In the latest TRON news roundup, CoinsBee, a global crypto gift-card platform, said USDT on TRON was its most-used onchain payment option during the 90 days ending September 1, 2026, with roughly 1.8 times as many completed payments as Bitcoin and 1.9 times as many as Ethereum. Justin Sun also made another philanthropic move by backing a prize that could award up to $1 million for selected mathematical and scientific breakthroughs, while attention shifted east as Moscow Exchange launched cash-settled TRX perpetual futures for qualified investors.
USDT on TRON Takes Lead in CoinsBee Payments
CoinsBee’s data shows that USDT on the TRON network, known as TRC-20, represented 16.23% of all platform payments in 2026 so far, rising from 9.92% in 2025, a 64% increase in share.
The review covers successfully paid and delivered orders from June 4 through September 1, 2026, and separates payment volume from turnover: TRC-20 accounted for 44.6% of USDT payment transactions but produced 64.5% of USDT turnover, suggesting a higher average purchase value than other USDT networks used on the platform.
CoinsBee operates in more than 180 countries, supports over 200 cryptocurrencies and offers products from more than 5,000 brands, serving more than 500,000 customers.
It is important to note the scope: this is payment data from one gift-card marketplace, not an independently audited ranking of global crypto payment volume.
The significance for TRON still stands, as stablecoin payment networks increasingly compete on transaction fees and settlement speed, with TRC-20’s low-cost structure helping drive both the payment-count and turnover advantage.
CoinsBee and TRON DAO are running a joint campaign from September 21 through October 5, 2026, giving eligible app users a 2% discount on purchases paid with USDT on TRON using the code USDT-TRC, limited to one use per user and subject to the stated terms.
Justin Sun’s New Mathematics and Science Prize Offers Up to $1 Million
(Source – The Block)
According to The Block, Justin Sun has created a prize offering up to $1 million for selected mathematical and scientific breakthroughs in Geneva.
The so-called Justin Sun Prize is intended to encourage work on successful proofs of 66 mathematical problems, with the OpenAI research team receiving the first $1 million award based on mathematical work produced by GPT-6 Astra.
MOEX Launches TRX Derivatives for Qualified Investors
A stronger institutional signal came from Moscow Exchange, which introduced cash-settled perpetual futures contracts for BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP and TRX, including a contract designated TRXUSDF.
The contracts track USD-denominated MOEX crypto indexes, settle gains and losses in Russian rubles, roll daily and do not deliver the underlying tokens, matching the standard structure for regulated crypto perpetual futures aimed at institutional rather than retail investors. Access is limited to qualified investors only.
Initial margin requirements differ by asset:
– BTC: 22%
– ETH: 35%
– SOL: 38%
– XRP: 43%
– TRX: 30%
MOEX pointed to more than 72,000 qualified investors and cumulative turnover exceeding 600 billion rubles across its existing digital-asset futures business, presenting the new perpetuals as an extension of demand already proven in its dated-futures product rather than a launch of spot access.