In-depth Review of Mainstream DeFi Applications in the TRON Ecosystem

TRON has established a core position among mainstream public chains thanks to its comprehensive ecosystem, active user base, and substantial asset scale.

Especially in this round of the crypto bull market, TRON’s achievements are remarkable: not only is it the public chain network with the highest issuance of USDT, but it is also the preferred settlement layer for stablecoins, handling about 60% of stablecoin trading volume; in May, its monthly revenue exceeded $350 million, making it the second most profitable product in the crypto market, among other accomplishments.

According to DeFiLlama data, on June 16, the total locked value (TVL) of DeFi applications within the TRON ecosystem reached $4.84 billion, with active addresses exceeding 2.3 million, and stablecoin assets approaching $80 billion. Its TVL has consistently ranked among the top five in the entire public chain market.

These impressive figures not only showcase TRON’s solid user base and strong asset strength but also serve as powerful evidence of its thriving ecosystem.

The “Three Drivers” of Data Growth: Over 200,000 Daily New Addresses, Asset Volume Exceeding Trillions, and Diverse Ecosystem Protocols

In the past year, TRON’s on-chain data has shown explosive growth, and its ecosystem vitality is at an all-time high. “Daily new addresses exceeding 200,000, on-chain circulating assets exceeding trillions, and a rich and diverse ecosystem of protocols” are the “three drivers” propelling TRON’s data growth. A series of impressive data results highlight TRON’s strong development potential and leading market competitiveness.

In terms of user scale and growth, TRON’s network user base is steadily expanding, with both the total number of on-chain accounts and new addresses maintaining a strong growth momentum, further solidifying its user base. According to TRONScan browser data, as of June 13, the total number of on-chain accounts has exceeded 313 million, with over 200,000 new addresses added daily, and the number of daily on-chain transactions exceeding 8.67 million, with a total transfer asset value of up to $25 billion daily.

Notably, the growth trend of TRON’s on-chain address accounts shows a stable linear trajectory. Looking back to the same day a year ago, the total number of on-chain accounts was about 237 million, and now it has achieved over 32% growth, with an average of about 210,000 new accounts daily. This data not only strongly confirms the continuous expansion of TRON’s network user base but also highlights the broad appeal and strong market penetration of its ecosystem globally, successfully attracting a vast number of users and laying a solid foundation for the sustained prosperity of the ecosystem.

In terms of transaction data processing, TRON’s network also performs excellently, with on-chain transactions being extremely active, with daily transaction counts ranging from millions to over a billion. The average daily total transfer value has maintained above $23 billion over the past 30 days. Such large-scale, high-frequency transaction data not only reflects TRON’s strong capability in capital circulation but also indicates that its network possesses relatively stable and secure characteristics.

In terms of asset volume, TRON has shown strong growth momentum. From the perspective of the total locked value (TVC) of circulating assets on the TRON chain, it has increased by over 40% this year, and the assets exhibit a diversified ecosystem.

According to TRONScan browser data, as of June 13, the total circulating value (TVC) of assets in the TRON network is approximately $115.5 trillion, achieving a significant 40% growth compared to $82 billion in the same period last year. Among them, the top three circulating assets in the TRON network are USDT (approximately $78.8 billion), TRX (approximately $25.9 billion), and WBT (approximately $2.66 billion), with BTC and ETH following closely. Additionally, there are TRON ecosystem project assets such as WBT, HTX, USDD, BTT, NFT, and TUSD, covering a wide range of fields, collectively building a rich and multi-layered value system that is even more diversified.

Regarding network activity, the consumption of Gas fees provides a glimpse into the situation. In the TRON network, the Gas fee mechanism is presented in the form of a combination of Energy and Bandwidth. Users need to consume Gas fees to pay costs when performing operations such as transfers and withdrawals.

Official browser data shows that over the past year, the scale of Energy consumption has surged from over 80 billion to 190 billion, an increase of 240%. This soaring data not only visually demonstrates the explosive growth of network transaction activity but also indirectly confirms a strong positive correlation between energy consumption and users’ real transaction needs. The higher the energy demand, the more frequent the on-chain transfer, contract invocation, and other transaction activities, highlighting the prosperous state of the TRON network ecosystem and the depth and breadth of user participation.

From the distribution of energy consumption accounts, leading cryptocurrency exchanges such as OKX, Bybit, and Binance occupy the top 10 positions, with high-frequency energy consumption intuitively reflecting their deep reliance on and substantial demand for the TRON network, highlighting TRON’s excellent performance in supporting large-scale commercial applications and its key strategic position as the underlying infrastructure for leading exchanges, becoming a bridge connecting digital asset trading and Web3 technology.

In terms of ecological development, TRON’s ecosystem applications have covered core protocols and products such as the trading hub SUN.io, the MEME asset issuance platform SunPump, the one-stop DeFi solution JUST’s lending system JustLend DAO, the liquid staking protocol Staked TRX, and the energy rental platform, as well as the stablecoin USDD, enriching TRON’s DeFi ecosystem development and providing users with a wide variety of choices.

As of June 16, the TVL on the TRON chain has exceeded $22 billion, stabilizing around $20 billion over the past year. Among them, the TVL of staking TRX has exceeded $11.8 billion, accounting for the largest share; the TVL of lending JustLend DAO is about $5.5 billion, ranking second; the TVL of cross-chain Just Cryptos is $3.3 billion; the TVL of the trading platform SUN.io is $700 million; and the TVL of stablecoin USDD is $458 million. These data fully demonstrate the prosperity and vitality of the TRON ecosystem, indicating its broad development prospects in the future.

Overview of Mainstream DApps in the TRON Ecosystem

1. JUST One-Stop DeFi Solution

JUST focuses on developing DeFi protocols based on TRON, aiming to create a one-stop financial solution for users. Its product matrix includes various components such as JustLendDAO, USDD, sTRX, Energy Rental, JustCrypto, and JustStable, providing users with a diverse financial experience to meet different needs in the DeFi space.

According to official data, as of June 16, the total TVL of the JUST protocol is close to $9.3 billion.

• JustLendDAO is the first official lending platform on TRON, where users can not only engage in collateralized lending but also deposit idle assets into the platform to earn stable interest, achieving flexible asset appreciation.

• USDD is a fully decentralized stablecoin pegged 1:1 to the US dollar, supporting over-collateralization minting with high-quality crypto assets such as TRX and USDT.

• sTRX (Stake TRX) is a liquid staking product based on TRON, providing users with higher yield returns while offering more flexible unstaking options, allowing users to adjust their asset allocation flexibly while enjoying staking rewards.

• Energy Rental is a unique energy rental platform within the TRON ecosystem, providing energy rental services for different addresses. By renting energy, on-chain transaction users do not need to directly consume TRX to exchange resources, similar to using an “energy coupon,” significantly reducing transaction Gas fee costs and improving capital efficiency, making transactions more economical.

• JustCrypto is a cross-chain token supported by the JUST ecosystem, enabling cross-chain assets like BTC, ETH, DOGE, and LTC to maintain price stability across different networks, with its cross-chain mechanism provided by quality platforms such as Poloniex and BitTorrent Chain.

2. Lending Ecosystem JustLendDAO

JustLend DAO is an efficient and flexible lending service platform based on TRON. Here, users can invest idle funds to easily earn interest; at the same time, they can borrow other crypto assets, cleverly utilizing leverage to amplify investment returns. The lending and borrowing parties operate automatically based on smart contracts, with the system automatically setting floating interest rates based on the supply and demand conditions of specific assets on JustLend DAO through algorithms, ensuring dynamic balance and rationality of assets.

Currently, the main lending assets supported by the JustLend platform include TRX, USDT, USDD, SUN, JST, BTC, ETH, TUSD, and BTT.

According to DeFiLama data, on June 16, the TVL on the JustLend platform reached approximately $3.4 billion, ranking among the top three in the entire lending market.

In addition to the lending product JustLend, JustLend DAO also offers Staked TRX staking and energy rental (Energy Rental) services.

Among them, the Staked TRX service provides users with a convenient staking method. Users can easily convert TRX into sTRX with a one-click operation. The staked TRX will be used for voting governance and energy rental, and users can easily earn staking rewards just by holding sTRX. As of June 16, the number of staked TRX on the platform has reached 8.166 billion, with over 4,600 participating addresses, and the current annualized yield is 8.67%.

However, according to on-chain data from TRONScan, as of June 16, the number of TRX holding addresses has exceeded 182 million, with a market value of over $25.6 billion, indicating a very large user base. The current staking market penetration rate is only 8.6%, which means there is still significant growth potential for staking participation.

Energy Rental, on the other hand, is another thoughtful feature provided by JustLend DAO, allowing users to directly rent energy to offset Gas fee consumption without burning TRX as Gas fee. This feature helps users save on on-chain transaction costs. Analysis of TRON’s on-chain data shows that the number of user holding addresses and transaction frequency are steadily increasing, and the energy rental feature can better serve TRON ecosystem users. Data from June 16 shows that the JustLendDAO platform has 37 billion energy available for users to rent, with over 65,000 addresses having participated in energy rental, fully reflecting the popularity of the energy rental feature.

Additionally, users on the JustLend DAO platform can not only earn interest by providing assets but also receive additional rewards by storing USDD. USDD is a decentralized stablecoin jointly initiated by JustLend DAO’s sub-DAO—GrantsDAO and the TRON DAO reserve. In January of this year, USDD was upgraded to version 2.0. At the same time, JustLendDAO launched the USDD lending service feature, allowing users to earn returns by storing USDD, with current returns of about 6%. As of June 16, the fund pool has reached as high as $264 million in USDD.

3. Decentralized Stablecoin USDD

USDD is a decentralized stablecoin based on TRON. Currently, users can obtain USDD in two ways: one is by over-collateralizing high-quality assets such as “TRX, sTRX, USDT” to mint USDD; the other is through the stablecoin exchange tool PSM, directly using USDT to exchange for USDD at a 1:1 ratio, with the entire process incurring 0 GAS fees and 0 transaction fees.

According to official data, as of June 16, the total supply of USDD is approximately 430 million.

Currently, USDD has seamlessly integrated with DeFi platforms such as JustLend DAO and SUN.io, and has established close partnerships with compliant exchanges such as Kraken, HTX, Bybit, Gate.io, and Poloniex. On these platforms, users can stake USDD to earn high returns. This extensive ecological integration provides ample space for the circulation and application of USDD, allowing it to better integrate into various aspects of the cryptocurrency market, bringing more value and convenience to users.

4. One-Stop Trading Platform SUN.io

SUN.io is a one-stop trading platform based on the TRON public chain, integrating functions such as asset exchange, MEME asset issuance, liquidity mining, and DAO governance, aiming to provide efficient and secure asset trading services for the TRON ecosystem.

Currently, the product function matrix of SUN.io mainly includes the following sections:

• SunSwap (Trading Core Engine): A trading platform based on the AMM mechanism, which has undergone three versions of upgrades: V1, V2, and V3, with current trading mainly occurring in the V3 section.

• SunCurve and PSM mainly focus on stablecoin asset trading, with PSM being a stablecoin exchange tool specifically launched for the stablecoin USDD, supporting users to exchange USDD with stablecoins such as USDT/USDC/TUSD at a fixed 1:1 ratio, with 0 slippage and 0 transaction fees.

• SunPump is the latest product launched by Sun.io, positioned as the first platform dedicated to the fair launch of meme coins in the TRON ecosystem.

• SunBoost (Liquidity Incentive Center): This is the platform’s LP staking mining module, where users can stake SunSwap’s LP Tokens to earn token rewards, serving as the core mechanism for liquidity incentives.

• DAO governance system: Supported by the veSUN model, it allows users to participate in governance and incentive distribution decisions on the SUN.io platform, establishing a community-led governance structure.

From a data perspective, SUN.io’s performance is outstanding. According to DeFiLlama data, on June 16, the TVL of the SUN.io platform exceeded $952 million, consistently ranking among the top three on the TRON network and among the top six in the entire DEX sector.

Additionally, according to official browser data from SunScan, SUN.io’s trading activity is also impressive. In the past seven days, SunSwap has processed approximately 120,000 transactions, with a trading volume exceeding $770 million. In the past week, the number of active addresses on the platform has exceeded 15,000, and the current cumulative number of trading pools has surpassed 25,000, covering a wide asset structure from stablecoin assets and mainstream assets to meme long-tail assets, forming a diversified and inclusive financial ecosystem.

Moreover, the SUN platform token has also shown a good development trend. Its circulating market value is approximately $341 million, and the number of tokens already burned has exceeded 500 million, with a clear deflationary path. The token model is closely linked to the platform’s value growth, and as the platform continues to grow, the value of the SUN platform token is expected to continue to rise, bringing more returns and benefits to users.

5. Fair Issuance Platform for MEME Assets SunPump

SunPump is a fair issuance platform for MEME assets carefully crafted by Sun.io. Relying on TRON’s strong technical infrastructure and large user base, SunPump quickly gained popularity after its launch in August 2024, consistently ranking among the top three in the competitive MEME issuance space.

In its first month online, SunPump demonstrated astonishing explosive power, with a single-day issuance of memes reaching an incredible record of 7,351, and daily earnings soaring to $560,000, at one point surpassing industry leader PumpFun.

According to Dune data, as of June 16, the number of tokens created on the SunPump platform has exceeded 98,000, with approximately 1,850 tokens launched on Sunswap. Since the protocol’s launch, the cumulative earnings captured have surpassed $10 million. This series of impressive data undoubtedly serves as strong evidence of the vigorous development of the SunPump platform.

In terms of ecological performance, there are currently four MEME tokens with a market value exceeding $10 million, such as SUNdog and PePe.

In terms of product functionality, the SunPump platform continues to iterate and upgrade around three core areas: token creation, trading growth, and community interaction. The platform has successively launched a series of new features, including Sunflare (which helps users discover potential projects in a timely manner), Ranking System (which ranks tokens in real-time based on key indicators such as trading volume and number of holders, providing users with clear investment references), and CEX Listing Apply (where project parties can directly submit applications for centralized exchange listings through SunPump, broadening channels for project development), greatly enhancing user experience and further expanding the platform’s ecological boundaries, making it a more complete and diverse MEME asset issuance and trading ecosystem.

In terms of product innovation, SunPump is also proactive and willing to break through. Last year, the Sun Agent Launch introduced the smart assistant Sun Agent, optimizing AI-driven tools and services to provide creators and traders with a more convenient content generation and management experience. In March of this year, the platform innovatively launched AI Agent @SunGenX, supporting a lightweight token creation feature that allows users to issue MEME tokens with just a tweet, greatly simplifying the token issuance process.

Conclusion

Today, TRON occupies a pivotal position in the public chain space, and its ecological data continues to show strong growth trends, driven by multiple factors working in synergy.

The outstanding achievements TRON has made in the three key areas of user scale, asset volume, and ecosystem protocol development have formed the “three drivers” propelling its ecosystem’s vigorous growth, leading TRON to race forward in the crypto space, unstoppable.

Core protocols and modules such as Sun.io, SunPump, JustLend DAO, and USDD provide users with a rich variety of financial products and services, meeting different investment and trading needs. These core product matrices are not only the solid pillars of TRON’s ecosystem but also the key forces maintaining its leading position in the DeFi field. They continuously drive the entire ecosystem towards a more prosperous, diversified, and innovative direction.

Looking ahead, TRON is expected to continue writing brilliant chapters in the cryptocurrency market, leveraging its profound technical foundation, vast user base, and strong ecological synergy effects, to create a more open, efficient, transparent, and inclusive financial ecosystem for global users, truly becoming a key infrastructure that illuminates every corner of the world with decentralized finance.