Tron founder Justin Solar has confirmed he’ll attend a Might 22 gala dinner organized for prime TRUMP memecoin holders and hosted by US President Donald Trump.
In a Might 20 put up on X, Solar stated he was invited to the unique occasion and expressed gratitude and help for the US president.
He stated:
“Honored to help POTUS and grateful for the invitation from [the TRUMP memecoin team] to attend President Trump’s Gala Dinner as his TOP fan.”
The TRUMP memecoin group had launched a contest to reward the highest 220 token holders with entry to the occasion. Of these, the biggest 25 holders will achieve entry to a non-public VIP reception with Trump himself.
Solar revealed he was the top-ranking holder, aligning with earlier hypothesis that he controls the HTX-linked pockets recognized as “Solar.” He famous:
“As the highest holder of $TRUMP, I’m excited to attach with everybody, speak crypto, and talk about the way forward for our trade.”
Knowledge from the TRUMP memecoin web site confirmed the “Solar” pockets collected greater than 1.4 million TRUMP tokens, price round $18 million, through the competitors.
Solar’s US go to
Solar’s confirmed presence within the US surprises many, given previous investigations by the Securities and Trade Fee (SEC).
Nonetheless, he has been lively in Los Angeles within the lead-up to the gala, sharing movies of his go to to the enduring Hollywood signal and the Worldcoin Orbs middle in West Hollywood.
The Orbs middle provides biometric scanning for blockchain-based digital id and rewards customers with WLD tokens. It’s unclear if Solar participated within the eye scan.
In the meantime, Solar’s look within the US additional fuels hypothesis about his rising alignment with Trump-affiliated crypto initiatives. This week, he posted on X that he was ‘all in’ on the USA and that TRX is ‘made in America,’ in a now-deleted put up.
Over the previous months, the controversial crypto entrepreneur has made vital strikes to ingratiate himself with the US president’s crypto enterprise, World Liberty Monetary, via strategic investments. He has additionally advocated integrating the Trump-linked USD1 stablecoin into the Tron blockchain.