TRON's Justin Sun Predicts 100x Growth for JST as JustLend Profits Surge 30%
1min read TRON founder Justin Sun has expressed his optimism about the future of JST, the governance token of the Just ecosystem. In a recent social media post, Sun highlighted the significant growth and potential of JST, suggesting it could become the "next 100x token" as the TRON-based DeFi landscape continues to mature.
Central to Sun's argument is the performance of JustLend, a permissionless lending platform built on the TRON blockchain and incubated by JST. Since its launch, JustLend has grown into one of the largest lending protocols in the TRON ecosystem, allowing users to lend and borrow native assets through decentralized liquidity pools. The platform operates similarly to Compound or AAVE on Ethereum, but with the added advantage of TRON’s high throughput and low transaction fees. According to Sun, JustLend’s growth has translated into tens of millions of dollars in net profit, with interest rates for lenders sometimes reaching up to 30%.
Another key component of the ecosystem is USDD, a decentralized stablecoin incubated by the Just platform and TRON DAO Reserve. Sun noted that USDD has seen "explosive growth," quickly becoming a widely used stablecoin within the TRON network and beyond. Integration with lending and DeFi platforms has accelerated its adoption, further boosting the utility and demand for JST.
Sun likens JST’s evolving role to a combination of AAVE and MakerDAO’s MKR. JST is used for governance decisions within the Just ecosystem and plays a key role in the issuance and management of stablecoins and lending pools. According to Sun, annual net profits for the ecosystem have already reached tens of millions of dollars, with a “conservative revenue forecast” of over $100 million in revenue for the coming year. Perhaps most notably, Sun has committed to using all profits to buy back and burn JST tokens “at the appropriate time.” This deflationary mechanism is designed to reduce the circulating supply and potentially increase the value of remaining tokens, a strategy that has been successful for other DeFi projects.
The success of JustLend and USDD underscores TRON’s ambition to rival Ethereum’s DeFi dominance, offering attractive yields and a user-friendly experience. If they continue their upward trajectory and the promised buyback-and-burn program is implemented, JST could certainly appreciate. However, as with all crypto investments, it is crucial to do your own research and only invest what you can afford to lose.
