Crypto group Tron to go public in US via reverse-merger with SRM
(Reuters) -Hong Kong-based crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun's blockchain group Tron will go public in the United States in a reverse merger with SRM Entertainment, the companies said on Monday.
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