In a major multichain expansion program, MetaMask now supports native Tron integration. The new feature will allow more than 30 million MetaMask users to use their wallets to manage their TRX tokens; stake to gain access to the resources on the TRON network, and transact Tron-based USDT directly from the existing MetaMask wallet interface.
How Does MetaMask’s Full Native Support for the TRON Network Work?
This update provides full native support for the TRON network; it’s not a bridge or a wrapped asset workaround. Instead, the update creates a native address that the user can use in their existing MetaMask wallet account, enabling a true multi-chain identity. For instance, users can now stake their TRX tokens directly from the MetaMask mobile application and earn Bandwidth and Energy (the network’s unique resources that replace typical gas fees), as well as swap any of their assets between Ethereum, Solana, Bitcoin, and, of course, now TRON.
The update has also included the approximately $81 billion of USDT stablecoin currently issued on TRON, providing users access to an extremely liquid, low-cost transfer and decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem without leaving their main wallet.
Two Ecosystem Play
MetaMask now supports native Tron integration as part of a symbiotic relationship between two ecosystems:
For MetaMask, this gives it a strong foothold in terms of providing a general use wallet for the largest ecosystems outside of Ethereum. With the addition of TRON, which has approximately 3 million active users and $4.7 billion in total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance, MetaMask substantially expands its reach into the payments vertical.
For the TRON network as a whole, backed by the Tron DAO, it allows the blockchain to leverage the MetaMask brand (the most trusted self-custody crypto wallet) to gain access to the largest possible distribution of users.
This will allow the TRON ecosystem to cater to a massive pool of users who had been somewhat sceptical about creating a separate or new wallet, thus lowering their entry point into using TRON’s lightning-fast and cost-effective stablecoin transactions.
