MoonPay has deepened its partnership with TRON by integrating the blockchain into its trading infrastructure, enabling users to complete on-chain transactions without holding TRX to cover network fees. The update introduces gasless transactions, removing a long-standing friction point in blockchain adoption and making it easier for users to send, swap, and interact with digital assets across the TRON ecosystem.

Trust Wallet is the first launch partner to support the feature. Compatibility is also extending to major decentralized applications (dApps) including SunSwap and JustLend.

Source: TRON DAO's X Post

TRON and MoonPay Eliminate TRX Gas Fee Requirement

Under TRON's traditional model, users needed to maintain a sufficient supply of TRX tokens to pay transaction fees on the network. Under the new integration, MoonPay's trading engine covers those costs and bundles them directly into the overall transaction process. The approach mirrors a broader industry pattern known as gas or fee abstraction, which platforms such as Coinbase Smart Wallet and several Ethereum layer-2 networks have adopted to reduce onboarding friction.

Justin Sun described the development as part of a broader roadmap aimed at making blockchain transactions accessible to everyone. MoonPay CEO Ivan Soto-Wright emphasized that reducing gas-related barriers is essential to advancing global stablecoin adoption.

Partnership Builds on TRON's Growing Ecosystem

The collaboration between the two companies continues to expand. MoonPay previously launched a dedicated non-custodial TRON wallet within its mobile application, allowing users to purchase, trade, send, receive, and hold TRX and TRC-20 tokens entirely in-platform. Combined with the new gasless transaction capability, the wallet integration makes it significantly more convenient for users to navigate multichain environments and interact with decentralized applications.

The announcement comes as TRON strengthens its position as a leading stablecoin settlement network. TRON is one of the primary rails for Tether (USDT), the largest stablecoin by market capitalization, with billions of dollars in USDT circulating on the network. According to figures provided by TRON DAO, the blockchain processes daily stablecoin transfer volume exceeding $22 billion. The network also reports more than 396 million accounts, 15 billion total transactions, and over $26 billion in total value locked (TVL).

TRON Advances Institutional Adoption Strategy

Beyond individual user adoption, TRON is pursuing institutional growth. Digital asset infrastructure provider Fireblocks added support for the TRON network and generated approximately $35 million in transaction volume within the first 72 hours of early access.

TRON DAO has also increased engagement with the developer community by sponsoring initiatives such as the Blockchain Application Stanford Summit and partnering with leading universities through the TRON Academy program.

Industry Shift Toward Simplified On-Chain Experience

The latest integration reflects an industry-wide shift toward simplifying the user experience rather than solely adding new blockchain functionalities. By removing the need to hold TRX for fees, MoonPay eliminates a key onboarding obstacle and makes stablecoin-based payments more practical for a wider audience. As stablecoin usage continues to expand worldwide—particularly in cross-border payments and emerging markets where USDT on TRON is widely used—streamlined on-chain operations are positioned to support broader mainstream adoption of blockchain technology.