Against the backdrop of the Web3 industry entering a deep-water zone and the accelerated global restructuring of financial infrastructure, blockchain is transitioning from early exploration to large-scale application. As an authoritative institution with extensive influence in business and investment, an in-depth interview by the renowned magazine, Hurun Report, is regarded as a significant industry barometer. Recently, Justin Sun, founder of TRON, in an exclusive interview with Hurun Report, systematically elaborated his judgment on industry evolution and long-term value around core issues such as stablecoin payments, globalization path, and AI integration trends. His views also reflect the critical stage where Web3 infrastructure is moving from "feasibility verification" to "global adoption".
Stablecoins Building a Global Value Circulation Network, Web3 Infrastructure Enters Scaling Phase
In the interview with Hurun Report, Justin Sun summarized the core goal he has long been committed to in extremely concise terms: "To enable any person in the world, regardless of location or whether they have a bank account, to transfer and use their funds at low cost and high efficiency." This statement fundamentally reveals the value essence of blockchain technology — constructing an open and inclusive value internet.
He further pointed out that after the blockchain industry has gone through multiple bull and bear cycles, projects truly capable of weathering these cycles must be built upon real demand and practical usage. The continuous growth of on-chain user scale and transaction volume is an important basis for his judgment of industry direction. In this context, the on-chain payment system centered around stablecoins has become the most mature and capable application scenario for scaling currently.
In the Hurun Report interview, Justin Sun mentioned that TRON has rapidly developed into one of the world's largest stablecoin circulation networks, with its on-chain asset transfer volume even surpassing that of some traditional payment networks. This growth is not driven by short-term market sentiment but based on the continuous use by real users in scenarios such as cross-border transfers, value storage, and daily payments. Official data shows that the current circulation of USDT on the TRON chain has exceeded $86.3 billion, a scale reflecting strong network effects driven by real user demand.
From a structural advantage perspective, the scaling of stablecoin payments benefits from two factors: on one hand, blockchain networks possess openness and permissionless characteristics, enabling them to cover user groups difficult for the traditional financial system to reach; on the other hand, the limitations of traditional cross-border payment systems in efficiency, cost, and user experience provide significant substitution space for new-generation infrastructure. Sun believes this trend is essentially a "natural substitution" of existing financial systems by technological progress, not short-term competition.
Globalization Strategy and Technology Convergence Advance in Parallel, Building Long-term Competitive Advantage for Web3
When discussing enterprise growth and strategic decision-making, Justin Sun presented a highly systematic methodology in the Hurun Report interview. He summarized the success factors as the combination of "data-driven iteration, rapid execution, and user orientation," emphasizing that in a rapidly changing technological environment, single-dimensional capabilities can no longer support long-term competitiveness; the synergy of these three is necessary to achieve efficient trial-and-error and precise decision-making.
At the organizational level, he proposed a management framework of "clear direction, layered support, and a sense of ownership among all members" to avoid deviation and loss of control during rapid expansion. This organizational structure, emphasizing flatness and agility, is seen as an important foundation for Web3 enterprises to maintain competitiveness in highly uncertain environments.
Regarding key strategic decisions, Sun reviewed the case of TRON's partnership with Tether to launch TRC-20 USDT in the Hurun Report interview. He stated that this decision was based on a comprehensive assessment of market trends, competitive landscape, and risk-reward ratio: stablecoins represent a long-term trend in financial system evolution, top assets possess significant network effects, and the upside potential in this field far outweighs the potential risks. It has been proven that this cooperation became a crucial growth engine for the TRON ecosystem and built its core competitive moat in the stablecoin domain.
Regarding global expansion, Sun emphasized that while Web3 has inherent cross-border properties, its actual implementation remains highly dependent on local compliance and cultural adaptation. In the Hurun Report interview, he noted that different markets have significant differences in regulatory frameworks, user habits, and business environments. The success of a project often depends on the depth of understanding of these differences and the ability to build local partnership networks.
Furthermore, Justin Sun expressed a clear judgment on the development of AI technology. In the interview, he stated that AI is not merely a tool upgrade but a reconstruction of "thinking and decision-making capabilities." Its integration with blockchain in data, computing power, and intelligent execution will become a crucial direction for the next stage of technological evolution. Blockchain provides decentralized infrastructure for AI, while AI enhances the intelligence and user experience of blockchain systems; the convergence of the two holds long-term strategic value.
For industry participants and young entrepreneurs, the core advice Justin Sun gave in the Hurun Report interview is: in a highly uncertain environment, continuous learning and rapid adaptation are the most critical abilities. Simultaneously, one should focus investments based on an understanding of the overall industry landscape, building irreplaceable core strengths rather than dispersing resources across multiple tracks.
From early-stage technical verification and market exploration, gradually entering the large-scale application phase represented by stablecoins, and extending towards AI convergence and global compliant implementation. In this process, TRON is continuously advancing the implementation and evolution of the value internet through infrastructure capabilities, globalization strategy, and forward-looking technological layout.
