Recently, Huobi HTX, in collaboration with SunPump, successfully held the "Libertarian Cup" national debate competition. This competition combined competitiveness and entertainment, injecting vitality into the crypto industry through intellectual collisions. It received the support of diamond sponsors such as SunDog, Coupon Assets, Tron Bull, IVfun, HeroDOG, AIA Labs, as well as gold sponsors Token Pocket and MimiAlpha.
As a diversified platform, the "Libertarian Cup" national debate competition gathered voices from professionals, technicians, and opinion leaders from different fields, triggering in-depth discussions on the industry and showcasing Huobi HTX's "innovation, freedom, and cooperation" industry image, as well as its determination to lead the crypto industry towards the mainstream society.
48 participants, 12 popular Web3 topics: a two-way pursuit between debate and the crypto community
In this competition, 48 debaters formed 12 teams, engaging in rational, open, and constructive exchanges on real-time Web3 hot topics such as "The pros and cons of Pump.Fun's live streaming termination", "The impact of regulators/politicians on the crypto market", and "The pros and cons of following KOLs to trade coins". This not only provided the public with an opportunity to deeply understand blockchain and the crypto market, but also showcased the debaters' outstanding debate skills and deep knowledge reserves.
After 12 intense rounds of competition, the "Beijing Roast Duck Team" won the championship with outstanding performance, earning 5,000 USDT in prize money. The "Birds on the Tree Pair Team" narrowly won the runner-up position, receiving 3,000 USDT. The "Hash God Team" and the "Avengers Team" tied for third place, each receiving 1,000 USDT in prize money.
It is worth mentioning that this "Libertarian Cup" national debate competition also attracted the participation of Zhang Zilong, the top-level judge of the 2025 bilibili New National Debate and the 2013 New National Debate champion.
After the competition, Zhang Zilong thanked all his opponents and teammates from the preliminary rounds to the finals, and also expressed his expectations for the future of the event. "My crypto background knowledge before the competition came from my teammates Evie from the Kaspa Foundation and Kim, a frontline KOL. My opponents also constantly provided valuable content for me to learn from. Through this competition, I got to know many outstanding and talented friends in the crypto community. At the same time, I am very grateful to Huobi HTX, SunPump, and all the sponsors for providing this competition opportunity, allowing me to engage with the crypto industry and try different experiences. I also hope this competition can continue to be held in the future."
Lacie, the captain of the runner-up team, said: "I am very honored to have the opportunity to learn and seek advice on debate skills from senior Zhang Zilong. The community members also had more dialectical thinking on the issues they encountered in trading and investment during the viewing process, and everyone really enjoyed this debate competition."
The soul-stirring question in the final, exploring the influence of Justin Sun and Trump on the crypto world
In the final, the "Birds on the Tree Pair Team" and the "Beijing Roast Duck Team" engaged in an intense discussion on the topic "If I could time travel back to 2015, would I choose to be Justin Sun or Trump?" The entire match was brilliant, with many memorable quotes.
Indeed, 2015 was an important time node. At that time, blockchain technology was just emerging, and the United States was facing the 2016 election, while TRON had not yet been established. Whether it was Justin Sun or Trump, they would face completely different opportunities and challenges of the era.
The "Birds on the Tree Pair Team" preferred to become Justin Sun in 2015. Justin Sun was a pioneer in the early crypto industry, a leader who drove the global consensus expansion of blockchain technology. He founded the TRON ecosystem, which brought blockchain technology from the periphery to the mainstream, opening the door for billions of people around the world to understand the crypto world. Without pioneers like Justin Sun driving blockchain towards the mainstream since 2015 or even earlier, there would not be so many crypto users, and the industry's demands would not have become an important voice in society.
They also pointed out that Trump's current crypto-friendly image is based on the support of these crypto voters. Without this support, many of his policies would not have been possible. The development of history fundamentally depends on the broad consensus of the people, not the individual decisions of a single politician. Becoming Justin Sun and working with the masses to build consensus and drive industry progress can allow the entire society to have a more positive perception of the crypto industry earlier, providing a more solid mass support base for the later "Bitcoin President" Trump, thereby promoting industry development.
The "Beijing Roast Duck Team" believes that Trump, as a representative of macroscopic vision and political leadership, has a huge impact on the crypto industry, especially Trump's return to the White House, which has ushered the crypto currency into a new stage of development. Bitcoin has shown rare bullish momentum in the past two months, and Trump's personal Meme Token has also skyrocketed, bringing tremendous momentum to the crypto currency.
Returning to the present, the two sides mutually succeed and jointly drive the crypto industry forward
Whether choosing Justin Sun or Trump, returning to the present, the two sides have jointly created today's crypto market.
As the first US president to explicitly support cryptocurrencies, Trump has won greater political support and legitimacy for the crypto industry, pushing cryptocurrencies towards a broader development market. After the inauguration, WLFI twice increased its holdings of TRX, with a cumulative holding of over 30 million tokens. Currently, TRX has become its third-largest asset. Justin Sun commented on this, saying, "The second purchase usually has a special symbolic meaning, as it is not just a transaction, but a reaffirmation of the initial decision."
Meanwhile, Justin Sun has invested a total of $75 million in the crypto project World Liberty Financial (WLFI) of the Trump family, and has been appointed as an advisor to the project. In addition, on January 18th, Trump's official Meme Token "$TRUMP" was launched and quickly listed on the Huobi HTX platform. Relevant data shows that Huobi HTX's new registered users exceeded 100,000 on the same day, and this growth is closely related to the listing of $TRUMP.
After more than a decade of construction and accumulation, Justin Sun has created the prosperous TRON and HTX DAO ecosystems, becoming a steadfast Builder in the industry. The in-depth strategic cooperation between Justin Sun and WLFI will enhance the credibility of the entire industry, and also strengthen the security and sustainable development of the crypto currency market, further pushing the crypto industry towards compliance and standardization.
