In the next round of stablecoins, TRON has taken the lead.

500 million USDD, TVL 550 million, just a starting point.

If you still see USDD as a "runner-up", then you may not have noticed: the core logic of the stablecoin track is slowly leaning towards "old-school execution systems" like TRON.

In the end, stablecoins ultimately rely on three things:
Affordable: Can the fees and transaction costs be reduced?

Applicable: Is there a real on-chain use case and funding demand?

Stable enough: Are the underlying assets and mechanism design robust enough?

Why is Brother Sun's old method becoming more appealing now?
Don't be fooled by some people who say TRON is old and that Sun is "doing PR"; the actual TVL on-chain, stablecoin circulation, and real transaction counts are all steadily increasing.

In the past year, too many people in the industry have been talking about "technological paradigms", "grand narratives", "AI + ZK + Modular", yet have overlooked a very simple question:
Money should ultimately be usable.
No matter how many amazing modules you launch, if users cannot transfer money, make payments, or do so at a low cost, everything is equal to zero.
TRON is a team that goes against the tide: it does not talk about technological innovation, but it has tightened every screw in on-chain settlement, cross-border transfers, and payment scenarios.
Is this route a pioneer? No.
Is it popular? Not really.
But while most people in the market are busy "speculating on concepts," TRON is redefining the significance of the two words "usable."

So USDD 500 million is just a precursor.
When a stablecoin can: cover real payment needs => link with on-chain energy costs => controllable expansion under systemic resource support.

Then it is the next asset to be "re-examined".

This does not mean that USDD will become the next USDT, but it is likely to become the next main alternative quietly embraced by Web3 users.

And this filling position is likely to start from the current TRX price surge combined with decreasing energy costs and the ecosystem continuously absorbing assets.