Tron is a Delegated-Proof-of-Stake Layer-1 that has become the dominant rail for stablecoin settlement. A large share of all USDT in circulation lives on Tron, thanks to its low fees and fast confirmations — making it especially popular for remittances and payments in emerging markets.
While Tron supports smart contracts via the TRON Virtual Machine (TVM, broadly EVM-compatible), its center of gravity is value transfer rather than complex DeFi. Its 27 "Super Representatives" produce blocks, prioritizing throughput and cost over maximal decentralization.
TRX is the native gas and staking token (with a "freeze for energy/bandwidth" resource model). For anyone moving stablecoins at scale, Tron is one of the cheapest and most liquid networks available.