Blockchain data suggests more people are transacting on the Tron network than ever before amid strong retail sales and the growing popularity of the fast and cheap chain.
The number of daily Tron daily active addresses rose to a record 5.7 million on Tuesday — surpassing the previous record of 5.4 million set the day before — while more than 12.6 million transactions were recorded on Tuesday, the highest daily number since June 12, 2023, TRONSCAN data shows.
“No headlines. No hype. Just raw bandwidth. It’s top-level activity with no hype,” blockchain analytics platform Nansen he said in a post for X on Wednesday.
Nansen data shows a 69% increase in daily active Tron addresses over the past week, reaching nearly 11.1 million — marking the largest week-to-week change among major blockchains.
USDT on Tron is the combination of choice for many
Although Tron’s decentralized financial ecosystem is not as prominent as Ethereum, it enables between 15-20 million Tether (USDT) stablecoin transfers per week, making it one of the most common combination of token and on-chain payments in the crypto space.
It is widely used in Africa, Asia and South America — allowing local populations to take advantage of fast, low-cost transfers of US dollar-linked tokens where access to real US dollars is often limited.
On October 21st, Tether reached its 500 millionth USDT user — an achievement that its CEO Paolo Ardoino said is “probably the greatest financial inclusion achievement in history.”
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The World Bank Group assessments there are approximately 1.4 billion adults who do not have access to a bank account. Crypto is one solution to the problem because anyone with a phone can download a crypto wallet to receive money and store funds securely.
USDT is still the largest stablecoin by far
USDT is by far the largest stablecoin, with a market cap of $183.2 billion, representing a 58.8% market share, according to for CoinGecko. Circle’s USDC is next at $76.2 billion.
Ethereum home to the most USDT in circulation at $83.4 billion, while Throne it is in second place with $78.7 million, according to DefiLlama data.
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