TRON 7th Anniversary! Happy Independence Day! Today is June 25, 2025, and TRON celebrates its seventh "Independence Day"! From the launch of the mainnet in 2018 to today, under the leadership of Brother Sun, TRON has transformed from a fledgling blockchain project to one of the world's top public chains. In the past seven years, TRON has become a legend in the blockchain circle by virtue of technological breakthroughs, ecological prosperity, and global influence The story of TRON began in 2017, when Brother Sun founded it with the dream of a "decentralized internet", with the goal of allowing content creators and users to interact directly on a fair platform. TRON has achieved many milestones in the past seven years 2017: Set sail TRON raised over $70 million through an ICO in September 2017, and TRX was still an Ethereum-based token at the time, carrying TRON's grand vision 2018: Independence and expansion In May 2018, TRON mainnet was launched, officially separated from Ethereum, and June 25 became "Independence Day". In the same year, TRON acquired BitTorrent, added more than 100 million users, and launched the BTT token, which expanded the ecosystem 2019: DApp boom TRON launched the TRON Virtual Machine (TVM) to support smart contract development, DApps began to blow out, and gaming, social, and financial applications emerged one after another 2020-2021: DeFi vs. decentralization In 2020, TRON's DeFi platform JustLend was launched and became a pillar of the ecosystem. In 2021, the TRON Foundation was disbanded and transformed into a community-governed TRON DAO, which was completely decentralized 2022-2023: Stablecoins vs. AI In 2022, TRON launched USDD, an algorithmic stablecoin, to stabilize the financial ecosystem. In 2023, TRON will invest $100 million in AI development funds, and will also cooperate with Oraichain to explore new ways to play blockchain + AI 2024-2025: Global Leadership In 2024, TRON's DeFi lock-up volume will exceed $8.25 billion, the second largest in the world. In May 2025, TRON surpassed Ethereum and became the public chain with the largest USDT circulation. In April, Canary Capital also applied for the first TRON spot ETF with the SEC, with pledged income, which is bullish! Today, TRON has more than 315 million users, more than 10.7 billion transactions on the chain, and a market value of $26 billion, ranking among the top 10 cryptocurrencies in the world. Seven years of achievements is impressive, and while celebrating TRON Independence Day, we look forward to continuing to lead Web3 in the next seven years! @justinsuntron @trondao #TRON #TRONEcoStar