Ethereum News Today: TRON USDT Bridging Volume Surges 76% in 2025 Reaching 9.9 Billion

TRON Network’s USDT bridging volume surged by 76% in 2025, reaching $9.9 billion, according to on-chain analytics [1]. This significant growth underscores the network’s expanding role in facilitating stablecoin transfers and cross-chain liquidity. The increase followed a strong expansion in 2024, reinforcing TRON’s dominance in USDT supply and transfer activity. The majority of bridging transactions involve USDT, leveraging TRON’s established infrastructure and low-cost, high-speed transfers to maintain liquidity across blockchain ecosystems.

Bridging transactions on TRON hit a peak of 7,500 daily on July 17, 2025, representing an 19-fold increase compared to the same period in 2024 [1]. Active addresses participating in bridging also saw a dramatic rise, peaking at around 5,000 on July 18, 2025, a 31-fold increase year-over-year. This surge in both transaction volume and user participation highlights growing adoption and confidence in the TRON network as a cross-chain solution.

The flow of assets from Ethereum to TRON continued to outpace the reverse movement in 2025 [1]. On August 9, $7.7 million in ETH was bridged into USDT on TRON, while $19 million in ERC20 tokens, primarily USDC, moved to TRON on June 25. These figures illustrate the directionality of liquidity into TRON, suggesting a growing preference for TRON as a destination chain for stablecoin activity.

In contrast, the flow of value from TRON to Ethereum remains minimal [1]. Only $2,000 in TRX was bridged to Ethereum in the form of USDT, and TRC20 token bridging to Ethereum totaled $700,000. This imbalance reinforces the trend of TRON serving primarily as a liquidity sink, absorbing more value from other networks than it sends out. Analysts at CryptoQuant.com noted that TRON’s liquidity layer role is further strengthened by the one-way flow of assets from Ethereum, particularly in the form of stablecoins.

The consistent growth in bridged asset value, transaction volume, and address participation points to TRON’s increasing utility in cross-chain transfers, particularly in the stablecoin market [1]. As USDT remains the most commonly bridged asset on the network, TRON’s infrastructure continues to play a pivotal role in enabling seamless and cost-effective cross-chain movement of value. The data suggests that TRON’s low fees and fast transaction speeds remain key factors in its growing adoption for bridging use cases.

Source: [1]TRON Network Sees 76% Surge in USDT Bridging Volume, Hits $9.9B in 2025 (https://cryptofrontnews.com/tron-network-sees-76-surge-in-usdt-bridging-volume-hits-9-9b-in-2025/)