Tron Foundation, the developers of TRON, a blockchain-based decentralized protocol to construct a worldwide free content entertainment system with blockchain and distributed storage technology has announced Lucien Chen, will join the team, effective immediately.

Chen will make the coordination plan of TRON’s global technical team and arrange all project development schedules.

Chen has served in many first-tier Internet companies, such as Netease (NASDAQ: NTES), youdao, Tencent (00700.HK), Qihoo 360 (NASDAQ: QIHU) and SM search (Alibaba P8 +).

With the capabilities of developing million-level system architecture, Chen has rich experience in big data, advertising algorithms, DMP systems, BT systems, CTR platforms, and high concurrent system framework designs.

Lucien Chen said:

“I believe that the blockchain is the base for all future technological developments, and the TRON project is the right starting point for the online entertainment scene. I am looking forward to growing with TRON, and working together to create a new world.”

Justin Sun, the founder of TRON commented:

“Mr. Chen has an excellent occupational background and profound professional expertise. His technical strength and knowledge will help TRON reach its professional goals according to the challenging timescales we have set. I believe that with Mr. Chen addition to our team, TRON will live up to the expectations of the supporters.”

The protocol allows each user to freely publish, store and own their own data. As the TRON blockchain is in a decentralized autonomous form, the platform decides the distribution, subscription, and push of content, thus forming a decentralized content entertainment ecosystem.

TRON was founded by Justin Sun, the former Chief Representative of Ripple in Greater China. The total market value of TRON official tokens (TRX) has ranked in the top 40 with a value of more than $160 million.