TRX, the native currency of the Tron network, is steady at press time and trending at around all-time highs. After the explosion in Q3 204, the uptrend remains, and buyers are confident that there will be more gains in the coming days.
Tron Settles Nearly $100 Billion In On-Chain Volume
The outlook is partly thanks to growing on-chain activity and shifts in crypto market sentiment after changes to monetary policy in the United States.
According to IntoTheBlock data, the Tron network settled nearly $100 billion in on-chain volume in the past week. The spike in on-chain volume, the blockchain analytic platform observes, is due to rising on-chain activity.
With the blockchain processing over $98 billion in trading volume in seven days, IntoTheBlock data shows that Tether (USDT) transfers dominated. According to TronScan, Tron manages over $61 billion of USDT.
Notably, over 50% of all USDT transfers are initiated from Tron, which is relatively cheaper and more scalable than Ethereum. Even with the rise of Ethereum layer-2 solutions, USDT on Tron dominates and is preferred.
Combining IntoTheBlock data also reveals that TRX transfers are next, comprising 2.6% of all on-chain volume over the last week. Other TRC-20 tokens in the top five include SUN, BitTorrent, and JUST. These are tokens that prime some of the top DeFi protocols on Tron.
Meme Coin Activity To Drive TRX Higher?
Interestingly, though meme coin activity is picking up momentum after the launch of SunPump in mid-August, none of these meme coin tokens broke into the top five. On August 13, Justin Sun, the co-founder of Tron, launched SunPump, fueling a meme coin frenzy.
Dune Analytics data reveals that SunPump has generated over $5.3 million in revenue as over 86,400 meme coins have been launched through the meme coin launchpad. Currently, over 1,640 SunPump tokens have been listed on Sunswap.
Although the meme coin mania has fizzled, TRX and SunDog–a top meme coin released from SunPump–have benefited. As of September 26, SunDog is firm, up by over 720% from August 2024 lows, according to Coingecko.
From the chart, TRX is roughly 10% down from all-time highs. Despite the contraction over the past few trading weeks, the uptrend remains. A break above $0.15 and the bull flag, clear in the daily chart, could build the momentum for a leg up above August 2024 highs.
Feature image from Canva, chart from TradingView
