Tron has crossed a fresh milestone in the latest market downturn, with its stablecoin market capitalization on the network topping $80.2 billion after USDT issuer Tether minted another 1 billion tokens on the chain. While many large-cap altcoins have dropped 40% or more since August, Tron’s decline has been limited to about 24%, underscoring unusual relative strength. That gap has drawn attention to the role of stablecoins in supporting the network’s resilience.
What Happened: Stablecoin Surge
During a period when most major altcoins have faced sharp drawdowns, Tron has held up comparatively well, limiting its losses to roughly 24% as other large-cap names slid 40% or more.
Data from Tronscan shows that Tether recently minted another 1 billion USDT on Tron, signaling ongoing confidence in the network’s capacity to handle large-scale stablecoin issuance.
That transaction pushed Tron’s total stablecoin market cap above $80.2 billion and reinforced its status as the leading chain for USDT circulation.
Tron has become a core venue for stablecoin activity, now standing as the second-largest blockchain for stablecoins by market capitalization. The network’s appeal rests on fast settlement, very low transaction fees and deep liquidity, making it a preferred rail for high-volume USDT transfers across exchanges, over-the-counter desks and remittance channels. This infrastructure has attracted substantial flows, with the bulk of Tron’s more than $80.2 billion in stablecoins tied to continued USDT issuance on the network.
However, Ethereum still dominates the overall stablecoin landscape, with an estimated market cap near $166 billion, almost double Tron’s tally.
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Why It Matters: Resilience And Structure
Tron’s ability to weather a broad market sell-off while attracting fresh USDT issuance suggests that demand for its stablecoin rails is more utility-driven than speculative. As capital rotates defensively into stablecoins, the network tends to benefit disproportionately from users seeking low-cost, high-throughput settlement, especially for cross-border and exchange transfers. The contrast with Ethereum’s DeFi- and institution-heavy profile shows how the two ecosystems are serving different segments of the same global stablecoin demand rather than directly duplicating each other.
Price action for TRX reflects that underlying demand, with the weekly chart showing the token holding above the $0.27–$0.28 support area despite broader volatility.
The recent correction from around $0.36 has left TRX trading comfortably above the 50-week simple moving average, which sits near $0.28 and continues to act as dynamic support, while the 100-week and 200-week moving averages remain well below the current price and point to a still-intact long-term uptrend.
For bullish momentum to reassert itself, TRX would need to reclaim the $0.30–$0.32 zone that previously served as support and now acts as resistance, and a strong weekly close above that band could open the way for another attempt at the $0.34–$0.36 highs, keeping Tron among the market’s more structurally stable performers even if volatility persists.
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