- Tron founder Justin Sun has denied reports that say he has bought Huobi’s majority stake.
- That claim is “wrong,” Sun told The Block — adding that he is “only an advisor to Huobi.”
"I'm only an advisor to Huobi," Sun told, reiterating what he said in a Twitter post earlier today.
I am very honored to be appointed as a member of the Global Advisory Board of @HuobiGlobal and work with industry, academic, and policy leaders to help guide and grow this innovative, vibrant, and resilient organization in its latest chapter of global expansion. Full sail ahead. https://t.co/txZspJaV4Q
— H.E. Justin Sun🌞🇬🇩 (@justinsuntron) October 9, 2022
Huobi officially announced adding Sun to its advisory board, among others.
Several news outlets have followed Wu Blockchain's report, which also claims that FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried possibly bought a stake in Huobi with Sun. Bankman-Fried told The Block that neither he nor FTX is involved in the deal.
Huobi announced its stake sale early Saturday, saying that "the controlling shareholder" of the company had agreed to sell its stake to Hong Kong-based investment company About Capital Management's M&A fund.
While Huobi did not name the controlling shareholder, the news came after reports that claimed Huobi founder Leon Li was seeking a buyer for his nearly 60% stake in the company and was asking for at least $1 billion. Huobi did not disclose the terms of the deal with About Capital Management.
Li founded Huobi in 2013 in China. The exchange operator exited its China business in December 2021. Now under new ownership, Huobi plans an international expansion and will receive an "injection of sufficient capital in margin and risk provision fund," it said in the stake sale announcement on the weekend.
