In the three months since its launch, the Tron network has earned more revenue than Ethereum, showing a significant change in the world of blockchain. Tron is recognized for its transactions and low fees. As per recent data from Token Terminal, it has made around $435 million in fees, surpassing Ethereum’s $364 million.
Justin Sun, the founder of Tron, pointed out this accomplishment, mentioning that Tron protocol revenue exceeded Ethereum by 50% in the month. If this trend continues, Sun predicts that Tron’s revenue could reach over $2 billion by the end of this year, making it one of the blockchain networks worldwide.
Apart from the spike in revenue, Tether settlements on the Tron network have also experienced growth. The Tron network managed one-third of Visa’s settlement volume for the second quarter of 2024, which amounted to $1.25 trillion in transaction settlements, highlighting Tron’s growing dominance in the blockchain industry.
In July 2024, Sun revealed that his team at Tron was developing a stablecoin for both Tron and Ethereum networks. This new development aims to remove network fees for stablecoin transfers, enhancing their usability for payments, business transactions and international remittances.
The strategy involves expanding the use of stablecoin to blockchain ecosystems operating on the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) in the future, broadening its impact.
Tron has also emerged as the platform for stablecoin transactions by value, following Solana closely. This advancement is anticipated to strengthen Tron’s standing in the blockchain sector in terms of stablecoin activities.
While Tron has seen revenue growth and introduced ideas it encounters obstacles, in various important aspects. In June 2024 the total value locked (TVL) of Tron which measures the capital secured within the network dropped to a six month low of $7.6 billion according to DeFi Llamas report.
Although there was an improvement in July when TVL rose to $8.7 billion the number has since decreased back, to the $7.6 billion mark.
Interestingly, the decline in TVL corresponded with a significant increase in the price of TRX, Tron’s native cryptocurrency, which rose 9.5% in June 2024. This paradox emphasizes the Tron ecosystem’s complicated dynamics, in which growing network revenue and advances are balanced by volatility in other crucial areas.
While Tron has made progress recently, the platform needs to tackle the issues surrounding its value lock to sustain its growth in the fiercely competitive world of blockchain technology.
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