Fee cuts boost TRON’s role as the leading blockchain for Tether transfers, but momentum in trading volumes shows mixed signals.
TRON price performance
TRON (TRX) has rebounded following a major network-wide fee reduction, trading at $0.3447 at press time, according to CoinGecko. The token gained 2.4% in the past 24 hours, ranging between $0.3094 and $0.3448 over the last week. Despite a modest 2% weekly gain, TRX remains down 0.6% over 30 days and trades 20% below its all-time high of $0.4313 set in December 2024.
Market activity shows a cooling backdrop. Daily spot trading volume fell 10.6% to $702 million, while derivatives data from Coinglass reported an 18.7% decline to $252 million and a 1.3% drop in open interest, suggesting less speculative demand even as prices edge higher.
Network fee cuts and USDT dominance
The key driver behind the rebound is TRON’s governance vote to reduce transaction fees. On August 29, TRON’s Super Representatives approved lowering the Energy Unit Price from 210 SUN to 100 SUN, cutting transfer costs by roughly 60%.
On August 26, 2025, the Tron Super Representative community proposed to reduce Tron network fees by 60%. This is the largest fee reduction since the founding of the Tron network. The proposal has already passed and will take effect at 20:00 (GMT+8) this Friday!
— H.E. Justin Sun 👨🚀 (Astronaut Version) (@justinsuntron) August 29, 2025
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According to a CryptoQuant analysis from contributor Amr Taha, the average fee for TRC20 transfers dropped from 4.4 TRX to 2.1 TRX, while weekly fees fell from 272 million TRX in mid-August to 23.1 million TRX.
This adjustment strengthens TRON’s position as the leading settlement layer for Tether (USDT), the world’s largest stablecoin. Lower fees make TRON more attractive for everyday transfers, potentially broadening adoption. The estimate suggests that up to 45% more users may now find TRON transactions affordable.
Ecosystem updates
In addition to the network-wide fee reductions, TRON has experienced several notable ecosystem developments.
On September 2, TRON Inc. expanded its treasury by $110 million, with backing from its largest shareholder, signaling continued institutional confidence in the network. Shortly thereafter, on September 11, Ledger launched a mobile application for Ledger Enterprise, aimed at improving the security and efficiency of USDT transfers on TRON.
These developments complement the network’s ongoing strategy to strengthen its position in the stablecoin transfer market, where TRON already processes more USDT transactions than Ethereum and other major blockchains.
Technical outlook
TRON has recently risen from lows near $0.31 and is currently trading slightly above its 20-day simple moving average at $0.3401, suggesting modest short-term stability.
The overall upward trend is supported by longer-term moving averages, including the 50-day and 200-day, which remain in buy territory.
Momentum indicators present a mixed picture. The MACD has recently shown a mild bearish crossover, while the relative strength index (RSI) remains neutral at 54, indicating that the market is neither overbought nor oversold. TRX is consolidating in the middle of the Bollinger Bands, with immediate support near $0.32 and resistance approaching $0.36. Should the price fall below $0.32, a short-term pullback toward $0.30 may occur.
Conversely, surpassing the $0.36 level could open the path for gains toward the $0.38–$0.40 range.
Kristian Koch
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