Justin Sun says USDT on Tron is going 'gas-free' next week

Key Takeaways

• USDT transactions on Tron blockchain will become fee-free.
• Eliminating gas fees aims to ease stablecoin usage for large companies, expanding to Ethereum and other EVM-compatible blockchains in the future.

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Founder of the Tron blockchain Justin Sun said Tuesday that USDT stablecoin will operate without transaction fees on the Tron blockchain starting next week.

“Tron’s Gas Free feature supporting USDT gas payments without the need for TRX will launch within the next week. Teams and wallets wishing to support this feature,” Sun wrote on X. “Keep Building!”

The move accelerates the previously planned Q4 2024 rollout of a “gas-free” stablecoin transfer solution, where the stablecoin itself covers transaction fees instead of requiring gas tokens.

The feature will later expand to Ethereum and other Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatible blockchains, according to Sun.

Tron is a major player in the stablecoin market, second only to Ethereum. In February 2025, Tron experienced significant stablecoin inflows, adding around $824 million in USDT and USDC holdings. The blockchain network generated over $2 billion in revenue last year, according to CoinGecko data .

Sun previously stated that eliminating gas fees would make it easier for large companies to use stablecoins on the blockchain. Last month, he announced that Tron’s development teams were intensifying efforts to reduce fees dramatically.

Sun has recently joined World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a DeFi project backed by the President’s family, as an advisor. TRON DAO has invested approximately $75 million in WLFI.

The partnership between Tron and WLFI is expected to enhance Tron’s presence in the US market and contribute to its growth prospects for 2025.

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