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08/11/2026

Tron USDT Supply Hits $87.9B as Transfers Reach $2.1T in Q2

What happened: Messari’s Q2 2026 report reveals Tron’s USDT supply reached $87.

Tron USDT Supply Hits $87.9B as Transfers Reach $2.1T in Q2

What happened: Messari’s Q2 2026 report reveals Tron’s USDT supply reached $87.9 billion, surpassing Ethereum and accounting for 98.5% of Tron’s $89.2 billion stablecoin base. USDT transfers on Tron totaled $2.1 trillion for the quarter, with daily average volume at $22.8 billion and a record 14.6 million transactions on June 15. Daily active addresses rose 11.7% to 3.6 million, and network fees increased 15.9% to $699.4 million. However, DeFi TVL slipped to $4.4 billion and DEX volume fell for the fourth consecutive quarter.

Why it matters: Tron’s dominance in stablecoin settlement rails is clear, but the network’s broader DeFi ecosystem is stagnating, as evidenced by declining DEX activity and TVL. The growth is increasingly concentrated in payments and transfers, not in decentralized finance or new applications, raising questions about the sustainability and diversity of Tron’s on-chain economy.

Source: Cointelegraph