Before founding TRON, Justin Sun was moving money the traditional way, banks, wires, delays, and friction baked in. This experience is what pulled him into crypto back in 2012.
Sun recognised the potential for crypto and payments before most. Global payments were broken, and legacy infrastructure wasn’t built for the way the world wants to move money.
Fast forward to today.
TRON is one of the most widely used blockchains in the world, with hundreds of millions of users and massive stablecoin volume flowing through the network every day.
USDT on TRON, in particular, has become a default rail for people who want access to digital dollars, especially in regions where banks andcards simply don’t work. TRON’s recent integration with WalletConnect allows for even more access to the TRON ecosystem, from everyday users to institutional players.
The WalletConnect and TRON integration is not about adding another crypto feature. It’s about making stablecoin payments feel normal, secure, global, and easy to use without forcing users or merchants to think about chains, wallets, or infrastructure.
Sun boils the future of crypto payments down to three simple ideas:
1. Stablecoins are the real product-market fitFor most of the world, local currencies are volatile and financial infrastructure is weak. Stablecoins give people access to digital dollars with nothing more than a mobile wallet. Fast, cheap, instant settlement beats wires and cards, especially cross-border.
2. User experience decides everythingCrypto doesn’t win by explaining itself. It wins when it “just works.” Secure wallet connections, simple checkout flows, and no surprises at settlement are what turn crypto from a niche tool into everyday infrastructure.
3. Native crypto payments are the endgameThe real future is wallet-to-merchant payments, where value moves directly, instantly, and globally, no banks in the middle.
Sun’s view is clear: the technology is already here.
The remaining work is abstraction — hiding the complexity and letting people pay, receive, and settle without thinking about it. Crypto payments don’t need hype - they need to feel invisible.
Tune in to WalletConnect’s podcast the Payments Pulse to hear the extended interview with Jess Houlgrave, CEO of WalletConnect, and Justin Sun, Founder of TRON.