The “Good Problem” Facing Tron as Its TRX Token Surges

As the price of Tron (TRX) surges past the key $0.30 level, the network’s founder, Justin Sun, is now calling on the community to lower the network’s gas fees to keep the blockchain competitive.

According to Sun, such is necessary to enable the project’s competitiveness, considering its native token’s rising price.

As the price of TRX continues to rise, the Tron community should adopt various measures to reduce Tron’s gas fees—whether by lowering the unit price of energy, increasing the energy cap, or encouraging energy staking—to ensure the Tron network remains competitive.

— H.E. Justin Sun 🍌 (@justinsuntron) July 13, 2025

The “Good Problem”: Why a Rising Price Means Higher Fees

In one of his post on the social media platform X, the famed blockchain entrepreneur noted that while a rising TRX price is good for investors, it can make using the network more expensive for everyday users.

Unlike more traditional protocols like Ethereum, payment of gas fees on the Tron network is handled through a system of “bandwidth” and “energy.” Users can either freeze their TRX tokens to get these resources or pay a fee in TRX for each transaction.

In the context of paying in TRX, the fees, in fiat terms, appeared cheaper when TRX traded for lower prices. However, following the cryptocurrency’s sustained bull run, the value of the tokens in fiat has skyrocketed, and is still showing more upside tendencies. Hence, users could consider the fees exaggerated in fiat terms in the long run.

Lower the Fees, the More the Potential for Adoption

To get ahead of this issue, Sun suggested three potential paths the Tron community could take to reduce gas fees:

1. Lowering the unit price of “energy.”
2. Increasing the network’s overall energy cap.
3. Encouraging more users to stake their TRX to get energy.

Sun’s suggestion is a precautionary approach designed to promote Tron’s continued adoption. He believes that maintaining competitive transaction prices will ensure that current community members remain active while also encouraging new users to join the blockchain network.

In the meantime, TradingView’s data show that TRX traded for $0.3034 at the time of writing, slightly below its $0.3076 yearly high, which it achieved over the weekend.

Meanwhile, TRX has maintained a protracted upward movement since the beginning of February 2025, after bouncing off a $0.2010 yearly low. The move marks a 51% profit for TRX, with a momentum that could push the price to higher levels.

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