRON founder Justin Sun appeared on the main stage at TOKEN2049 in Singapore and spoke with Kevin Follonier, founder of the podcast When Shift Happens. During the conversation, Sun discussed his experience in the crypto industry, the direction of AI and blockchain integration, and the vision behind the "Sun Yuchen Award."
Sun on AI and crypto
Sun said the convergence of cryptocurrency and AI agents will be one of the most important application scenarios over the next five years. He described crypto as software technology that can continue to iterate, and said it is better positioned than a traditional banking system he characterized as having been stagnant for a long time. He also said a new generation of users will be more inclined to use crypto services.
TRON’s current buildout
Sun said TRON is building an AI economic and financial network. He put assets held in custody by the protocol at about $100 billion and said the network processes $20 billion to $30 billion in transactions on an average day. He added that TRON is also pushing forward with tokenized U.S. stocks and the AI routing platform B.AI.
The "Sun Yuchen Award"
Sun also said he recently launched the "Sun Yuchen Award" to give more frequent rewards to contributors in mathematics and AI, with a top prize of $1 million for a single problem. He said the plan is to return gains from crypto to science and have that in turn support ecosystem development.
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