Justin wanted the sound bite. He wanted the words “I own Tron” to come out of the mouth of Warren. He knows the way the media works and he’s willing to take advantage of these “hacks”.

That’s not even to mention the strong social following of Tron that would be more than willing to spread the word that Warren owns Tron. They would spin these words to make it sound like an endorsement. Making it seem as though Warren Buffet supports Tron.

Even taken out of context, those words would be enough for millions of people to hear about Tron.

Honestly, it was a clever plan. I can’t argue that Justin isn’t a creative leader. There are a lot of lessons marketing experts could learn from him. The way he thinks outside the box, garners recognition, and gets Tron in front of increasingly large audiences.

What Justin may not have expected is Warren Buffet has been the target of these types of ploys for decades. He has met countless Justin Sun’s - people seeking endorsements, manipulating situations for marketing efforts, and trying to tap into Warren Buffet’s brand.

Warren Buffet is not just an “old man”. He’s one of the richest people in the world who is respected by millions of investors. These investors take his word as gospel. He didn’t get to this level by chance. Warren is smart, calculating, and perceptive.

Warren knows that saying he owns something like Tron or Bitcoin will mean thousands of his supporters will go out and buy the asset. Just like when he says he owns a specific stock.

Hate him all you want for not supporting cryptocurrency, but he’s not naive. He understands there are people who are willing to take whatever they can from him given the chance.

He couldn’t risk anyone taking his ownership as an endorsement for Tron.

Warren Buffet didn’t forget he owned cryptocurrencies. He chose those words intentionally. The risk of saying he owned Bitcoin and Tron far outweighed any benefit from those statements. He knew this well.