Sending USDT on Tron has become noticeably cheaper this year. After the network cut its Energy price in August, average fees fell to about $0.64, roughly half of what they were a year earlier.
For anyone paying freelancers, moving funds off exchanges or sending money home, that is real savings. Yet each transfer still needs TRX or energy, and many stablecoin holders keep neither.
Users who want to push that cost lower still are turning to wallets built around Tron’s fee system. One of them is TR.Energy Wallet, a non-custodial wallet that lets users pay the USDT transfer fee in USDT instead of TRX.
Tron Overtakes Ethereum as the Main Home of USDT
A recent CryptoNinjas report, citing Token Terminal’s third-quarter data, shows Tron now holds more USDT than any other network.
Tron’s average USDT supply in the quarter reached about $90.75 billion, ahead of Ethereum’s average.
Tron passed Ethereum in mid-July and stayed ahead through the end of September.
Across the 12 networks tracked, Tron held about half of all USDT in circulation.
The money also moves fast, with stablecoin transfers on Tron totaling about $2.18 trillion in the quarter.
Lower fees cut network revenue, yet Token Terminal says Tron still led compared networks by revenue.
TRX Holds Near $0.32 as Indicators Lean Bearish
As of November 9, TRX traded near $0.32, down about 4% over the past month.
The nearest support sits around $0.28, while resistance stands near $0.35.
Technical indicators lean bearish, and the price has been moving sideways in a tight range.
A break above $0.35 would brighten the picture, while a slide toward $0.28 would deepen the weakness.
What Regular USDT TRC-20 Senders Can Do After Tron’s Energy Price Cut
Cheaper energy helps, but users still need TRX or energy in the wallet before each transfer. TR.Energy Wallet is a non-custodial mobile wallet for iOS and Android, built around one everyday problem: paying for USDT transfers on Tron.
With it, users can send USDT TRC-20 without TRX even with zero TRX in the wallet. In the settings, the fee option for USDT transfers switches to “In USDT.”
After that, the fee comes straight out of the USDT balance: 1 USDT when the recipient already holds USDT and 2 USDT when they do not.
Frequent senders can also buy transfer bundles with a fixed price per transfer. Bundles start at 10 transfers, have no time limit and do not change with TRX or energy prices.
More Than a Fee Tool
The wallet covers the rest of a typical Tron user’s routine in the same app:
- Swaps: TRX to USDT and TON to USDT exchanges without leaving the wallet.
- AML address check: a quick look at a recipient’s address before funds leave the wallet.
- Multi-chain balances: TRX, USDT, Bitcoin and TON in one place.
- Self-custody: keys stay on the user’s device, and the code is open source on GitHub.
The company says the wallet has more than 30,000 users and has been operating since 2023.
The Takeaway
Tron’s lead in USDT looks set to hold as long as transfers stay cheap and fast. The next quarterly data will show whether lower fees keep drawing users.
For everyday senders, the practical step is simple: compare the cost of burning TRX with paying a flat fee in USDT, and pick what fits how often you send.
Network fees change with TRX’s price and network load, and wallet pricing can change as well. Crypto assets remain volatile, and outcomes are uncertain.