Mysterious winning bidder of a $28 million seat on a Blue Origin rocket just revealed himself — and plans for his own space campaign

• Tech and crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun said on Twitter he was Blue Origin's $28 million bidder.
• Sun said he plans to fly to space next year with Jeff Bezos' space company and bring five people.

Technology and crypto entrepreneur $4 $4 on Wednesday that he was the $4 for Blue Origin's $4 for its first space tourism flight.

Sun paid $28 million to fly to space in $4, but backed out only a few weeks before the flight "due to scheduling conflicts." At the time, the space venture said the bidder would fly on a future trip and Sun's spot on the six person rocket was taken by $4, the son of the CEO of Somerset Capital Partners. Blue Origin told Insider that Sun's $28 million bid was used toward the company's nonprofit, $4

On Wednesday, 31-year-old Sun $4 that he plans to go to space with Blue Origin in the fourth quarter of 2022. The founder of TRON, a cryptocurrency platform, said he plans to bring five guests along with him into outer space. Blue Origin confirmed Sun's plans with Insider.

Sun $4 that he will personally select the five individuals as a part of a campaign called $4. He said his first nominee will be a leader in the crypto world, as well as the Metaverse. The nominee names will be released gradually in the coming year and include a mix of leaders in his TRON DAO crypto community, leaders in technology, and art, as well as a "highly visible and socially influential celebrity," according to Sun.

"Going to space has been a dream of mine since my childhood, and it is also the future direction of humankind," Sun said on Twitter. "I want to share my joy with everyone in the TRON DAO community and the whole crypto world."

—H.E. Justin Sun (@justinsuntron) $4

Sun, originally from China, $4 last week that he had been appointed the representative for the Caribbean country Grenada to the World Trade Organization in Geneva.

The TRON founder and CEO of Rainberry has been known for his high profile bids in the past. In 2019, he spent $4.6 million on an auction for a $4 Earlier this year, Sun $4 in the GameStop frenzy. He was also one of the $4 in $4, as well as on a nearly $3 million$4