$916M revenue and $81B USDT supply in H1 2025

Geneva, Switzerland – August 1, 2025 – CryptoRank, Messari and Nansen, leading platforms in blockchain research and analytics, have released comprehensive reports highlighting the TRON network‘s exceptional performance throughout the first half of 2025. These independent analyses demonstrate TRON’s continued dominance in the global stablecoin ecosystem, record-breaking revenue generation, and sustained growth across key network fundamentals, reinforcing its position as a premier blockchain infrastructure for digital finance.

CryptoRank

provides an in-depth assessment of TRON‘s performance, revealing the blockchain’s sustained momentum across critical operational metrics and its strong position in the competitive Layer 1 landscape.

Key Insights from CryptoRank:

• USDT Dominance Expands: USDT supply on TRON surged 41% to 81.2 billion, reinforcing the networks position as the primary infrastructure and preferred settlement layer for stablecoin transactions.
• Top-Tier User Activity: TRON ranked top 3 among all blockchains in average daily active addresses during H1 2025.
• Revenue Leadership: TRON achieved nearly $1 billion in quarterly revenue by Q2 2025, representing the networks highest revenue to date. TRON led all blockchain platforms in revenue burn during H1 2025, with nearly $319 million — significantly surpassing Ethereum and Solana — highlighting its unmatched economic activity and deflationary token model.

Read the full report from CryptoRank here.

Messari

delivered a comprehensive quarterly analysis highlighting TRON‘s performance, technical developments, and ecosystem expansion, confirming the network’s multi-faceted growth trajectory.

Key Insights from Messari:

• Ecosystem Activity: Ecosystem momentum was fueled by collaborations with Privy and Bridge (both Stripe companies), AEON Pay, and others, alongside expanded stablecoin offerings like USD1.
• Sustained Growth and Rising User Activity: Daily average transactions increased 12.6% QoQ from 7.7 million to 8.6 million, and daily active addresses grew 5.9% QoQ from 2.4 million to 2.5 million. Average daily new addresses increased in Q2, up 16.6% QoQ from 170,870 to 199,194.
• Stablecoin Activity Steadily Trending Up: The second-largest stablecoin on TRON, USDD, was up 71.2% QoQ from $252.8 million to $432.8 million. USDD reached a milestone of over 409,000 accounts (+269,000 holders in Q2) that hold the stablecoin.

Read the full report from Messari here.

Nansen

highlights robust performance and continued ecosystem growth across DeFi, enterprise and global adoption on TRON.

Key Insights from Nansen:

• During the first half of 2025, the TRON network saw a dominant share of its user activity and transaction throughput driven by centralized exchanges such as Bybit, Binance, OKX, and KuCoin, collectively contributing to a significant portion of network usage, underscoring TRONs deep integration into global trading platforms.
• Canary Capital filed a proposal with U.S. regulators for a TRON ETF that includes native staking rewards, a first-of-its-kind structure in traditional finance. The fund would offer institutional exposure to TRX while enabling passive income via on-chain staking, bridging digital asset yields with regulated investment products.
• DeFi activity remained strong, led by platforms like SunSwap and JustLend, while new integrations with Chainlink oracles brought greater composability and risk management to TRON-based protocols.

Read the full report from Nansen here.

CryptoRank, Messari, and Nansen recognized TRON for its leading role in the blockchain space, particularly as a core infrastructure for stablecoins. Its dominance in USDT issuance, transaction volume, daily user activity, and growing institutional interest underscores its position as a key player in global digital finance. With steady ecosystem growth and expanding utility across DeFi and cross-border payments, TRON is well-positioned to sustain its momentum as a foundational force in the evolving digital economy.

TRON DAO is a community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet via blockchain technology and dApps.

Founded in September 2017 by H.E. Justin Sun, the TRON blockchain has experienced significant growth since its MainNet launch in May 2018. TRON hosts the largest circulating supply of USD Tether (USDT) stablecoin, exceeding $82 billion. As of August 2025, the TRON blockchain has recorded over 323 million in total user accounts, more than 11 billion in total transactions, and over $26 billion in total value locked (TVL), based on TRONSCAN.