TRON Surpasses $30T in Total Transfer Volume as OpenZeppelin and Privy Expand Network Support

Network Milestone

TRON surpassed $30 trillion in total transfer volume, a milestone equivalent to the total annual economic output of the United States in 2025, according to @trondao (Sep 24, 01:41 UTC). The network has processed more than 15 billion transactions across 405 million accounts over eight years of continuous operation without downtime, @trondao stated (Sep 24, 03:29 UTC). @justinsuntron called the achievement "just getting started" (Sep 24, 04:18 UTC). @TRONSCAN_ORG described the figure as highlighting the scale of value moving across the network (Sep 24, 01:47 UTC).

Developer Infrastructure

OpenZeppelin's Contracts library and development stack are now live on TRON, @trondao announced, giving developers additional tools to build, upgrade, and secure smart contracts (Sep 24, 20:36 UTC). Privy expanded its TRON integration with transaction building, real-time webhooks, and programmable policy controls for developers building financial applications, @trondao reported (Sep 24, 08:07 UTC). The infrastructure additions supply developers with wallet management, on-ramp and off-ramp functionality, and embedded wallet interfaces for stablecoin-powered products on the network, per @trondaoCN (Sep 24, 06:45 UTC).

Binance Wallet introduced support for paying TRON network fees in USDT, letting users transfer TRC-20 tokens without holding TRX for gas through a limited-spot promotion running from September 23 through December 22, @DeFi_JUST stated (Sep 24, 09:36 UTC). @sunyuchentron confirmed the zero-gas promotion for TRC-20 transfers through Binance Wallet (Sep 24, 03:26 UTC). GasFree processed 201,320 transfers totaling $3.51 billion over the past seven days with 10,055 first-time users for USDT and USDD transfers that require no TRX holdings, per an earlier @DeFi_JUST update (Sep 23, 04:00 UTC).

Treasury and Market Structure

Tron Inc. acquired 145,791 TRX at an average price of $0.3430, bringing total treasury holdings to more than 715.8 million TRX, @TRON_INC reported (Sep 24, 01:40 UTC). The company aims to further grow holdings to enhance long-term shareholder value. @sunyuchentron noted the company's strategy of increasing TRON digital asset treasury positions (Sep 24, 02:56 UTC).

@OfficialSUNio announced that SunSwap will discontinue energy subsidies and maintenance for the legacy SmartExchangeRouter to optimize resource allocation and enhance the on-chain trading experience (Sep 24, 07:31 UTC).

DeFi Protocol Activity

@DeFi_JUST promoted staking TRX to receive sTRX on JustLend DAO, which yields TRON governance rewards and energy rental income with a six-hour average APY of 4.86% (Sep 24, 06:56 UTC). The protocol turns TRX into a working asset with multiple yield streams. @DeFi_JUST emphasized that GasFree removes gas management concerns for USDT and USDD transfers (Sep 24, 10:41 UTC).

SunSwap announced a strategic integration with AveAI Global, natively integrating SunSwap's core liquidity architecture and smart routing engine to give AveAI users access to the protocol's liquidity infrastructure on TRON, @OfficialSUNio stated (Sep 24, 03:19 UTC). @OfficialSUNio noted that users can now transfer any TRC-20 token including SUN and pay gas directly with USDT through Binance Wallet (Sep 24, 10:30 UTC).

Ecosystem Commentary

@justinsuntron stated that "all strengths become unimportant in the AI era; you only need to maintain one strength—listen to advice" (Sep 24, 16:56 UTC). @justinsuntron also noted that the first Justin Sun Prize candidates have entered a 14-day public review that began September 19 (Sep 24, 12:00 UTC). @sunyuchentron observed that the prize candidates are in the public transparency phase, open to verification and challenge (Sep 24, 07:34 UTC).

@tether announced that it signed an MoU with Pave Bank and GFTN to launch a Georgia-Singapore Fintech Scholars Program (Sep 24, 12:35 UTC).

Project Updates

TRON DAO Press Releases

TRON surpassed $30 trillion in total transaction volume, becoming one of the leading blockchain networks for stablecoin transfers, according to a release published Sep 24, 02:49 UTC. The milestone occurred in TRON's eighth year of operation. The network has recorded more than 15 billion transactions across 405 million accounts with zero downtime since its launch. USDT on TRON remains the most widely used stablecoin by transfer count globally. https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/09/24/3060335/0/en/TRON-Surpasses-30T-in-Total-Transaction-Volume-as-it-Secures-its-Place-as-Leading-Chain-for-Stablecoins.html

OpenZeppelin integrated with TRON to bring its security standard to the network, expanding developer access to audited smart contract libraries and development tools. The release announced that OpenZeppelin's Contracts library, Hardhat plugins, Foundry utilities, and contract upgrades framework are now supported on TRON. Developers can deploy, test, and upgrade smart contracts using OpenZeppelin's infrastructure. The integration adds OpenZeppelin Defender monitoring and security operations to TRON, giving developers access to transaction monitoring, automated security responses, and contract administration tools. https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/09/24/3060391/0/en/OpenZeppelin-Integrates-with-TRON-to-Bring-Its-Security-Standard-to-the-Network.html (published Sep 24, 12:00 UTC)