TechFlow reported on January 12 that Justin Sun, founder of TRON and member of the HTX Global Advisory Council, announced on his personal social media platform that TRON's native token TRX has officially launched on Mercado Bitcoin, Brazil's largest cryptocurrency exchange. Notably, Mercado Bitcoin was the first platform to introduce Bitcoin trading in Latin America and serves over 5 million users worldwide.
TRX is the mainnet token issued by TRON DAO based on the TRON protocol, with diverse use cases. On October 7, 2022, TRX was officially recognized as legal tender by the government of the Commonwealth of Dominica. By the end of 2023, TRX had been listed on more than 130 exchanges globally, covering over 200 countries and regions. According to CoinMarketCap, TRX currently ranks 10th in global cryptocurrency market capitalization (excluding stablecoins).
