TRON Blockchain: How It Works and Why TRX Matters
TRON is a decentralized, proof-of-stake blockchain with smart contract functionality. Founded in 2017 by Justin Sun and launched as an independent mainnet in May 2018, TRON was designed to provide high-throughput, low-cost transactions for a global user base. Today it supports over 373 million user accounts and processes approximately 11 million transactions daily.
TRON uses Delegated Proof of Stake (DPoS) consensus. TRX holders vote for 27 Super Representatives (SRs) who validate transactions and produce blocks every 3 seconds. This enables TRON to achieve over 2,000 transactions per second with near-zero fees. The TRON blockchain has three layers: a storage layer for distributed data, a core layer for smart contracts, and an application layer for dApps. The TRON Virtual Machine (TVM) executes smart contracts and is compatible with Ethereum's Solidity language.
TRON has over 373 million user accounts, $26 billion in TVL, and cumulative transfer volume exceeding $25 trillion as of early 2026.
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For more information on this topic, explore our full TRX and TRC20 guide at istrxtrc20.org.
TRON hosts two main token standards: TRC10 and TRC20. TRC10 tokens are created directly on the blockchain without smart contracts, requiring a 1024 TRX fee. TRC20 tokens use the TVM and smart contracts, offering greater flexibility and DeFi compatibility. USDT, USDC, and most DeFi tokens on TRON follow the TRC20 standard.