In an interview last week, Tim Draper described what he believes is the definition of a crypto hero.

According to crypto investor maverick, Tim Draper, the definition of crypto hero is someone who sacrifices short-term gains for something that is incredibly hard to achieve in the future.

What that means is that a hero is someone who actually puts his neck on the line to embark on a path to accomplish a vision that others do not yet see. Along the way, the would-be hero will have to endure comments such as “crazy” or “scam”. Draper was probably referring to himself with that comment. People thought he had lost his marbles when he predicted that Bitcoin will reach $10,000 three years ago. Look who’s laughing to the bank now?

Another controversial figure is Justin Sun, CEO and founder of TRON.

TRON was a project I supported back in August 2017. This blockchain platform for the global digital entertainment industry had all the hallmarks of a potentially successful ICO project. It had 10 million users leading up to ICO and raised 70 million dollars in public sales in under an hour. Justin Sun, coming off from a high from his talked-about success, Top 30 Entrepreneur in Asia under 30, with even Forbes dubbing him the next Jack Ma, seems to have it all going for him until China declared a blanket ban on ICOs and TRON was forced to refund all the contributors.

Almost immediately, the rumors and disbelief started flooding in. The community was quick to discredit Justin and the TRON foundation. TRON became worthless even before it could take off, selling for even less than a cent. The investors wanted blood. Justin Sun became almost a bankrupt and left China for California, apparently suffering from depression.

People thought he had fled with the money, but in the weeks and months to come, Sun emerged from the shadows declaring on Twitter various high level partnerships. This hype created a sudden spike in Jan 2018, which saw the TRX tokens reaching a high of 2000 Sats (USD $0.20 at that point) before crashing due to various unfortunate situations.

TRON and its founder Justin Sun became a magnet for rumours and bad publicity. The community was split into supporters and haters. There’s probably no other altcoin that is as controversial as TRON.

TRON mainnet is coming up on the 31st of May 2018 and according to Sun, it promises to be huge.

Is this just another fancy show to garner investors’ confidence or probably a desperate act to remain relevant? TRON has a long and ambitious roadmap and only time will tell if Sun will emerge the cryptoverse’s greatest con-artiste or the hero that Draper was talking about.

What’s your take on it? Which TRON camp are you in? Share your thoughts in the comments below.