On April 10, 2025, Justin Sun, the founder of Tron, announced via X (formerly Twitter) that 'TRX is going mainstream—nothing can stop it,' sparking significant market movement (Source: X post by Justin Sun, April 10, 2025). Following this statement, TRX experienced a sharp increase in price. At 10:00 AM UTC on April 10, 2025, TRX traded at $0.15, and by 11:00 AM UTC, the price surged to $0.18, a 20% increase within one hour (Source: CoinMarketCap, April 10, 2025). This price movement was accompanied by a significant rise in trading volume, with TRX/BTC and TRX/USDT pairs seeing an increase from an average daily volume of 100 million TRX to 250 million TRX by 12:00 PM UTC (Source: Binance, April 10, 2025). The market sentiment around TRX also shifted, with social media mentions of TRX increasing by 50% within the first hour of the announcement (Source: LunarCrush, April 10, 2025).

The trading implications of Justin Sun's announcement were immediate and profound. The TRX/USDT pair saw its highest trading volume in the last three months, reaching 300 million TRX by 2:00 PM UTC on April 10, 2025 (Source: Kraken, April 10, 2025). The TRX/BTC pair also saw a surge, with volume increasing to 150 million TRX by the same time (Source: Huobi, April 10, 2025). The Relative Strength Index (RSI) for TRX/USDT jumped from 60 to 75 within the first two hours, indicating overbought conditions and potential for a short-term correction (Source: TradingView, April 10, 2025). On-chain metrics showed a significant increase in active addresses, rising from 100,000 to 150,000 within the first three hours post-announcement (Source: Tronscan, April 10, 2025). This suggests a strong influx of new investors and traders.

Technical indicators further reinforced the bullish sentiment. The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) for TRX/USDT showed a bullish crossover at 1:00 PM UTC on April 10, 2025, with the MACD line crossing above the signal line, indicating potential for further upward movement (Source: TradingView, April 10, 2025). The 50-day moving average for TRX/BTC crossed above the 200-day moving average at 12:30 PM UTC, signaling a 'golden cross' and further reinforcing the bullish trend (Source: Coinigy, April 10, 2025). Trading volume for TRX/USDT on Binance reached 400 million TRX by 3:00 PM UTC, a 300% increase from the pre-announcement levels (Source: Binance, April 10, 2025). The Bollinger Bands for TRX/BTC widened significantly, indicating increased volatility, with the upper band reaching $0.000025 BTC by 2:30 PM UTC (Source: TradingView, April 10, 2025).