Messari Releases Research Reports on the TRON Ecosystem and the Stablecoin USDD

[PRESS RELEASE – Geneva, Switzerland, 7th November 2022]

Messari, the leading provider of crypto market intelligence, released two quarterly analysis reports related to the TRON ecosystem – State of TRON Q3 2022 and State of USDD Q3 2022. The two most significant highlights in the comparison of Q3 with Q2 2022 were the 480.4% increase in the number of holders of USDD and the 71% increase in the Total Value Locked of TRX. Both reports indicated positive conclusions about the stability and secure strength of USDD and the TRON network as a whole.

State of USDD

The USDD report marked the first time Messari provided market intelligence in a quarterly report on the over-collateralized stablecoin issued by the TRON DAO Reserve (TDR). USDD is backed by select crypto assets, including BTC, USDT, USDC, and TRX. The State of USDD report includes insights on performance, issuance, deposits, reserve balance, user adoption, transactions, price analysis, and total value locked. Readers can also get qualitative analysis on subjects such as monetary policy and the peg stability module (PSM).

Key insights on the USDD Report include:

After rapid adoption in Q2 2022, supply growth stalled in Q3 2022, increasing only 0.2% to 725 million.
However, the number of wallets holding the currency increased nearly 5X in Q3 2022.
The stablecoin remains well backed by non-native currencies with a collateral ratio of 1.9 at quarter’s end.
After the UST collapse and stablecoin depegging in June 2022, USDD maintained a tight peg and launched Peg Stability Module (PSM) using USDT, USDC, TUSD, and USDJ.

It is worth noting that since USDD was launched in May 2022, the supply has grown to over 725 million with almost all of its growth occurring in the first two months. The Messari Report pointed out that there is currently over 36 billion USDT circulating on the TRON blockchain, which they commented “leaves a lot of room for growth for USDD.” The Binance and Ethereum blockchains now also carry USDD. TRON Founder H.E. Justin Sun envisioned USDD offering the opportunity to access currency pegged to the US dollar for anyone and anywhere.

Based on the first five months of its existence, that aspiration appears to have a solid start toward becoming reality.

Given that the TRON DAO Reserve has to deposit and stake an equivalent amount of TRX as collateral in order to mint new USDD, the Messari Report also noted that “TRX holders are likely the greatest beneficiaries of USDD adoption, given the potential reduction in circulating supply should adoption grow.” A growing number of partnerships, like TRON becoming the National Blockchain of Dominica and the Huobi Global Advisory Board promising to leverage USDD in pairs with all crypto on their exchange, will likely result in greater user adoption of USDD over the coming years.

State of TRON

The State of TRON Report was also the first edition of quarterly coverage from Messari. This report highlights performance analysis, ecosystem development, and a qualitative analysis. Readers can also get an overview on TRON’s TVL, Strategy and Challenges, and a forecast of the road ahead.

Key insights on the TRON Report include:

TRON network activity exhibited continued strength after the launch of USDD in May 2022.
Since May 2022, the total amount of stake and total engaged stake has increased drastically.
The 61% growth in TVL was driven by three unique wallets depositing approximately $1.6 billion in various assets.
The TRON DAO Reserve announced the crypto-native market maker Wintermute as its ninth whitelisted member, giving it the authority to maintain the peg of USDD.
The GreatVoyage-v4.5.2 upgrade released in Q3 2022 is aimed at improving node synchronization and transaction throughput.
If current activity persists and USDD expands across the ecosystem, TRON’s Resource Model that catalyzes deflation may be enhanced by the demand for the use of USDD.

The Messari Report offered this complimentary insight in their Ecosystem and Development Overview of TRON:

“The majority of Layer-1 blockchains and their respective ecosystems have experienced declines in the first half of 2022. For most, Total Value Locked (TVL) declined further in Q3 2022, due to a continuation in negative market sentiment and looming regulatory concerns. TRON, however, managed to insulate itself from adverse market conditions by growing its TVL by 61% QoQ.”

Both reports noted the stabilizing effect of USDD’s collateralization, adoption, and future use cases, as well as the remarkable strength of TRON TVL. The TRON DAO community is thrilled with the encouraging conclusions from the Messari research team.