Sun Yuchen's ex-girlfriend's评价 of him:

Sun Yuchen's three most frequently spoken phrases are: "Let the data speak," "Let the results speak," and "Whoever has money has the voice."
He is a very cold person, so he has no friends, no family, no enemies.
Whoever is stronger, he will follow; whoever is weaker, he will step on.
When facing any problem, he never looks outside for the cause. Even if you betray him today, he won't say you betrayed him. He only looks for his own reasons for everything that happens around him.
He summarizes everything that happens around him in just one sentence. He believes that all difficulties are just because he is not strong enough yet.
During the time with Sun Yuchen, I have never seen him lose his temper even for 1 second. Even in the darkest moments—being besieged by various people, not official figures, gangsters, or white-collar criminals—she has never seen Sun Yuchen lose his temper for even 1 second.
She says that Sun Yuchen has an indomitable willpower and a strong vitality that can erupt even in desperate situations.
Honestly, I used to only know that Sun Yuchen high-profile bought Buffett’s charity lunch, like Elon Musk’s kind of crazy.
But after reading her evaluation of him, I suddenly became very interested in his personal background, so I looked up a lot of public information and compiled a brief biography of Sun Yuchen.
1. In high school, he was still a poor student, scoring 450 in practice exams; in his senior year, he studied desperately and scored 650, gaining admission to Peking University’s Chinese Department with just his raw score.
2. To get into Peking University, he participated in the New Concept Composition Competition for three consecutive years, aiming to win the first prize and qualify for autonomous admission; he finally won first place in the 2007 Ninth New Concept Composition Competition. Sun Yuchen wanted it, and Sun Ge got it.
3. At 18, in his first year of university, he found that Peking University’s Chinese Department was full of top students and it was hard to stand out, so he decisively transferred to the History Department and graduated as the top student in his class.
4. He knew early on how to leverage media. In his first year, he published "An Argumentative Question" in "Mengya," publicly claiming "All regrets can be made up in one year of high school," and left his mailing address at the end of the article. Over two years, he received nearly 10,000 letters from middle school students. By 18, he already demonstrated a strong awareness of personal communication.
5. In his second year, he interned at "Southern Weekly," emulating Hu Shi by founding a campus commentary publication focusing on current politics, with each article garnering over a million clicks and becoming popular among universities nationwide.
6. During university, he was not satisfied with traditional academic paths and actively participated in Model United Nations, forum speeches, public discussions, and other activities, early training his "public expression" and "influence" skills.
7. After graduation, he received admission offers from five top U.S. universities including Stanford, Columbia, and Penn, ultimately choosing the University of Pennsylvania; the same year, he appeared on the cover of "Asia Weekly," being called a "Peking University youth leader."
8. Despite his father refusing to provide financial support, he still chose to study in the U.S.
9. During his studies in the U.S., he gradually realized that academic influence and real-world wealth are not proportional, so he actively shifted from an "academic path" to a "capital path."
10. During his study abroad, he began content entrepreneurship and personal IP operations, participating in producing programs like "Three Americans Studying in the U.S." for international students. When most people had not yet realized the value of "personal branding," he had already started experimenting with dissemination.
11. In 2013, when Bitcoin was only a few hundred dollars, he keenly captured the disruptive potential of blockchain, heavily investing his tuition in Bitcoin, starting his journey into crypto asset investment. Later, as Bitcoin surged, he accumulated his first fortune and established his status as a "pioneer in the crypto circle."
12. In 2014, he became the Chief Representative of Ripple Labs in Greater China, one of the earliest blockchain evangelists in China, systematically introducing blockchain concepts and laying out a trillion-dollar track early.
13. At 25, he entered Hupan University founded by Jack Ma, becoming the only post-90s among the first batch of students; the same year, he was listed among Forbes China’s "30 Under 30" entrepreneurs.
14. At 27, he founded the blockchain project TRON, aiming to create a "decentralized global content entertainment system." Initially, TRON was controversial for code borrowing from Ethereum and was mocked as an "air project," but he turned the tide with high-profile marketing and rapid iteration, focusing on stablecoins. With advantages like zero fees and high throughput, TRON became the second-largest public chain globally. By 2025, TRON had over 310 million users, and TRC20-USDT circulation reached $80 billion, holding half of the global stablecoin market.
15. At 29, he paid $4.56 million for Buffett’s charity lunch, setting a record for the highest auction price at the time. The lunch itself was not the point; what was truly impressive was that he used this event to link himself to the global topic of "traditional finance vs. the crypto world."
16. At 31, during the global crypto bull market, he continued to strengthen his personal brand; actively engaging on X, participating in international interviews and industry summits, turning "attention" itself into a business lever.
17. At 33, when facing SEC lawsuits and regulatory disputes in the U.S., he did not go low-profile like many entrepreneurs but continued to speak out publicly and take market actions with high intensity. His life strategy has always been not to "avoid controversy," but to "continue expanding influence amid controversy."
18. In 2025, he appeared on the cover of Forbes Global, with a net worth of about $8.5 billion, ranking 368th among global billionaires; the same year, he attended a dinner hosted by U.S. President Trump, completed suborbital space tourism, becoming the first Chinese entrepreneur to fly suborbitally, setting the record for the youngest Chinese commercial astronaut.
19. The TRON project he founded has maintained its position as one of the most active public chains worldwide for a long time, continuously supporting a large volume of stablecoin transactions; compared to many fleeting blockchain projects, TRON has truly transitioned from "traffic narrative" to "on-chain cash flow."
Summary:
Sun Yuchen’s greatest trait is never technology but an extremely strong opportunity recognition, flow awareness, and leverage thinking. Reviewing his post-Gaokao life path, he has almost always actively entered high-volatility, high-risk, high-controversy fields, then used dissemination, capital, and rules to continuously amplify gains.
In many people's eyes, Sun Yuchen is a talent-driven player. After all, not everyone can reverse from 450 to 650 in a single year of high school.
Let’s take a look at whether Sun Yuchen is truly a genius who dominates effortlessly and has a smooth journey.
1. In high school, he was heavily addicted to online games;
2. Before participating in the New Concept Composition Competition, his style varied greatly from award-winning works. To win first prize, he put great effort into studying the rules of the new concept and catering to judges’ preferences;
3. In his first year, Chinese Department was full of top students, so he decisively transferred;
4. Before studying abroad in the U.S., his father, due to a modest family background, refused to support his study abroad funds;
5. When he first worked on Ripple’s China business, the blockchain industry was still very marginal. Many people from traditional internet and finance circles did not understand this industry and found it hard to gain mainstream recognition;
6. In early entrepreneurship, he faced the reality of niche blockchain concepts, financing difficulties, and challenges in building technical teams; after TRON’s ICO launched, regulatory policies from seven ministries, including the central bank, explicitly banned ICOs as illegal fundraising;
7. In 2018, he experienced the "TRON Super Community" Ponzi scheme collapse, with investors coming to defend their rights. Due to TRON’s official failure to clarify rumors in time, trust was compromised;
8. In 2022, rumors circulated that he was under house arrest due to involvement in gambling platforms, and he was in a long-term state of "unable to return to China"; in 2023, the U.S. SEC formally sued him and his company, accusing him of fraud and market manipulation (artificially creating active TRX trading through wash trading).
My consistent logic is: acknowledge the complexity and multidimensionality of the world, then learn and borrow from successful people to improve one’s own competitiveness.