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Tron ($TRX) has seen a 352% rise in whale activity over the last 24 hours, according to on-chain data. Per data from IntoTheBlock, large holder transaction volumes — a key indicator of whale activity — have skyrocketed by 352.53% in the last 24 hours to a staggering $942.92 million. This surge raises questions about what might be driving the recent flurry of activity and whether a major move might be on the way.
The large holder transaction volume metric tracks transactions involving significant amounts of $TRX, often carried out by whales or institutional players. The 352% increase indicates an increased level of activity among large holders, suggesting that these entities are either accumulating or redistributing their $TRX holdings, although their exact motives remain unknown.
The $TRX price has not yet mirrored the increase in whale activity; at the time of writing, Tron was down 0.93% to $0.2474. Tron declined after its massive surge on Dec. 3 to $0.449. The decline brought $TRX below the daily SMA 50 at $0.2613, below where it currently trades. A decisive break above the daily SMA 50 might kickstart a fresh uptrend for Tron ($TRX).
$TRX expands its ecosystem
Tron has been actively expanding its ecosystem, which could be driving investor interest. Tron is solidifying its status as a stablecoin powerhouse while developing strategic collaborations to enhance ecosystem growth.
According to Messari's recent Q4 report, TRON maintained its performance across most key metrics, with $TRX's circulating market capitalization increasing by about 62.46% QoQ to more than $21.94 billion, marking eight consecutive quarters of growth.
This feat was made possible by TRON's deflationary token strategy, which saw the circulating supply fall by around 0.42 billion $TRX (-2.59% annually) and robust network activity, including a roughly 7.19% QoQ increase in daily transactions and a nearly 4.61% increase in daily active addresses. The network's staking ratio increased marginally to 50%, with Stake 2.0 adoption up 9.67% QoQ.
TRON's stablecoin activity remained a cornerstone, with $USDT accounting for 98.3% of the stablecoin supply. Average daily $USDT transfer volumes increased by 28.18% QoQ to $18.43 billion.