Tron Slashes Gas Fees, Revenue Drops 64% in Just 10 Days

Tron’s recent decision to lower transaction fees has had a sharp impact on network revenue, cutting daily earnings for its block producers by nearly two-thirds in less than two weeks. According to a CryptoQuant report, fees collected by Tron’s Super Representatives fell to $5 million on September 7—the lowest level in more than a year—down from $13.9 million just a day before the new fee structure took effect.

The steep decline follows the implementation of Proposal #789, a community-backed measure to reduce the energy unit price from 210 sun to 100 sun. Since going live on August 29, the change has slashed average gas fees on the network by roughly 60%. Gas fees are transaction costs on Tron, denominated in its smallest unit, known as sun (with one TRX equal to one million sun).

The proposal, introduced by community member GrothenDI, was pitched as a way to strengthen Tron’s long-term ecosystem health. GrothenDI argued that lower costs would encourage activity and estimated the cut could support as many as 12 million additional transfers. “This ensures the sustainable and healthy development of the Tron ecosystem,” the proposal stated.

Revenue Leadership Remains With Tron

Despite the drop in fees, Tron continues to outpace rival blockchains in revenue generation. Data from Token Terminal shows that Tron accounted for 92.8% of all revenue captured by layer-1 networks over the past week—far ahead of Ethereum, Solana, BNB Chain, and Avalanche. Over the last 90 days, Tron’s network brought in $1.1 billion in fees.

Historically, Ethereum has been the leader in blockchain revenue, generating $13 billion over the past five years compared to Tron’s $6.3 billion. But Tron’s recent dominance highlights how much activity has shifted to its network, even as fee reductions reshape short-term revenue streams.