Tron


Markets

USDC Stablecoin Issuer Circle Dumps Tron Network; TRX Steady

Circle cited its “risk management” framework as part of the decision, among other factors.

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Videos

Why BitTorrent's BTT Token Reacts to Tron News

BTT, the eponymous token of BitTorrent, the peer-to-peer filesharing platform owned by Tron, surged over 12% as the Tron network works through another burn of its TRX token. In the past month, over 170 million TRX tokens have been removed from circulation, according to data from block explorer Tronscan. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."

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Markets

BitTorrent's BTT Surges 12% as Owner Tron Completes TRX Burn

BitTorrent's BTT token is issued on Tron, and continues to surge on the network's positive news.

Justin Sun (CoinDeskTV)

Markets

TUSD Loses $1 Peg Amid Binance's FDUSD Focus: Analyst

Binance introduced zero-fee FDUSD trading in December, giving users an incentive to sell.

Funding (Gerd Altmann/Pixabay)

Markets

TRX Trades at Premium on Poloniex as Arbitrage Lures Risk Takers

Bitcoin, ether and tether withdrawals will open on Poloniex in the coming weeks.

Arbitrage trade opens up on TX (Alexander Grey/Unsplash)

Finance

Hamas, Hezbollah Now Prefer Tron to Bitcoin: Reuters

Almost two-thirds of Israel's Tron seizures were in 2023, including 39 from wallets Israel said in June were owned by Lebanon's Hezbollah and 26 in July from Hamas ally Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

a figurative representation of a blockchain (fabio/Unsplash)

Finance

Poloniex Hot Wallets Hacked With $114M Seemingly Stolen: On-Chain Data

Poloniex investor Justin Sun confirmed the exploit, saying the exchange will reimburse affected users and offering a "white hat bounty" to the hacker.

Hacker (Towfiqu Barbhuiya/Unsplash)

Tech

Google Cloud Pushes Deeper Into Blockchain Data, Adding 11 Networks Including Polygon

Google’s cloud-computing business has stored historical data on Bitcoin since 2018, claiming the service provides faster access than can be obtained directly from the blockchain.

James Tromans, global head of Web3, Google Cloud. (CoinDesk TV)

Opinion

RETRACTION: Opinion Article on Justin Sun

An pseudonymously written opinion piece containing a personal attack against Tron CEO Justin Sun never should have been published.

A cardboard cutout of Tron founder Justin Sun (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)