Tron Inc. Secretly Stocks Up on TRX Tokens with $1B Plan!

Oh, look what the cat dragged in! Tron Inc. has quietly filed a $1 billion shelf registration with the SEC, like theyโ€™re planning a crypto-themed buffet! ๐Ÿง™โ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ’ฐ

investor Weike Sun, father of Tron founder Justin Sun, purchased convertible preferred stock using TRX valued at June 15 market prices, with the tokens held in a Hong Kong-based custody wallet monitored by BiT Global Trust. ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ”’

Notably, Sun joined the board alongside two blockchain veterans, including Zhihong Liu, a former Valkyrie Investments director instrumental in launching Bitcoin futures ETFs, and Tronscan executive Zi Yang. This reshuffle points to deliberate governance alignment with crypto-native strategies rather than retail speculation. ๐Ÿง ๐Ÿš€

The companyโ€™s financial engineering reveals deeper ambitions. Itโ€™s May and June PIPE offerings introduced convertible instruments and warrants with aggressive terms, including a $0.50/share conversion price for Series B preferred stock, representing a 45% discount to its July 24 closing price of $8.74. ๐Ÿ“ˆ๐Ÿ“‰

Such terms typically appeal to institutional investors betting on long-term token appreciation rather than short-term equity gains. The filings explicitly state intentions to use proceeds for further TRX accumulation, suggesting these deals are proof-of-concept for larger raises under the new shelf registration. ๐Ÿง ๐Ÿ’ก

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2025-07-28 21:53