What is Tron?

What is Tron?
Tron is a blockchain-based decentralized operating system much like Ethereum that aims to advance the decentralization of the Internet and its infrastructure. At its core, Tron is a smart contract platform that offers high throughput, high scalability, and high availability for all Decentralized Applications (DApps) in the TRON ecosystem. The Tron blockchain is built around the usability of its native token, Tronix (TRX).

Who created Tron?
The Tron blockchain was created by Tron Foundation, a Singapore based organization that is currently headed by Justin Sun. Prior to creating the Tron Foundation, Sun founded Peiwo, an app that aspires to be the Asian Snapchat. This app got Sun into the 2017 Forbes 30 under 30 list.

Sun was also the former Chief Representative of Ripple in China and a graduate of Hupan University.

Tron came about after a successful ICO which raised over $70 million in September 2017.

What is the Value of Tron?
Using the blockchain and its decentralized smart contract capability, the idea of Tron is that users will experience a decentralized internet where “middlemen” such as Google and Facebook are not needed for users to access content.

How does the Tron Blockchain work?
The TRON protocol runs on a Delegated Proof of Stake (DPoS) Governance Model. This allows users to perform transactions with close to zero-fee whilst still being resistant towards transaction spam.

an I mine Tron?
No, you can’t mine Tron because Tron runs on a Delegated Proof of Stake consensus algorithm. This is different from Bitcoin which uses the Proof of Work algorithm. New Tron tokens are created as block rewards for elected Super Representatives. This serves as an incentive to the Super Representatives in maintaining the integrity of the Tron network. You can participate by staking your TRX and voting for your desired Super Representative.

Where can I use my TRX?
There are numerous Decentralized Appliactions (Dapps) built on the Tron Blockchain, many of which require the use of the native Tronix (TRX) token. You can easily swap your TRX for TRC10 tokens which are used by many Dapps on the Tron Blockchain such as BitTorrent, 888Tron and others.