Tron (TRX) DAO announced Tuesday the integration of TRC-20 USDT payments on NEXUS's CROSS Pay infrastructure, enabling users to purchase in-game items through the CROSS Shop platform.
The companies [stated] the service is live and operational, with a 0% payment fee structure.
CROSS Pay functions as the payment layer for NEXUS's gaming ecosystem. The integration allows global users to conduct transactions settled on the TRON network using USDT issued on the TRC-20 token standard.
Technical Implementation
TRON's network processes approximately 2 million transactions daily and handles a significant portion of global USDT circulation, which exceeded $85 billion as of February 2026.
TRC-20 transfers typically cost between $0.0005 and $0.001 per transaction, completing settlement within seconds.
The zero-fee payment model applies to the CROSS Pay platform layer rather than blockchain network fees.
Users still incur standard TRON network transaction costs when moving USDT between wallets and the platform.
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Gaming Payments Context
The global gaming industry generated more than $180 billion in revenue during 2025, with digital in-game purchases comprising a growing segment.
Stablecoin payment systems have emerged as alternatives to traditional payment processors in digital commerce, offering reduced geographic restrictions and processing overhead.
NEXUS operates CROSS Shop as a marketplace for gaming-related digital items. The company's CEO Henry Chang described the integration as a shift from partnership discussion to operational deployment in prepared remarks.
TRON hosts 364 million total user accounts and has processed over 13 billion transactions since launching its mainnet in May 2018. The blockchain uses a delegated proof-of-stake consensus mechanism with 27 super representatives validating network activity.
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