Winners of the Justin Sun Prize named… but still no prize

What happened

Justin Sun has been announcing winners of the Justin Sun Prize but it's still not clear what they’ll win or when they’ll receive their prizes. Justin Sun has over the past week been announcing winners of the Justin Sun Prize , an award created a few weeks ago to be given to mathematicians who solve long-standing problems in math by utilizing AI.

So far, six problems have been solved by three individuals, according to award’s website site , however, it’s still not clear what they’ll win or when they’ll receive their prizes. While the Prize was announced as being equivalent to a million dollars (in stablecoins (a digital token meant to hold a fixed value, usually one dollar)), it turns out that the million-Tether or USDC (Circle’s dollar-pegged token) prizes are only for those who solve what are characterized as “pinnacle problems.” There are only seven of these problems among the more than one thousand problems listed on the site .

Key facts

• While the Prize was — announced: as being equivalent to a million dollars (in stablecoins), it turns out that the million-Tether or USDC prizes are only for those who solve what are characterized as “pinnacle problems.”