TRON DAO Secures $5.5 Billion DeFi TVL With Chainlink Data Feeds

TRON DAO, a community-governed decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) focused on advancing the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications (dApps), has announced the adoption of Chainlink Data Feeds as its official data oracle solution. This strategic move comes after TRON DAO joined the Chainlink Scale program in October 2024, aiming to enhance the security and reliability of its DeFi infrastructure.

The integration of Chainlink Data Feeds is a significant upgrade for the TRON ecosystem, ensuring that DeFi applications on the network benefit from Chainlink's standard for verifiable data. This transition secures over $5.5 billion in DeFi total value locked (TVL) on the TRON network, marking a major milestone in the community's commitment to robust and scalable DeFi infrastructure.

Thodoris Karakostas, Head of Blockchain Partnerships at Chainlink Labs, expressed excitement about the TRON community's upgrade to Chainlink Data Feeds. He highlighted the importance of this move in accelerating the growth of the TRON ecosystem and securing a substantial amount of DeFi TVL with Chainlink oracles.

By leveraging Chainlink’s verifiable data infrastructure, TRON DAO continues its mission to foster a decentralized, transparent, and secure blockchain ecosystem. This upgrade empowers developers and DeFi projects building on TRON to utilize Chainlink’s trusted data solutions, enabling the creation of innovative and secure DeFi applications.

Sam Elfarra, Community Spokesperson for TRON DAO, emphasized that the integration of Chainlink Data Feeds strengthens the DeFi ecosystem on TRON with a secure and reliable infrastructure. This transition allows developers to build more scalable and resilient DeFi applications on the TRON network.

As part of this transition, support for WINkLink as the oracle solution for TRON has been discontinued. This move further solidifies TRON’s DeFi landscape, with key applications such as JustLend, the largest DeFi lending application on TRON, and others including JustStable and the USDD protocol, now secured by the Chainlink standard. These applications collectively provide over $5.5 billion in total value locked (TVL).

TRON DAO, founded in September 2017 by H.E. Justin Sun, has seen significant growth since its MainNet launch in May 2018. The TRON blockchain hosts the largest circulating supply of USD Tether (USDT) stablecoin, exceeding $73 billion. As of May 2025, the TRON blockchain has recorded over 306 million total user accounts, more than 10 billion total transactions, and over $23 billion in total value locked (TVL), based on TRONSCAN.