F2Pool founder who controls 11% of bitcoin's hashrate to lead first SpaceX mission to Mars
Chun Wang, co-founder of F2Pool, has been appointed as the Mission Commander for SpaceX's first commercial mission to Mars, set to launch in 2026. This two-year mission aims to gather critical data for future Mars colonization efforts, including a circumlunar flyby and a high-altitude Mars flyby. Wang's leadership is seen as pivotal in advancing Elon Musk's vision of transporting millions of people to the Red Planet.
- ▪Chun Wang controls approximately 11.3% of the global Bitcoin network hashrate and has personal bitcoin assets exceeding $300 million.
- ▪The mission will include a week-long circumlunar flyby and a high-altitude flyby of Mars, testing SpaceX's Starship V3 architecture.
- ▪The crew will face significant operational risks during the two-year journey, including hardware fatigue and biomedical dangers.
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FinanceShareShare this articleCopy linkX iconX (Twitter)LinkedInFacebookEmailF2Pool founder who controls 11% of bitcoin's hashrate to lead first SpaceX mission to MarsChun Wang, the first Mission Commander for SpaceX’s first commercial spaceflight to Mars, is crucial for the future transport of millions of tons of cargo and a million citizens to the Red Planet.By Olivier Acuna|Edited by Aoyon Ashraf May 22, 2026, 7:47 p.m. 2 min readMake preferred on F2Pool's Chun Wang (Source: SpaceX Blog)What to know: ChunWang, a Chinese-born Maltese-Kittitian crypto investor and co-founder of F2Pool, has been named mission commander for SpaceX’s first commercial human spaceflight interplanetary mission to Mars.The two-year mission, targeted for launch in 2026, will include a circumlunar flyby, a…
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