Justin Sun: SBF sought billions in rescue funds from me before FTX collapsed On August 15, 2023, TRON founder Justin Sun confirmed in an interview with CNBC that SBF had reached out to him for help. The two discussed an initial rescue plan worth at least a billion dollars, which would allow users to withdraw TRON-based tokens. However, just hours after the plan was announced, SBF lost control of the exchange, and the legal team that took over decided to shut it down completely, causing the overall rescue plan to fall through. The two have not been in contact since. Source: CNBC Television