TRON Strengthens Its Role as Global Settlement Infrastructure in Q3 2025, Reports CoinDesk, Nansen, and Particula
TRON dominates global stablecoin settlements with strategic growth and U.S. government recognition, underscoring its pivotal role in digital finance.
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Geneva, Switzerland – October 17, 2025 – CoinDesk Data the institutional research division of CoinDesk, a leading global media outlet in the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry, together with prominent blockchain analytics and risk assessment firms Nansen and Particula, have each released independent Q3 2025 reports analyzing onchain activity on the TRON network. Collectively, the findings highlight TRON’s continued dominance in global stablecoin settlements, retail payment infrastructure, and its rapid evolution into a mature, institutional-grade blockchain powering the next generation of decentralized finance.
CoinDesk
CoinDesk Q3 2025 Quarterly Report: TRON Network highlights TRON’s continued leadership in stablecoin settlements, supported by strategic network upgrades and strong ecosystem growth.
Key Insights from CoinDesk:
- USDT and Network Dominance: TRON maintained an average of 2.6 million daily active users, ranking second only to Solana. The network leads the market for retail USDT transfers under $1,000, commanding a 65% global share.
- Rising P2P Transaction: About 74% of TRON’s daily active users transact wallet-to-wallet as of September 30, 2025, the highest proportion among other chains like Base, Optimism, Ethereum, Solana, BNB and Arbitrum reinforcing its role as a retail-focused payments network.
- Ecosystem Growth: TRON’s total value locked (TVL) rose from $4.9 billion to $6 billion, driven by JustLend, which added USD1 as collateral and expanded its USDD v2.0 Supply Mining Program.
Read the full report from CoinDesk here.
Nansen
Nansen’s TRON Quarterly Report – Q3 2025 emphasizes TRON’s evolution into a mature, institutional-grade financial infrastructure operating at scale across global stablecoin and DeFi ecosystems.
Key Insights from Nansen:
- U.S. Government Recognition: The U.S. Department of Commerce selected TRON as one of the primary networks for posting official economic data. Marking the first time a federal agency has published economic data to a public blockchain. Acknowledging TRON’s proven ability to deliver scale, speed, efficiency, and global accessibility, processing over $22 billion in daily settlement and more than 8.8 million daily transactions.
- Record User Growth: TRON’s community governance approved a 60% reduction in energy fees in August 2025. Within days, TRON surpassed 2.5 million daily active users, overtaking both BNB Chain and Solana in activity metrics.
- Ecosystem and Infrastructure Expansion: TRON’s ecosystem expanded through major integrations and cross-chain collaborations, including MetaMask native support, PayPal USD and $TRUMP token deployment via LayerZero, interoperability with 25+ blockchains through deBridge, Everclear, and THORSwap. Additional advancements include The Graph for real-time data streaming, NEAR Intents for seamless cross-chain swaps, Plume’s SkyLink enabling access to tokenized U.S. Treasuries and real-world yields. Lastly, collaborations with Kraken and Backed to integrate xStocks for tokenized equities on TRON.
Read the full report from Nansen here.
Particula
Particula’s Joint Research piece with TRON DAO — Beyond Reserves: Linking Blockchain Performance to Stablecoin Peg Stability explores how blockchain operational efficiency directly affects stablecoin price stability. The study identifies TRON’s technical robustness and liquidity depth as key factors supporting efficient arbitrage and peg maintenance.
Key Insights from Particula:
- Superior Network Reliability: TRON demonstrated a 99% transaction success rate, outperforming peers such as Ethereum (97%), BSC (94%), Polygon (92–93%), and Solana (86%).
- Fee Stability During Volatility: During major stablecoin market disruptions, TRON’s resource-based model maintained average fees of $0.63 per transaction, while Ethereum fees spiked to $15–$30, showcasing TRON’s cost resilience.
- Operational Maturity: TRON’s 3-second block time and throughput exceeding 100 TPS by July 2025 demonstrate its scalability and capacity to maintain stablecoin peg stability even under high network load.
Read the full report from Particula here.
Together, the findings from CoinDesk, Nansen, and Particula reaffirm TRON’s position as a leading blockchain infrastructure for global stablecoin settlements and retail payments. Its combination of high reliability, cost efficiency, and institutional trust underscores its growing importance as a foundational layer for digital finance.
With continuous technical upgrades, ecosystem expansion, and adoption across both retail and institutional sectors, TRON is cementing its role as critical infrastructure for the global digital economy, advancing accessible, efficient, and scalable blockchain-based financial services worldwide.
About TRON DAO
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. Until recently, TRON hosted the largest circulating supply of USD Tether (USDT) stablecoin, which currently exceeds $77 billion. As of October 2025, the TRON blockchain has recorded over 338 million in total user accounts, more than 11 billion in total transactions, and over $26 billion in total value locked (TVL), based on TRONSCAN. Recognized as the global settlement layer for stablecoin transactions and everyday purchases with proven success, TRON is “Moving Trillions, Empowering Billions.”
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