About
TRON is a high-throughput, low-fee Layer-1 founded by Justin Sun that has become the dominant settlement network for USDT, hosting roughly 60%+ of total USDT supply and the majority of USDT transfers by count and volume. It is heavily used for remittances and peer-to-peer dollar transfers in emerging markets.
Stablecoins
Key products
Chains
- Founded
- 2017
- Stage
- Public token (TRX)
- Funding
- ICO 2017
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