Recently, S&P Dow Jones Indices, in collaboration with the globally renowned digital asset investment firm Pantera Capital, launched the S&P Pantera Digital Asset Index. This index uses observable and sustainable protocol revenue as its core selection criterion, aiming to provide institutional investors with a more systematic and transparent benchmark for digital asset allocation.

The TRON token (TRX) has successfully been included and ranks alongside Ethereum, BNB, Solana, and Hyperliquid among the top five weighted components of the index, further highlighting its leading advantages in fundamental dimensions such as protocol revenue, network utility, and on-chain economic activity. This also serves as the best illustration of TRON's recognition by top institutions, supported by its over $90 billion USDT issuance, 4 million daily active users, and robust protocol revenue.

The index uses "real income" as a benchmark, showcasing TRON's fundamental advantages

Unlike previous crypto benchmarks that focused on market capitalization or price, this index for the first time integrates "protocol revenue" as a core selection and evaluation dimension, marking a new stage where the valuation logic of the digital asset industry shifts from "narrative-driven, market cap reigns" to "fundamentals-based, real value prioritized."

Methodologically, the index selects samples from the S&P Cryptocurrency Broad Digital Asset Index, including only those assets that meet the minimum thresholds for protocol revenue, market capitalization, and liquidity. It ranks them according to cumulative protocol revenue over the past two quarters, weighted by adjusted market capitalization: the maximum single holding limit is 35%, while the general limit for other component assets is typically 20%, with rebalancing every quarter.

S&P emphasizes that this rules-based framework is specifically designed for institutional allocation, aiming to clearly distinguish between "verified mature blockchain activities" and "speculative exposure," serving as a foundational benchmark for investment products or a reference for actively managed portfolios.

According to the official blog of S&P Dow Jones Indices, the index initially includes 18 component assets, with TRON (TRX) successfully securing a position among the five most important holdings; under this stringent "protocol revenue priority" mechanism, Bitcoin (BTC) and Ripple (XRP) became the largest "losers" compared to the broader index.

This result is highly persuasive: TRON does not rely on conceptual hype but stands out based on continuous, real, and quantifiable on-chain revenue and network usage value. As a leading public chain globally, TRON consistently ranks at the forefront of key fundamental indicators such as stablecoin settlements, daily active addresses, and transaction volumes; its inclusion in core holdings by top traditional financial institutions like S&P is an authoritative endorsement of its network's capacity to generate "real gold and silver."

Deeply engaged in stablecoins and forward-looking AI layout, TRON forges a global value circulation and smart infrastructure

The fundamental reason why TRON can remain at the forefront in an index that evaluates based on "revenue" lies in its absolute advantage and continuous technological innovation in the global stablecoin sector.

As of now, the on-chain USDT issuance on TRON has exceeded $90 billion, firmly holding the position as the top chain for global stablecoin settlement. In 2025, TRON is expected to handle a staggering USDT transfer volume of approximately $79 trillion, with a daily average of USDT transfers remaining above $20 billion, managing about 65% of global retail USDT transfers below $1,000, thereby holding a dominant position in the small-scale cross-border transfer market.

Supported by a high-performance architecture with a block confirmation time of only 3 seconds and extremely low transfer costs, TRON has not only become a practical dollar transfer channel in emerging markets like Latin America, Africa, and Southeast Asia but also aligns with the wave of the AI era, extending this high-concurrency, low-cost settlement advantage into the field of artificial intelligence.

As AI progresses toward the era of autonomous intelligent agents (AI Agents), traditional bank accounts struggle to meetAI's demand for high-frequency, micro-transactions without human authorization, while TRON, with its powerful network efficiency, acts as a key infrastructure for the "integration of AI and Web3 financial systems."

TRON has established and expanded an AI fund to $1 billion, focusing on intelligent agent identity systems, micro-payment settlements, and on-chain computing power services; within its ecosystem, the financial foundation for the AI Agent era, B.AI, has achieved innovative scenarios where AI agents can seamlessly pay for calls to top global models through cryptographic on-chain wallets.

From supporting massive human users' cross-border remittances to providing decentralized high-frequency payment and resource calling bases for AI agents, TRON has formed a powerful network flywheel effect. This ecological closed loop, driven by real payment needs and cutting-edge innovations in AI, not only leads to substantial and robust protocol revenue for the network but also evolves TRON from a traditional payment channel into a future-oriented intelligent value internet foundation.

Looking Ahead

Looking ahead, as spot ETFs, multi-asset crypto index funds, and the accelerated integration of the AI + Web3 ecosystem become more prevalent, public chains that excel in real income, network utility, and forward-looking innovation will increasingly become the preferred choice for institutional allocation.

TRON's inclusion in the joint index by S&P and Pantera Capital is yet another authoritative confirmation of its fundamental value and long-term prospects by mainstream traditional finance. TRON is steadily moving toward the core stage of the global value internet, anchored by its robust on-chain revenue, substantial real user base, and innovative layout for the AI era.

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