# TRON carried $2.2 trillion in stablecoin transfers but TRX supply rose on each of 108 straight days

Fee burns fell short of new staking rewards every day from July 1 through October 16, so the network's stablecoin traffic did not make its native token deflationary.

- Published: 2026-10-18T05:40:05.953Z
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- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: crypto
- Sources: [CryptoSlate](https://cryptoslate.com/trons-stablecoin-growth-has-not-made-trx-deflationary/), [CoinDesk](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/10/17/circle-defends-usdc-economics-as-stablecoin-rivals-court-its-partners-with-bigger-cut)

TRON moved $2.2 trillion in stablecoins, yet the supply of its native TRX token grew on every one of the 108 days from July 1 through October 16, CryptoSlate reported. The cause is simple arithmetic. TRON burns part of the fees users pay, a…

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