Forget Bitcoin: Why Tron Is the Best Defensive Asset Right Now

The cryptocurrency market experiences a crypto winter every four years. This phenomenon is characterised by a decline in cryptocurrency capitalisation of between 70% and 80%, and the disappearance of thousands of tokens.

Typically, altcoins lose up to 90% of their value as investors and speculators sell them and shift their capital to the seemingly more reliable Bitcoin (BTC). In reality, Bitcoin's capitalisation also declines by 70–80%.

However, this year is different, with a number of major altcoins experiencing a spot rally and ignoring the crypto winter. If you find this article interesting, I will delve deeper into the reasons for this phenomenon and discuss other assets. For now, though, I want to talk about Tron.

Ever since Donald Trump's potential return to the White House became a real prospect, I have correctly predicted that the new president's administration would try to promote stablecoins. Tether became an ally of the Fed by buying significant amounts of government bonds at a time when China was beginning to abandon them.

Although the USDT token is mostly issued on Ethereum, there were already moments in 2024 when the issuance of stablecoins on the Tron blockchain was higher. I started actively buying TRX at that time, and it has climbed three places in the ranking over the past year.

In 2025, Tron rose two places and surpassed Bitcoin in terms of growth. TRX has fallen recently, but it is still up 11% since the beginning of the year, while BTC has only risen 3%. However, I have a secret recipe for success. My coins are in the Binance pool via the Cryptomus platform. This combination gives me an APY of 20%.

The crypto winter will not last more than two years, and over this period, I will receive a return of over 40%. Judging by Bitcoin's maximum losses, a third of the crypto winter is over, and the income from staking should cover any further TRX drawdowns.