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Previously, nuclear energy companies often gave the impression of “long cycles.” From technical R&D to project approvals, and then to reactor construction and commercial operations, each step requires substantial time and capital. But with the AI era taking shape, the way capital markets evaluate nuclear energy is starting to change. More and more advanced nuclear, SMR, and even nuclear fusion companies are going public. Investors are beginning to price in the energy capabilities that are not yet widely commercialized.
Behind this shift, first of all, are changing expectations for electricity demand. AI data centers are continuously expanding, and the demand for reliable energy is growing as well. Chips can be updated quickly as technology advances, and data centers can be built in phases, but power infrastructure is difficult to expand in the short term. For large data centers that need to operate for the long run, whether they can secure continuous, stable power in the future has become a question that must be planned in advance.

​The first segment of the AI industry to really take off was GPUs, servers, and data centers. But as computing power demand keeps growing, energy issues are being transmitted upstream along the supply chain. Data centers need reliable electricity; rising power demand, in turn, is bringing advanced nuclear energy greater attention. And for reactors to truly operate, they also require a steady supply of nuclear fuel.
Therefore, the energy demand brought by AI does not remain confined to nuclear power plants. It may continue to extend to stages such as fuel production, uranium resources, and uranium processing. Mining and nuclear fuel companies that once seemed far removed from AI are thus gaining new opportunities for attention.

For users who are new to blockchain, holding USDT does not mean they can directly complete a transfer. Traditional on-chain transactions typically require paying network fees, and if users only hold stablecoins without the corresponding native tokens, they may face the awkward situation of “having assets but being unable to transfer.” This seemingly minor operational hurdle may become an important barrier on stablecoins’ path to becoming mainstream payment methods.
GasFree and similar mechanisms address exactly this problem. By allowing users to cover related network fees using stablecoins, it reduces the need for users to hold and purchase the native tokens for those transactions. For those familiar with blockchain, this is merely a simplification of the operational process; but for ordinary users, it means understanding one less concept and completing one fewer step the first time they use a wallet. Stablecoin payments can therefore move from “you need to understand blockchain to use it” toward an experience that is more like everyday internet products.

In the past, the nuclear energy industry’s attention was more focused on the reactor itself. Which company has a more advanced technical pathway, and who can complete construction more quickly, often became the focus of market discussion. But as advanced nuclear energy gradually moves toward commercialization, another easily overlooked part is coming into view: fuel.
For a reactor, fuel is not a standard off-the-shelf product; it is a critical foundation that determines whether the equipment can truly operate. In particular, the new fuel used in advanced high-temperature reactors is clearly different from the fuel used in conventional nuclear power plants. For its Xe-100, X-energy adopted the TRISO fuel route.

The capital story of nuclear energy companies is undergoing a clear shift. X-energy is one of the most representative cases. In 2023, the company attempted to enter the capital markets via a SPAC, but ultimately did not complete the deal. A few years later, it chose to restart with an IPO and attracted a higher level of market attention.
In April this year, X-energy completed approximately $1.02 billion in financing, issuing at a valuation of about $9.1 billion, with its stock price rising by roughly 27% on its first day of trading. But if you look only at the financial data, this company is not a traditional, mature enterprise. In 2025, revenue was about $109 million, with a net loss of roughly $390 million. Under prior valuation logic, it would be difficult for such performance to justify the lofty market expectations.

A noteworthy change is emerging in the stablecoin market. On August 13, according to Tether’s official data, the TRON network (TRC) once again minted an additional $1 billion in USDT, bringing total issuance to $91.2 billion. This surpasses Ethereum’s $90.3 billion and places TRON back at the top globally among blockchain networks by USDT issuance. This shift is not merely a change in rankings; it more reflects that the stablecoin market’s choice of underlying blockchain infrastructure is entering a new phase of competition.
The network capacity behind $91.2 billion
The continuous growth in USDT issuance first indicates that the network must be able to handle large-scale flows of funds. Beyond simply comparing the size of asset issuance, factors such as transaction efficiency, network fees, user reach, and liquidity depth also determine whether a stablecoin can remain on a chain long-term. For years, the TRON network has supported large volumes of TRC20-USDT transfers, building a relatively broad foundation of use across retail, small-to-mid-value fund transfers, and the global circulation of digital assets.

In the past few years, competition in the AI industry has largely centered on chips, models, compute power, and data. But as the scale of data centers continues to expand, a more fundamental question has begun to surface: how much electricity will we need in the future? Servers can be purchased, GPUs can be iterated, but data centers cannot operate normally in the absence of sufficient power. As a result, energy has gradually moved from behind the scenes in the AI industry chain to the forefront.
It is precisely in this context that nuclear energy—and nuclear fusion, which offers even longer-term potential—has returned to the market’s attention. Together, they point to a core need: a more stable, sustained energy source to support ever-growing computing power.

In the past few years, the blockchain industry’s development focus has largely centered on network performance, transaction costs, and the scale of the ecosystem. Different projects have strengthened their competitiveness by improving processing efficiency, lowering fees, and expanding application coverage. However, as the number of users of digital assets continues to grow, the core of industry competition is changing. How to make it easier for ordinary users to use blockchain services is becoming the new direction for development.
MoonPay has now integrated the TRON network into its trading infrastructure and introduced a no-gas transaction experience, which clearly reflects this shifting trend. By optimizing how fees are handled, users no longer need to hold TRX in order to complete on-chain transactions, reducing the complexity of traditional blockchain operations. This is not only a functional upgrade, but also a sign that blockchain infrastructure is being redesigned around user needs.

​As the digital asset industry continues to develop, blockchain infrastructure capabilities have become an important factor in measuring the competitive strength of an ecosystem. A network that can support large-scale transactions and rich application scenarios not only determines the user experience, but also affects the long-term development space for ecosystem assets. Recently, Backpack Exchange officially launched spot trading and perpetual contracts for TRX, providing TRX with a new market entry. Behind this change is also the growing, tighter connection between the underlying TRON network capabilities and external financial scenarios.

Recently, TRON DAO participated as the Lead Support Sponsor in the Stanford Blockchain Application Summit (BASS), becoming an important participant in global blockchain technology exchange. As a key component of the 2026 “Science of Blockchain Conference” (SBC), the summit is held at Stanford University, bringing together researchers, developers, industry leaders, and blockchain builders to jointly explore the development trends of blockchain applications, artificial intelligence, and infrastructure.
As an important global hub for technological innovation, Stanford has long attracted cutting-edge technology research forces, and its blockchain-related events have also become a crucial platform connecting academia and industry. By participating this time as the Lead Support Sponsor, TRON DAO not only reflects the Tron TRON’s emphasis on international technical exchanges, but also signals its continued integration into the global blockchain ecosystem.

​As digital asset use cases continue to expand, stablecoins are becoming an important bridge connecting traditional financial systems with blockchain networks. With efficient transaction capabilities and a mature ecosystem of applications, TRON has long built a wide range of use cases in the stablecoin space, becoming one of the world’s key stablecoin settlement networks.
On August 5, 2026, MoonPay announced that it would integrate the TRON network into its Trade infrastructure, bringing users a more convenient stablecoin trading experience. This integration, enabled through a no-Gas transaction solution, reduces the operational difficulty for users to participate in on-chain payments, making stablecoin transfers more similar to traditional payment methods.

The development of digital asset markets depends not only on the technical capabilities of the blockchain network itself, but also on the enhancement of trading infrastructure as a connecting link. Recently, according to reports by overseas media such as Cointelegraph and Cryptopolitan, Backpack Exchange has officially launched TRX spot trading and perpetual contracts, providing global users with more diversified TRX trading entry points.
As the native token of the TRON network for the wave field, TRX has long played important roles in network operation, ecosystem incentives, and on-chain value circulation. With the ongoing development of the TRON wave field ecosystem, TRX’s application scenarios continue to expand—from on-chain payments and DeFi applications to digital asset trading markets—its value circulation system is gradually being refined.

The development of the blockchain industry is shifting from a single focus on technological competition to a comprehensive competition in ecosystem capabilities. In this process, universities provide research foundations and talent resources, while industries provide application needs and practical scenarios. The deep connection between the two has become an important way to drive the practical implementation of technological innovation. TRON DAO’s participation in the Stanford Blockchain Applications Summit (BASS) reflects the development direction of the Wave (TRON), which connects academic and industry resources through open collaboration.
As an important component of the 2026 “Blockchain Science Conference” (SBC), this summit was held at Stanford University and attracted researchers, developers, and industry leaders. TRON DAO served as the Chief Support Sponsor, engaging in discussions around themes such as “global retail applications” to explore how blockchain infrastructure can support more real-world application scenarios.

On August 5, 2026, MoonPay, a global financial technology company, announced that it would integrate the TRON network into its Trade infrastructure, offering users a new experience of completing on-chain transactions without needing to hold TRX. Through a Gas abstraction mechanism that optimizes the transaction process, this collaboration enables users to use their existing assets directly to perform transfers and swaps, further lowering the barrier to entering the blockchain ecosystem.
In the past, when users conducted transactions on the TRON network, they needed to prepare TRX in advance to pay network fees. For users familiar with blockchain, this was part of everyday operations. However, for newcomers to digital assets, understanding the different networks and the steps involved in obtaining fee tokens often added to the difficulty of using the system.

​As artificial intelligence technology continues to advance, AI is gradually evolving from a traditional information-processing tool into intelligent agents capable of independently executing tasks (AI Agents). In the future, AI agents may participate in more economic activities such as payments, asset management, and business decision-making. How to ensure these intelligent entities can safely and efficiently participate in the financial system has also become a new direction for industry exploration. At the 2026 Blockchain Week in Malaysia, Justin Sun, founder of TRON, shared his observations on the convergence of AI and finance, and pointed out that TRON is exploring infrastructure development for the future AI economy.

As the digital asset market gradually moves into a more regulated and standardized development stage, compliant trading tools are becoming an important bridge connecting the blockchain ecosystem with the traditional financial system. TRX futures entering the derivatives trading framework regulated by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) creates new financial application scenarios for the native TRON token TRX, and also signals that digital assets are developing toward institutionalization and standardization.
As the digital asset industry continues to mature, the importance of regulatory frameworks and compliant products keeps increasing. In the past, the crypto asset market relied more on spot trading platforms. As the participation level of institutional investors rises, however, market demand for transparent trading mechanisms, risk management tools, and a compliant environment continues to grow. A regulated futures market can provide more standardized trading processes, offering new pathways for different types of market participants to enter the digital asset space.

As the digital asset market continues to mature, institutional investors are becoming an important force driving the industry’s development. Compared with the early market, which focused more on the trading of assets themselves, institutional participation in the digital asset space now places greater emphasis on trading transparency, liquidity, risk management, and the compliance environment. Against this backdrop, Bitnomial’s launch of TRX futures provides institutional capital with a new financial tool to access the TRON ecosystem.
On July 27, 2026, Bitnomial launched TRX futures, bringing TRX into a derivatives trading framework regulated by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). This launch not only expanded TRX’s trading scenarios, but also reflects that the digital asset market is gradually developing a more complete financial product structure.

The integration of artificial intelligence and blockchain is gradually moving from conceptual discussion to real-world applications. In the past, combining AI with blockchain mostly remained at the level of technical exploration. However, with the continuous development of AI agents, new application spaces are emerging, driven by needs such as identity management, asset control, payment execution, and trustworthy transactions. During Blockchain Week 2026 in Malaysia, Sun Yuchen, founder of the TRON blockchain, shared his observations on the future of AI finance. One of the key progress points highlighted was that the number of B.AI users surpassed 2 million, becoming an important milestone in the ecosystem’s exploration.
From technical concepts to real-world needs, AI and blockchain applications are accelerating

With the continuous development of the digital asset industry, market attention is shifting from simply trading volume to building more robust financial infrastructure. On July 27, 2026, Bitnomial launched TRX futures contracts, opening a derivatives trading channel regulated by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for the native TRON token TRX, and it also became another case in the process of digital asset institutionalization.
In the past, the crypto market mainly relied on spot trading to meet investors' needs. As institutional investors gradually entered the market, demand for compliant, safe, and risk management tools continued to grow. Financial products such as futures and options can help investors optimize asset allocation and manage market volatility through more mature trading mechanisms.

Digital-asset trading platforms are enhancing their ability to serve different market participants by enriching the types of financial products they offer. Bitnomial has continued to expand its product lineup in the digital-asset derivatives space. The launch of TRX futures contracts adds a new trading scenario for the native TRON token, TRX, and further completes and strengthens the platform’s product体系 for digital-asset financial instruments.
As a U.S. digital-asset derivatives trading platform, Bitnomial has long focused its expansion on digital-asset financial instruments, covering multiple areas including leveraged spot, perpetual contracts, futures, options, and prediction markets, and it also has digital-asset margining and settlement capabilities. The addition of TRX futures to its product lineup marks a new step forward for Bitnomial in expanding the scope of its digital-asset services.