$TRX TRON is a foundation that was established to provide the development and maintenance of the distributed network of TRON (TRX). Both the foundation and the protocol were developed by Justin Sun, who is the current CEO of the TRON foundation. The TRON network is powered by the TRON currency (TRX). The currency was initially based on the Ethereum platform and developed through the ERC-20 protocol, but later transformed to become an independent cryptocurrency based on the TRON protocol. As a project, TRON seeks to become a decentralized platform for the digital entertainment industry. Its main features focus on the fair distribution of rewards and rights for content developers. The TRON mainnet was launched in June 2018. At the time of writing this article, TRON is one of the top 10 cryptocurrencies in terms of market capitalization with over USD 1.7 billion. #TRX