TRON TRX
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CM Profile: TRON
Cryptominium Profile. What we have established, measured and written about TRX, and what we have not.
- Measured
- Selling $100,000 on Kraken's order book lost 0.07%, on 8 October 2026.
- Its price, recorded by us every day since 9 August 2026.
- Written, with sources
Read from our own records when this page was made. It describes what we know, and is not a view on whether to hold TRX. How each part is worked out
What changed
Week to 8 OctoberNothing we measure moved much this week: exchange depth on Kraken, trading volume, reported supply and price are all within their usual range.
From our own measurements only, each against the month before. We do not say why a price moves. How this is worked out · Every coin this week
What it actually costs to sell TRX
Selling $100,000 of TRX into each exchange’s resting bids, measured against the mid price:
| Exchange | Lost | Got back | Measured |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kraken TRX/USD | 0.07% | $99,927 | 2026-10-08 median of 30 |
Exchange figures need an account there (and KYC, a permitted country, the tokens already deposited), are before trading fees, and are never averaged with the on-chain figure. Binance is not included: it refuses requests from the region our servers are in. How this is measured →
Watch this number instead of remembering it. A free account keeps TRX on a list, records where it stood the day you added it, and emails you if selling it on these exchanges gets materially harder — one message, not a series. The measurement itself stays public; the account is for being told when it moves without you looking.
What TRON is
TRON is a blockchain launched in 2017 by Justin Sun, designed for high transaction throughput and very low fees. Its practical significance is narrower and larger than its marketing suggests: TRON carries an enormous share of global USDT transfers, particularly for users in emerging markets sending dollars across borders.
The network uses delegated proof of stake, where token holders vote for a small set of block producers. That design is what makes it cheap and fast.
It also makes it markedly more centralised than most major chains — a limited number of producers, with significant influence concentrated around its founder. Sun has attracted sustained regulatory attention, including 2023 SEC charges alleging fraud and market manipulation, which he has contested. TRON is best understood as effective infrastructure for moving stablecoins cheaply, chosen for utility rather than for decentralisation, and that trade-off should be made knowingly.
What TRON can do
Selling $100,000 on Kraken lost 0.07% against the mid price, before trading fees. Check your own amount →
Our own measurement · measured 8 October 2026
Anyone can send TRX to any address. Each account gets a small free daily allowance for plain transfers, and beyond it some TRX is burned as the fee. Why a payment cannot be undone →
Source: TRON docs: resource model · checked 2 October 2026
TRX earns rewards only when it is staked and then used to vote for the network's block producers, which TRON calls Super Representatives. By default each keeps a fifth of the rewards and its voters share the rest.
Source: TRON docs: Super Representatives · checked 2 October 2026
TRON runs programs on its own virtual machine, and they can be written in the language Ethereum uses. Each app is its own code with its own flaws.
Source: TRON docs: TVM · checked 2 October 2026
TRX has no fixed total. New TRX is paid out with every block and TRX is burned as fees, and both rates can be changed by a vote of the network's block producers.
Source: TRON docs: tokenomics · checked 2 October 2026
What a coin can do is not a reason to buy it or to sell it. Each answer names its source and the day we read it; where we could not source one, the row is left out. How these are written · Every coin we have written up
About the asset
TRON has no token contract — it is the native asset of its own chain, not a token issued on someone else's.
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TRON data synced 22s ago from CoinGecko. Figures shown in USD. This page is market information, not financial advice — and nothing here is a recommendation to buy or sell TRX.