Gasless Transactions Go Live as TRON Reaches 397M Accounts and Expands Cross-Chain Infrastructure
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Gasless transaction functionality went live on TRON through @moonpay, with integrations already active in @TrustWallet and other applications, per announcements on Aug 6, 05:14 UTC and 21:21 UTC. This capability eliminates the requirement to hold TRX specifically for transaction fees, streamlining onboarding and recurring digital asset transfers.
TRON's total account base surpassed 397 million, according to @TRONSCAN_ORG on Aug 6, 14:30 UTC, reflecting continued network expansion. Stablecoin utility reached significant scale in July, with @DeFi_JUST reporting 784,059 GasFree transactions and $13.42B in transfer volume during the month (Aug 6, 08:00 UTC).
Multiple revenue opportunities emerged for TRX stakers within the JustLend ecosystem. Staking TRX to receive sTRX enables both TRON governance rewards and energy rental income, with a six-hour average APY of 4.6%, @DeFi_JUST noted on Aug 6, 06:51 UTC. Momentum in related tokens accelerated—JST reached a 24-hour trading volume of $39.46M, a 71.86% surge, with a market cap of $870.92M (Aug 6, 10:12 UTC). The SUN token achieved an APR of 44.79% within the ongoing TRON DeFi Summer campaign, @OfficialSUNio posted on Aug 6, 09:54 UTC.
Cross-chain liquidity expanded materially. TRON flows went live on @ston_fi, the Eco protocol added TRON network support for stablecoin deposits into TRON applications, and @Anchorage extended custody to include native TRX staking and TRC-20 asset custody, per announcements on Aug 6, 19:20 UTC. Tether's Hadron launched a tokenization collaboration in Saudi Arabia, @tether announced on Aug 6, 12:20 UTC.
Exchange access for TRX expanded on Aug 6, 19:20 UTC when spot trading and perpetual contracts became available on [@Backpack Exchange](https://x.com/Backpack Exchange), and TRX futures listing arrived on @Bitnomial, a CFTC-regulated U.S. exchange.
Corporate buying continued: TRON Inc. (@TRON_INC) acquired 151,637 TRX at an average price of $0.3297 on Aug 6, 01:27 UTC, bringing its treasury position to over 708.5 million TRX. TRON DeFi Summer Season 1 concluded with @DeFi_JUST announcing winners and celebrating ecosystem milestones on Aug 6, 10:45 UTC and 10:48 UTC.