Wang Chun, co-founder of F2Pool, announced he will lead humanity's first privately funded interplanetary mission, flying by Mars aboard SpaceX's Starship. The announcement was made during the global live stream of SpaceX Starship V3’s launch from Bouvet Island. This mission marks a significant milestone in private space exploration, with Wang Chun financing the venture through wealth accumulated from his Bitcoin mining pool and stake.fish PoS business. Wang Chun's journey to this historic mission began with his founding of F2Pool in 2013, which has mined over 1.3 million bitcoins. His wealth has enabled him to pursue ambitious space endeavors, including a previous mission that achieved the first crewed polar orbit. The upcoming Mars flyby, estimated to take two years, will be a groundbreaking step in private space travel, showcasing the potential of cryptocurrency-generated wealth to fund exploration beyond Earth.