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Justin Sun Says Stablecoins Are Winning — Washington Is Still Unaware

TRON founder, Justin Sun, states that stablecoins are now the main channel for global value movement. He emphasizes that policy, not technology, is now the main gap between crypto asset infrastructure and mainstream finance.

This statement comes as TRON processes trillions of Tether transactions every year
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. US regulators are still racing to finalize stablecoin regulations under the GENIUS Act.

TRON Operates at a Scale Described by Sun

TRON holds approximately US$86 billion in stablecoin supply. More than 97 percent of that total comes from Tether
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. Data from DefiLlama shows this figure is nearing a record high this month.

The TRON network has processed around US$7.9 trillion in USDT transfer volume throughout 2025. Research from Messari and Stablecoin Insider notes an additional US$2 trillion in activity in the first quarter of 2026.

Retail activity is highly concentrated on TRON. This chain accounts for about 65 percent of global USDT transfers under US$1,000 between July and September 2025. Additionally, institutional and cross-border flows continue to grow, according to Messari research.

Policy Begins to Pursue Stablecoin Usage

Sun’s exposure highlights the widening gap between how stablecoins are used and how they are regulated. Now, stablecoin issuers are required to hold full 1:1 reserves and register with federal or state authorities under the GENIUS Act.

This month, the FDIC even proposed rules that stablecoins should be treated like banking products with strict reserve and redemption requirements. Issuers with a market value over US$10 million must be supervised by the Federal Reserve.

Sun leverages the gap between usage and regulation to position TRON as ready infrastructure for dollar stablecoin users outside the United States. He expressed this view directly on X.

Background of WLFI in Sun’s Approach

Sun’s latest statement comes amid ongoing federal litigation against World Liberty Financial. He sued the project over 52 pages of fraud allegations including wire fraud, conversion, and unlawful enrichment.

Previously, World Liberty had frozen about 2.9 billion WLFI tokens owned by Sun worth approximately US$900 million at that time. Eric Trump and Zach Witkoff have openly opposed the lawsuit, even engaging in parallel disputes amid Sun’s stablecoin promotion.

In Q1 2026, TRON itself processed nearly US$2 trillion in stablecoin volume. The next quarter will prove whether US policy can keep pace with the large transaction volume already occurring on this network.