Prepare for a Revolution: Tron to Abolish Gas Fees on USDT Next Week!
Tron just dropped a bombshell in the crypto world. Justin Sun announced that USDT transactions on the Tron network will soon be completely gas-free. No more TRX tokens needed for transfers. Nada. Zilch. The feature launches next week, and Sun is already calling on teams and wallets to jump on board.
This is huge news for crypto users. Currently, Tron’s TRC-20 USDT gas fees are the highest among supported blockchains—ranging from $3.20 to a whopping $6.50 per transaction. They even surged past $9 late last year. Meanwhile, Ethereum’s fees have dropped to around $0.40. So much for Tron being the budget option.
The new system will use fee abstraction technology, allowing the stablecoin itself to cover transaction costs. This advancement will eliminate the need for Bandwidth Points that are typically consumed during basic transactions on the network. This aligns with Tron’s modular approach that has previously helped maintain its scalability across the network. It’s basically an accelerated version of what was planned for Q4 2024. Wallets and teams need to update their integration, and JustLend is standing by to help them do it.
For millions of users, this means saying goodbye to the annoying requirement of holding TRX just to move their USDT around. One less headache in the already complicated crypto world. Nice. Unlike centralized exchanges, users won’t have to worry about high withdrawal fees anymore.
Tron isn’t stopping there. They’re planning to expand this gas-free solution to Ethereum and other EVM-compatible blockchains. Their goal? Make stablecoins more accessible to large companies and boost blockchain adoption across the board.
The market’s reaction has been mixed. TRX price dropped 7% in 24 hours after the announcement, trading at $0.2305 and sitting below its 20-day EMA of $0.2389. Classic “buy the rumor, sell the news” stuff.
As the second-largest stablecoin network after Ethereum, with $824 million in new stablecoin holdings added in February 2025 alone, Tron’s position looks solid. They generated over $2 billion in revenue last year and remain in the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market cap at $19.84 billion. This fee elimination could strengthen their competitive edge even further.
