According to @pedrouid, WalletConnect has added support for TRON, giving more than 600 compatible wallets and over 70,000 apps access to TRON DeFi and to what WalletConnect calls one of the largest stablecoin payment rails, enabling faster and lower-cost crypto payments; source: https://x.com/WalletConnect/status/2014037735993204973, https://twitter.com/pedrouid/status/2014075285876908338. For trading and payments, this integration lets WalletConnect-enabled interfaces connect users directly to TRON DeFi and stablecoin transfers within the TRX ecosystem, streamlining onboarding and dApp connectivity across supported wallets and apps; source: https://x.com/WalletConnect/status/2014037735993204973.

According to @justinsuntron, he amplified a post from @Blackpink_Ox66 claiming on-chain data showed TRON Inc transferred about $18 million USDT to HTX, source: @justinsuntron quoting @Blackpink_Ox66. The quoted post stated such inflows typically precede either market making to support depth or timed asset allocation potentially into TRX, source: @Blackpink_Ox66 via @justinsuntron. Traders should monitor TRX order book liquidity on HTX and stablecoin flows on TRON for confirmation of any accumulation signal, source: @Blackpink_Ox66 via @justinsuntron.

According to @justinsuntron, USDD will launch a points mining program, aims to grow to 2B, and will deepen deployment on Tron, Ethereum, and BNB Chain (source: X post by @justinsuntron). In the same post, May @0xMayyy stated that USDD’s total minted surpassed 1B in under a year and highlighted a multi-chain PSM enabling 1:1, no-friction swaps with USDT and a fully decentralized stablecoin design that addresses liquidity, trust costs, and conversion slippage (source: X post by @0xMayyy).

According to @justinsuntron, TRX is one of the most compelling allocations among top‑10 cryptocurrencies based on a research note he cited from CryptoBraveHQ. According to @justinsuntron, TRX gained +132.34% over the past year, outperforming BTC at +58.27% and SOL at +2.58%, while ETH declined by -37.15%. According to @justinsuntron, TRON hosts about $75.7B of USDT in circulation (around 50.2% share) and roughly 69% of global USDT transaction count, underscoring stablecoin dominance. According to @justinsuntron, WLFI’s USD1 stablecoin is deploying on ETH, TRX, and BNB, reinforcing TRON’s role in stablecoin settlement. According to @justinsuntron, TRX also shows stronger bear‑to‑bull resilience, higher new‑cycle highs versus prior peaks, smaller pullbacks this cycle, a deflationary supply while BTC, ETH, and SOL are inflationary, and combined energy, node staking, and governance rewards offering APY above 20%.

According to @justinsuntron, TRON DAO 中文 reports the USDT supply on the TRON network has surpassed 83.4 billion, setting a new all-time high, source: Justin Sun on X https://x.com/justinsuntron/status/2013837031957504329; TRON DAO 中文 on X https://x.com/trondaoCN/status/2013793552036213186. Since the start of 2026, Tether has minted an additional 2 billion USDT on TRON, underscoring expanding stablecoin issuance on TRC20 rails, source: Justin Sun on X https://x.com/justinsuntron/status/2013837031957504329; TRON DAO 中文 on X https://x.com/trondaoCN/status/2013793552036213186. For trading, growing TRC20 USDT float can indicate deeper on-chain liquidity and potential incremental demand for TRX as gas; traders should monitor TRC20 transfer volumes, DEX liquidity on TRON, and centralized exchange inflows for confirmation, source: Justin Sun on X https://x.com/justinsuntron/status/2013837031957504329; TRON DAO 中文 on X https://x.com/trondaoCN/status/2013793552036213186.

According to @justinsuntron, Messari reported that in 2025 TRON saw TRX up 22.75% year over year, protocol revenue surpass 1 billion dollars in a single quarter, and TRON stablecoin market cap rise 39.34% year over year, framing tangible on chain growth relevant to TRX trading and stablecoin liquidity on TRON; source: @justinsuntron; Messari. For positioning, traders can reference Messari data to track TRX performance, TRON protocol revenue, and TRON stablecoin supply when evaluating liquidity and execution for TRX and TRON DeFi pairs; source: Messari. Justin Sun stated that 2026 will be even better for TRON; source: @justinsuntron.

According to TRON DAO, a new X post highlights a real-user case where USDT on the TRON network is used to pay a developer abroad, emphasizing fast, low-cost, and borderless settlement, source: TRON DAO on X https://twitter.com/trondao/status/2013338062781133102. The featured content cites Coinsenda and asks how users discovered that USDT on TRON is the most efficient way to make payments today, underscoring cross-border payroll and remittance scenarios, source: Coinsenda on X https://x.com/coin_senda/status/1962940527667556716 and TRON DAO on X https://twitter.com/trondao/status/2013338062781133102. For traders, this post signals ongoing marketing focus on USDT-based payments on TRON, a narrative relevant to monitoring stablecoin transfer activity and network fee competitiveness when assessing TRX and USDT market attention, source: TRON DAO on X https://twitter.com/trondao/status/2013338062781133102. The post does not disclose pricing, volume, or on-chain metric updates, so any trading decisions should be anchored to independent market data and verified analytics, source: TRON DAO on X https://twitter.com/trondao/status/2013338062781133102.

According to @justinsuntron, TRON, SunX, and HTX are all up and are being positioned as a three-part stack linking settlement, on-chain perpetuals execution, and exchange liquidity to form a low-cost, high-efficiency trading loop (source: @justinsuntron on X, Jan 18, 2026). He states TRON serves as the global settlement base layer with low fees and high throughput, enabling large-scale circulation of USDT and USDD that delivers faster, cheaper, and more reliable transactions for users (source: @justinsuntron on X, Jan 18, 2026). He adds that SunX executes perpetual contracts on-chain with rules-based opening, closing, and liquidation, and that TRON’s low fees provide the conditions needed for high-frequency trading strategies (source: @justinsuntron on X, Jan 18, 2026). The post specifies that funding rates and liquidation records are fully verifiable on-chain, improving risk control for traders (source: @justinsuntron on X, Jan 18, 2026). He notes HTX supplies global user scale and deep liquidity, efficiently connecting on-chain trading, perpetuals, and capital while offering a stable and secure entry point (source: @justinsuntron on X, Jan 18, 2026). The combination of TRON for settlement, SunX for perpetuals execution, and HTX for liquidity aims to provide low cost, high efficiency, and verifiable access for global users (source: @justinsuntron on X, Jan 18, 2026).

According to @trondao, USDT supply on Tron increased by 22.7 billion over the past year to 82.4 billion, while USDT holders rose by 11 million to more than 70.6 million. Source: TRON DAO on X, Jan 18, 2026; Tronscan USDT token analysis page. This implies prior supply near 59.7 billion and approximately 38 percent year-over-year net growth, calculated from the reported figures. Source: TRON DAO on X, Jan 18, 2026; Tronscan USDT token analysis page. Traders can monitor USDT float and address distribution on Tron for execution planning via the Tronscan analysis page: tronscan.org/#/token20/TR7NHqjeKQxGTCi8q8ZY4pL8otSzgjLj6t/analysis. Source: Tronscan USDT token analysis page.

According to @lookonchain, USDT (TRC20) net issuance on Tron increased by 22.7B over the past year, lifting the on-chain USDT supply to 82.4B and taking total holders up by 11M to over 70.6M, citing Tronscan data tronscan.org/#/token20/TR7NHqjeKQxGTCi8q8ZY4pL8otSzgjLj6t/analysis. Based on those Tronscan figures cited by @lookonchain, the starting TRC20-USDT supply a year ago was about 59.7B and the holder count about 59.6M, implying roughly 38% year-over-year supply growth and approximately 18.5% holder growth, sourced to the same Tronscan page via @lookonchain. The 12-month issuance pace averages around 1.89B USDT per month and holder additions average roughly 0.92M per month, calculated from the Tronscan dataset referenced by @lookonchain.

According to @justinsuntron, TRX is trending on CoinMarketCap and MetaMask has launched native Tron support across its mobile and browser wallets, enabling users to manage TRX and interact with Tron DApps directly within the wallet, source: Justin Sun on X (Jan 17, 2026); source: CoinMarketCap on X (Jan 17, 2026). For trading workflows, the native integration enables direct TRX custody and DApp interaction in MetaMask without additional plugins, which allows traders to connect to Tron protocols from the same wallet they use for other networks, source: CoinMarketCap on X (Jan 17, 2026). The posts did not include pricing or volume figures, source: Justin Sun on X (Jan 17, 2026); source: CoinMarketCap on X (Jan 17, 2026).

According to the source, MetaMask has launched native Tron support across its mobile and browser wallets, enabling users to manage TRX assets and interact with Tron DApps directly within the wallet interface on January 16, 2026 (source: the source). According to the source, this integration lets traders hold TRX in MetaMask and connect the wallet to Tron-based DApps for on-chain execution without leaving the app (source: the source).

According to @justinsuntron, TRX would make a new high with another 10 percent gain, as stated in his X post on Jan 15, 2026 (source: https://twitter.com/justinsuntron/status/2011882140942962728). He also highlighted a post by @0xMayyy claiming TRX rose when the broader market rose and continued rising when the market fell, and posed the rhetorical question whether TRX is the real Bitcoin (source: https://twitter.com/justinsuntron/status/2011882140942962728; source: https://x.com/0xMayyy/status/2011879023253819527). The post frames 10 percent as a near-term threshold traders may monitor for potential breakout context on TRX price action (source: https://twitter.com/justinsuntron/status/2011882140942962728).

According to @justinsuntron, MetaMask is now live on TRON, confirming the wallet integration is available as of January 15, 2026 (source: @justinsuntron). The announcement directly pertains to TRX trading and TRON on-chain usage, though no additional technical details or timelines were provided in the post (source: @justinsuntron).

According to TRON DAO, MetaMask has launched native TRON support in its self-custody wallet, enabling users to manage TRON-based assets and directly interact with decentralized applications on the TRON Layer 1 blockchain inside the wallet. Source: TRON DAO on X, Jan 15, 2026. For traders, this allows custody and on-chain transactions for TRON ecosystem tokens via MetaMask with direct access to TRON DeFi and dapps within a single wallet interface. Source: TRON DAO on X, Jan 15, 2026.

According to TRON DAO, MetaMask has launched native TRON support across its mobile app and browser extension, bringing TRON’s blockchain into MetaMask’s multichain self-custody experience for direct asset management on TRON, source: TRON DAO. The integration enables users to manage digital assets on the TRON network within MetaMask, consolidating wallet operations for traders who operate across multiple chains, source: TRON DAO. MetaMask is described as one of the most widely used crypto wallets developed by Consensys, indicating broader accessibility for TRON participants via established wallet infrastructure, source: TRON DAO.

According to @trondao, MetaMask has launched native TRON support on both its mobile app and browser extension, integrating TRON into MetaMask’s multichain self-custody experience (source: @trondao). The announcement highlights direct access to TRON’s stablecoin network—described as the world’s fastest and most accessible—within MetaMask, relevant for TRC20 USDT transfers and on-chain activity (source: @trondao). The launch was announced on January 15, 2026 (source: @trondao).

According to @justinsuntron, TRX holders can stake TRX to mint sTRX on JustLendDAO, enabling participation in a double yield structure on the TRON network, source: @justinsuntron on X post https://twitter.com/justinsuntron/status/2011787514206699755 and @DeFi_JUST on X post https://x.com/DeFi_JUST/status/2011694589233807380. The current staking APY is 7.09 percent based on the seven day average, source: @DeFi_JUST on X post https://x.com/DeFi_JUST/status/2011694589233807380. The double yields come from TRON governance voting rewards and Energy Rental income, source: @DeFi_JUST on X post https://x.com/DeFi_JUST/status/2011694589233807380. Access is available via the JustLend sTRX page at app.justlend.org/strx, source: JustLendDAO application page https://app.justlend.org/strx. For yield focused TRX strategies, the stated 7.09 percent seven day APY offers a concrete on chain reference rate when comparing staking versus holding idle TRX, source: rate figure from @DeFi_JUST on X post https://x.com/DeFi_JUST/status/2011694589233807380.

According to TRON DAO, it will host an X Space focused on the TRON DAO Grants Program and ecosystem builders. Source: TRON DAO on X, Jan 12, 2026, https://x.com/trondao/status/2010836068766036203 and https://x.com/trondao/status/2009784804070567960. According to TRON DAO, the session will break down how the grants program works and what the team looks for when supporting new projects. Source: TRON DAO on X, Jan 12, 2026, https://x.com/trondao/status/2010836068766036203 and https://x.com/trondao/status/2009784804070567960. According to TRON DAO, the event is scheduled for January 13, 2026 at 9 AM PST. Source: TRON DAO on X, Jan 12, 2026, https://x.com/trondao/status/2010836068766036203 and https://x.com/trondao/status/2009784804070567960.

According to @trondao, TRON is joining Consensus Hong Kong as a 4 Block Sponsor, source: @trondao on X, Jan 12, 2026. According to @trondao, Justin Sun will appear on the event's main stage, source: @trondao on X, Jan 12, 2026. According to @trondao, the announcement does not include additional details such as agenda or timing beyond the speaker appearance, source: @trondao on X, Jan 12, 2026.