Justin Sun’s Tron (TRX) passes Visa on this key metric

Tron, the cryptocurrency started by Justin Sun, has crossed an important metric as it continues to gain market share.

On-chain data shows that the volume of Tether (USDT) traded on the network soared by almost 10% in the past 24 hours, reaching a high of $53 billion. This happened as the number of USDT on the network jumped to over 45 million while the transfer count surged to over 1.8 billion. 

These numbers mean that Tron has now passed Visa, the biggest financial services platform in the world. According to LookOnChain, Visa handled over $3.78 billion in the first quarter and averaged $42 billion per day.

The same is true with Mastercard, the second-biggest company in the world that handled $2.3 trillion in volume. This means that the network’s daily transaction volume stood at over $25 billion per day.

Tron has grown to become one of the biggest players in the crypto industry. It has a total value locked (TVL) has soared to over $8.1 billion, making it the third-biggest chain after Ethereum and Solana. 

The amount of stablecoins in the ecosystem has jumped to more than $58 billion, with Tether having the biggest market share. 

Meanwhile, Tron has become one of the most profitable players in the industry. Data shows that Tron has made over $730 million this year, making it the second one after Ethereum, which has made over $1.6 billion this year. 

Tron’s market cap has also been growing rapidly with a market cap of over $10 billion. This makes it the 13th-biggest cryptocurrency in the world.

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