Recently, the public chain TRON has achieved another breakthrough: the circulation of TRON Protocol USDT (TRC 20-USDT) has officially exceeded 70 billion US dollars, reaching 70.7 billion, accounting for nearly 50% of the total issuance of USDT in the world. This achievement not only consolidates TRONs global leadership in the field of stablecoins, but also highlights its key role in promoting financial inclusion and decentralization.
Justin Sun, founder of TRON, said on the social platform X: The USDT circulation exceeding 70 billion US dollars is a historic moment, carrying the trust of global users and the consensus of the community. This is a miracle of the joint efforts of the crypto community.
Trust and consensus behind milestones
Since cooperating with Tether to issue TRC 20-USDT in 2019, TRON has become the preferred platform for stablecoin transactions with its efficient and low-cost network characteristics. As of April 2025, the number of TRC 20-USDT holding accounts reached 64.54 million, and the cumulative number of transfers exceeded 2.461 billion, highlighting strong growth momentum.
TRONs technological advantages are the key to its success. The network can process thousands of transactions per second (TPS), with confirmation times as low as seconds, extremely low transfer fees, and even zero fees in some scenarios. In March 2025, TRON announced the launch of the Gas Free USDT transfer function, further reducing transaction fees and consolidating its leading position in the payment field.
Web3 e-commerce platform Uquid recently stated that 85% of African users gave the TRON network five-star reviews, saying that its stablecoin provides a stable, low-cost payment experience that cannot be matched by local payment systems, injecting vitality into the local economy.
In the first quarter of 2025, TRONs on-chain data performance was particularly impressive: the total number of accounts exceeded 300 million, becoming the first public chain platform to reach this scale; the number of daily active accounts exceeded 2 million; in February 2025, the TRON network processed more than 14 million USDT transactions per week, accounting for 69% of the global USDT activity. These data reflect TRONs core position in the global payment and clearing network.
The synergy between stablecoins and the TRON ecosystem
As the cornerstone of the blockchain ecosystem, stablecoins provide a stable value medium for DeFi, NFT, cross-border payments and other scenarios. TRON has maximized the potential of TRC 20-USDT through technological innovation and ecological expansion. Today, TRON has become the worlds most active and largest stablecoin network, with the latest average daily USDT transfer amount reaching 80 billion US dollars.
In the field of DeFi, TRONs stablecoin ecosystem has promoted the prosperity of decentralized finance. According to DefiLlama data, its DeFi total locked volume (TVL) exceeds 20 billion US dollars, and it has long been ranked among the top three public chains in the world. Stablecoin liquidity pools such as USDD provide an annualized rate of return of up to 20%. In innovative tracks such as NFT, APENFT Marketplace and BitTorrent Chain (BTTC) cross-chain protocols have enhanced ecological liquidity and opened up new scenarios for stablecoin applications.
TRON is also actively developing global markets and has cooperated with the Dominican government to establish seven tokens including TRX and USDT (TRC-20) as legal digital currencies, marking the integration of blockchain technology and sovereign finance. In addition, TRON, Tether and TRM Labs have established the T 3 Financial Crimes Unit (T 3 FCU), which significantly reduces illegal activities by real-time monitoring of USDT transactions, reducing illegal transactions by approximately $6 billion in 2024 and further enhancing user trust.
Stablecoins reshape the financial landscape and build a Web3 financial free port
Authoritative organizations unanimously affirm TRONs leading position in the field of stablecoins. In its first quarter report of 2025, blockchain analysis agency Token Terminal pointed out that the rapid growth of TRC 20-USDT reflects the trend of stablecoins migrating to efficient public chains, and TRON has become Tethers core blockchain platform with its low cost and high throughput. Messari predicted in its 2025 Crypto Theses report that TRONs USDT network has become the worlds most important crypto payment infrastructure thanks to its high scalability and widespread adoption of on-chain DApps. CryptoQuant analysis shows that TRONs daily average active addresses are growing rapidly, and its strong user participation and cost advantages make it the preferred network for global stablecoin transfers.
TRONs breakthroughs are reshaping the global financial landscape. In Africa, TRC 20-USDT is widely used in P2P transactions due to its low cost and fast confirmation, helping users cope with currency fluctuations and stabilize personal wealth; in Latin America, USDT has become the preferred tool for remittances and daily transactions, significantly improving the level of financial inclusion; in Southeast Asia, TRONs stablecoin network enables supply chain finance for small and medium-sized enterprises and significantly reduces transaction costs. These cases demonstrate TRONs far-reaching influence in emerging markets. At the same time, TRONs stUSDT product provides low-risk treasury bond investment through the DeFi protocol, and is known as the Yuebao in the blockchain field, bringing steady returns to users.
As the worlds leading public chain, TRONs USDT circulation has exceeded 70 billion US dollars, which is a perfect combination of technological innovation and user trust. From efficient on-chain payments to diversified DeFi applications, TRON uses stablecoins as a starting point to lead the globalization of the blockchain industry to a new height. As founder Justin Sun said: 70 billion US dollars is just the starting point. TRON will write a new chapter in the future of financial freedom and decentralization.
