Since May 2, when TRON founder Justin Sun announced the strategic cooperation with World Liberty Financial (WLFI), supported by the Trump family project, for the decentralized stablecoin USD1 at the TOKEN2049 Dubai conference, the landing process of USD1 in the TRON ecosystem has been accelerated.
TRON has launched a series of rapid and efficient layouts: on June 11, Justin Sun announced the official minting of USD1 on the TRON network; on July 7, the one-stop decentralized trading platform Sun.io launched multiple trading pairs for USD1, enabling instant on-chain exchanges; on August 19, the lending protocol JustLend DAO announced full support for USD1's deposit and lending business, further expanding asset appreciation channels.
In just three months, TRON has completed the process of integrating USD1 from technical access to comprehensive deep integration within the ecosystem, achieving full-chain support for the stablecoin on the TRON blockchain from minting, circulation, free trading, and yield appreciation. This efficient advancement not only reflects TRON's high regard for the USD1 project but also benefits from its mature and complete DeFi infrastructure system, which can fully assist a stablecoin project in achieving a rapid launch from 0 to 1.
As of August 26, data from the TRONSCAN browser shows that the on-chain issuance of USD1 on the TRON network has surpassed 25 million, with a 24-hour trading volume exceeding $350 million and over 520 holding addresses. This data not only reflects the strong expansion momentum and active liquidity of USD1 in the TRON ecosystem but also marks USD1's formal status as an important part of TRON's core stablecoin asset matrix.
This cooperation not only validates TRON's strategic foresight in the stablecoin field but also injects new DeFi momentum into the ecosystem through the rapid landing of USD1, laying a solid foundation for the subsequent construction of a diversified stablecoin matrix. As an important new asset in the ecosystem, USD1 will also bring new development opportunities to TRON.
TRON gathers USD1: Building a diversified stablecoin ecosystem, solidifying the global stablecoin hegemonic position.
With the strong entry of the compliant stablecoin USD1, along with the previously accumulated core advantages in USDT and USDD, TRON has officially formed a diversified stablecoin ecosystem of 'mainstream stablecoin USDT + native decentralized stablecoin USDD + compliant stablecoin USD1.' This matrix not only enriches the layers of TRON's stablecoin ecosystem but also continues to strengthen its core discourse power and infrastructure value in the global stablecoin field through the complementary functions of various currencies and scenario collaboration.
USD1, as a compliant dollar stablecoin issued by the Trump family-associated project WLFI, has rapidly gained market recognition since its launch in March this year, thanks to its 'high transparency + strong compliance.' This stablecoin is fully collateralized 1:1 by short-term U.S. Treasury bills, dollar deposits, and other cash equivalents, with asset custody managed by professional institutions like BitGo, and is publicly disclosed on a monthly basis regarding minting, redemption, and reserve asset details, being widely regarded as a representative project of compliant stablecoins.
With the brand influence and compliance advantages associated with the Trump family, USD1 rapidly expanded after its launch. As of August 26, USD1's circulation volume approached $2.5 billion, making it the sixth-largest stablecoin globally.
Before collaborating with TRON, USD1 mainly focused on the Ethereum and BNB Chain networks, while TRON serves as its third major core blockchain platform for expanding a multi-chain ecosystem. This cooperation is also seen as a key move for USD1 to accelerate its reach into the global user market.
The cooperation between USD1 and TRON began at the TOKEN2049 Dubai conference in May this year, where TRON founder Justin Sun, Eric Trump, the son of Donald Trump, and Zach Witkoff, co-founder of WLFI, jointly announced that they had reached a cooperation to issue the native stablecoin USD1 on the TRON network.
Regarding this cooperation, Eric Trump clearly stated: 'TRON's strong technical strength and broad user base provide a perfect platform for the promotion of USD1.'
Justin Sun, the founder of TRON, further explained the value of cooperation: 'The integration of USD1 will inject new vitality into the TRON ecosystem. Our goal is to enable every user to easily use stablecoins through their phones and participate in the global financial system. The collaboration between TRON and WLFI is an important step towards the integration of DeFi and traditional finance. We hope that through USD1, global users can seamlessly use stablecoins in their daily lives, such as for hotel or store purchases.'
From this perspective, this cooperation not only provides USD1 with a technical foundation and user base but also allows TRON's stablecoin ecosystem to include a currency with compliance attributes for the first time, achieving complete scenario coverage of 'mainstream + decentralized + compliant.'
Since the announcement of the cooperation, TRON has rapidly advanced the ecological integration of USD1, achieving a series of key progress: on June 11, USD1 officially began minting on the TRON network, with an initial minting amount of 1,000 coins, marking USD1's formal integration into the TRON ecosystem; on July 7, TRON's one-stop DEX Sun.io launched multiple trading pairs for USD1, providing users with convenient trading channels; on August 19, the lending protocol JustLend DAO fully supported USD1's deposits and loans, further expanding its yield application scenarios.
In just three months, TRON has completed the full process of deploying USD1 from technical access to DeFi infrastructure integration.
As of August 26, the on-chain issuance of USD1 on the TRON blockchain has surpassed 25 million, with a 24-hour trading volume exceeding $350 million, over 520 holding addresses, and a total transaction count on-chain reaching 41,000, marking the beginning of a growth trend.
Although the deployment of USD1 came later than Ethereum and BNB Chain, TRON, with over 300 million users, a mature stablecoin ecosystem, and leading global infrastructure, shows significant potential for late-stage expansion, poised for rapid catching up or even surpassing.
As the most widely used stablecoin globally, USDT has long maintained the largest circulation scale on the TRON network, making TRON the most popular settlement network for stablecoins.
According to the (TRON Network Research Report) released by CoinDesk on August 2, in 50 surveyed countries, TRON has become the most commonly used stablecoin transfer network in 35 countries (including regions in Asia, Africa, and Latin America). Additionally, in June, the number of TRON USDT transfers reached 65 million, with a transaction amount exceeding $600 billion.
The (Stablecoin Payment Report) released by Artemis in June also pointed out that, based on data from 31 stablecoin payment companies, USDT occupies about 90% of the stablecoin trading volume, while TRON is rated as the most popular stablecoin transfer blockchain.
Currently, the total circulation market value of stablecoins on the TRON network exceeds $83.4 billion, accounting for 30% of the total market value of global stablecoins (approximately $279.8 billion). Among them, the issuance of TRC20-USDT has reached $82.4 billion, with a cumulative issuance increase of about 23 billion since 2025, an increase of 40%. The number of accounts holding USDT on the TRON chain has exceeded 67 million, with an average of over 1 million active accounts for daily transfers, fully demonstrating its leading position as the core infrastructure for stablecoins.
In addition to USDT, TRON's native decentralized over-collateralized stablecoin USDD provides important decentralized stability solutions for its ecosystem, forming a complementary dual track with USDT of 'centralized + decentralized.' Since its upgrade in January this year, USDD has also maintained stable growth, with its issuance approaching $500 million and the value of collateralized assets within the protocol exceeding $521 million.
Through the layout of USD1, TRON has formed a diversified stablecoin ecosystem of 'mainstream stablecoin USDT + decentralized stablecoin USDD + compliant stablecoin USD1,' covering different user needs and scenarios through clear layered positioning.
l TRC20-USDT serves as the core tool for payment settlement, fulfilling the main functions of global high-frequency transfers and cross-border payments;
l USDD provides a decentralized algorithmic stability solution, meeting users' needs for decentralized finance (DeFi) through over-collateralization and algorithmic anchoring;
l USD1 targets high transparency scenarios for compliance needs.
Now, with the addition of USD1, it not only injects new momentum into TRON's stable system but also further solidifies its position as a core infrastructure for global stablecoins.
The DeFi ecosystem's full chain supports the landing and advancement of USD1, with the mature infrastructure of TRON becoming a 'super stage' for stablecoin growth.
The landing process of USD1 in the TRON ecosystem is accelerating, from the launch of trading pairs on the DEX Sun.io to the oracle WINkLink supporting price stability, and the lending platform JustLend DAO supporting storage and lending functions. This series of developments not only reflects TRON's high regard for USD1 but also benefits from its already mature and comprehensive DeFi infrastructure, enabling USD1 to quickly achieve full-scene coverage from liquidity, to trading, to yield appreciation, helping it quickly integrate into the ecosystem and release value.
TRON has currently built a DeFi application matrix covering multiple scenarios, providing a solid foundation for stablecoin assets' rapid landing and scenario expansion. From the DEX platform SunSwap that accommodates trading needs, the SunCurve focused on stablecoin trading, to the SunPump that lowers the threshold for meme issuance; from the oracle WINkLink that ensures on-chain data security, the JustLend lending platform that provides financial intermediation, to the BitTorrent protocol that achieves cross-chain circulation, and the APENFT NFT market that connects digital art, and the RWA product stUSDT that anchors physical assets, this comprehensive infrastructure system can not only rapidly expand the application boundaries of stablecoins but also provide one-stop support for new entrants like USD1, assisting them in efficiently completing the launch loop from 0 to 1.
As the 'trading entry' for USD1's integration into the TRON ecosystem, on July 7, the one-stop DEX platform Sun.io was the first to launch USD1, simultaneously opening three core trading pairs: USD1/USDT, USD1/TRX, and NFT/USD1, directly facilitating a convenient trading channel for users. According to Sunscan browser data, the asset pool of USD1 reached $3 million at the initial launch, with a trading volume exceeding $1.44 million in the past 24 hours, laying a solid foundation for subsequent liquidity accumulation and user penetration.
After the trading scenarios were connected, on-chain data support became key to USD1's expansion of DeFi scenarios. On July 21, TRON's leading oracle project WINkLink announced the addition of USD1/TRX price services, providing secure, reliable, and real-time USD1 price sources for on-chain applications. This move not only improves the underlying data infrastructure of USD1 but also directly paves the way for its access to complex DeFi scenarios such as lending, synthetic assets, and derivatives, eliminating technical application barriers.
On August 19, the lending protocol JustLend DAO announced its official integration of USD1, fully supporting the stablecoin's deposit, lending, and yield mining functions. Users can now earn stable returns by storing (supplying) USD1 in JustLend DAO or pledge assets like TRX, USDT to borrow USD1 to activate idle funds. Within three days of launch, the locked value of the USD1 fund pool on the JustLend DAO platform has reached $1,248. This move not only strengthens JustLend DAO's position as a core lending hub in the TRON ecosystem but also incorporates USD1 into an 'exchange-value-added' ecological loop, injecting new liquidity and growth momentum into the entire TRON DeFi ecosystem, driving it towards a more mature and diversified direction.
It is worth noting that the TRON version of USD1 has already received support from mainstream centralized exchanges (CEX) such as HTX and Gate, allowing users to directly deposit and withdraw USD1 on the TRON chain on CEX platforms, further broadening access and trading channels, achieving a 'DEX + CEX' dual circulation pattern.
Currently, the landing of USD1 in the trading and lending fields is just the starting point for its integration into the TRON ecosystem. Relying on TRON's mature application matrix, USD1 is accelerating its extension into more scenarios, releasing diversified value: for example, in the future, the SunPump platform may support users to issue Meme coins using USD1; the APENFT platform may open channels for purchasing NFT assets with USD1; the ecological native stablecoin USDD can also achieve a 1:1 exchange with USD1, bridging the value circulation chain of 'decentralization' and 'compliance' stablecoins; or leveraging the BitTorrent cross-chain protocol, USD1 could also cross into the BitTorrent ecosystem for transactions, further broadening application boundaries.
This multi-scenario, deep integration into the ecosystem reflects TRON's ability to achieve 'full-chain conversion' for stablecoins. By deeply binding USD1 with DeFi, NFT, Meme, cross-chain, and other scenarios within the ecosystem, it can not only enhance the actual usage frequency of USD1 but also accelerate its popularization to a broader user group, expanding stablecoin services from purely financial transactions to richer application fields such as digital consumption and content creation.
For TRON, the introduction of USD1 is not only a key supplement to the stablecoin matrix but also an important step in its entry into the global compliant finance system. With its compliance attributes, USD1 will inject new momentum into TRON's ecosystem and provide TRON with better tools for connecting with traditional finance and regional payment systems. In the long run, the deep integration of USD1 will not only enrich TRON's stablecoin selection but will also synergize with USDT and USDD to jointly provide more efficient, transparent, and diverse financial services to 8 billion users globally, broadening the coverage of inclusive finance.
From leading the global USDT ecosystem, to the native decentralized USDD, and now to the compliant new force USD1, TRON has constructed a multidimensional stablecoin ecosystem of 'mainstream + decentralized + compliant,' fully adapting to diverse needs in public payments, DeFi innovation, and compliance scenarios. This diversified architecture will not only continue to consolidate its leading position in the stablecoin field but also establish TRON as a 'super infrastructure' for various stablecoins to achieve user growth and scenario landing, providing global users with a more flexible and resilient stablecoin service system.
