TRON and TRON token FAQs – Learn more about TRX, TRC10, and TRC20 tokens

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Everything you need to know about TRON (TRX) and TRON tokens – both TRC10 and TRC20 – inside of your Exodus wallet. How to use Tether (USDT) on the TRON network and much more!

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What is a frozen TRON balance?
Bandwidth
Energy
How do I see my frozen balance?
Why can’t I freeze TRON (TRX)?
How do I unfreeze my TRON inside of Exodus?
- Desktop
- Mobile
How do I receive a TRON token?
How do I send or exchange a TRON token?
What happens if I send an unsupported TRON token to my Exodus TRON address?
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- Desktop

What is TRON?

The TRON blockchain is designed to support free and decentralized digital content while keeping transaction fees low through its primary asset TRON (TRX). TRON is also a blockchain platform for decentralized applications (dApps).

Development for TRON was started in 2017 by a Singapore non-profit called the TRON Foundation by Founder and CEO Justin Sun. TRON began as an ERC20 token on the Ethereum network until it was launched on its own TRON network in 2018.

What are the benefits of TRON?

TRON allows you to send TRC10 and TRC20 tokens without having to pay network transaction fees. This can be done by freezing some TRON in your wallet.

TRON token FAQs

What are TRC10 and TRC20 tokens?

Like other blockchain networks such as Ethereum, TRON allows users to create or issue tokens. These tokens can be used as a dApp’s currency.

Like Ethereum has ERC20 tokens, TRON has TRC10 and TRC20 tokens.

TRC10 is a technical token standard, and TRC20 is a technical standard used for smart contracts on the TRON blockchain.

TRC10 vs. TRC20

Aside from easy token creation (TRC10) and smart contract functionality (TRC20), there are a few other key differences between the two types of tokens:

TRC10 is accessible via API (application programming interface)
TRC10 has 1000 times lower transaction fees than TRC20 but has bandwidth costs for API transfers and deposits
TRC10 transfers and deposits into smart contracts cost bandwidth and energy

Bandwidth allows users to perform TRON transactions, and Energy allows users to process TRON smart contracts. Instead of paying gas fees (small amounts of cryptocurrency, such as in Ethereum’s network where Gas = small amounts of ETH) to perform these tasks, users freeze or lock up TRON (TRX), which generates bandwidth and energy.

For more differences between TRC10 and TRC20, see this guide on TRON’s website: TRON Ecosystem Introduction.

Which TRON tokens does Exodus support?

You can download Exodus to interact with the following TRON tokens:

Tether (USDT TRX)	TRC20 token	Send, receive, exchange
JUST (JST)	TRC20 token	Send, receive, exchange
Sun (SUN)	TRC20 token	Send, receive, exchange
BitTorrent (new) (BTT)*	TRC20 token	Send, receive, exchange
BitTorrent (BTTOLD)	TRC10 token	Send, receive

*New BTT is referred to as BTTC in Binance. If sending BTTC from Binance, please use the TRON network.

If you currently hold BTTOLD, and would like more information on the BTT migration, or instructions on how to swap your BTTOLD for new TRC20 BTT tokens, check out this Knowledge Base article: How do I swap old BitTorrent (BTT) for new BTT?

To enable TRC20 BTT, follow the steps in this guide: How do I enable/disable assets in Exodus?

Why can’t I see my TRC20 tokens?

If your TRON address doesn’t have any TRX in it, it doesn’t exist on the blockchain.

So if you send TRC20 tokens to your wallet, or swap some crypto to a TRC20 token, your TRC20 tokens will not appear. You’ll also pay higher transaction fees to send TRC20 tokens to this address.

If your TRC20 token (USDT TRX, BTT, JST, or SUN) balance does not appear, or if you’d like to send tokens to a new TRON address with a lower fee, you can activate your TRON address in Exodus.

You can do this by sending your TRON address some TRX, or by following the steps below.

How do I activate my TRC20 tokens?

Mobile

In Exodus, open your TRC20 token wallet.

If the asset is supported on multiple networks, a) tap the dropdown menu and b) select the TRON network. If not, skip to step 3.

If you do not see the TRON network as an available option, you’ll need to enable it by following this guide: How do I enable/disable assets in Exodus?.

Tap on Activate Account.

Activating your TRC20 wallet will result in a 0.000001 TRX deposit to your TRX wallet.

Desktop

In Exodus, open your TRC20 token wallet.

If the asset is supported on multiple networks, a) tap the dropdown menu and b) select the TRON network. If not, skip to step 3.

If you do not see the TRON network as an available option, you’ll need to enable it by following this guide: How do I enable/disable assets in Exodus?.

Click Activate Account.

Activating your TRC20 wallet will result in a 0.000001 TRX deposit to your TRX wallet.

How do TRON network fees work?

What is a frozen TRON balance?

The TRON network allows you to freeze TRON (TRX) for Energy and Bandwidth. This allows you to send TRX, TRC10, and TRC20 transactions from your wallet without paying transaction fees.

The amount of TRX needed to be frozen in order to send TRX, TRC10, and TRC20 transactions without paying transaction fees can vary. Use this calculator to determine how much TRX you will need to freeze.

If you do not have enough Bandwidth, you will need to pay a network fee. During usual network conditions, the network fee will be between 10 and 20 TRX. However, during spikes in activity, network fees may increase.

When sending TRC20 tokens, the Max Network Fee will usually be between 50 and 100 TRX. Depending on the address you are sending tokens to and the token you are sending, the Max Network Fee may increase. In Exodus, you can always see the estimated Max Network Fee before you send your TRC20 tokens.

The Max Network Fee is set to ensure your transaction is successful, even during spikes in network activity. You will only be charged the required network fee for sending the transaction. Click here to learn more about the Max Network Fee.

Bandwidth

Freezing TRON for Bandwidth allows you to be able to perform more TRON (TRX) and TRC10 transactions without having to pay network fees. The TRON is frozen for a minimum of 3 days, after 3 days, you can choose to unfreeze your TRON or leave it frozen.

Check out this TRON calculator to find out how much bandwidth you can get for freezing your TRON: tronstation.io/calculator.

Energy

Freezing TRON for Energy allows you to be able to perform more transactions with TRON smart contracts without having to pay network fees. This includes all TRC20 token transactions. Your TRON is frozen for a minimum of 3 days. After 3 days, you can choose to unfreeze your TRON or leave it frozen.

Check out this TRON calculator to find out how much Energy you can get for freezing your TRON: tronstation.io/calculator.

How do I see my frozen balance inside of Exodus?

If you have frozen some TRON in a different wallet using your Exodus TRX private key and want to check the balance in Exodus, all you need to do is go to your TRON wallet inside of Exodus, click the three dots in the top right corner, and click on Advanced Options.

Here you will see Total Balance, Frozen Balance, and Available Balance.

Why can’t I freeze TRON (TRX)?

The TRON network is undergoing an upgrade. While Exodus works to implement support, you will not be able to freeze your TRON (TRX).

Freezing TRX for energy or bandwidth will be temporarily unavailable as of March 27, 2023. These features will become available as soon as the new upgrade is implemented by Exodus.

In the meantime, you can still send, receive, swap, and unfreeze your TRX.

Until the upgrade is complete, you will see this message:

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How do I unfreeze my TRON inside of Exodus?

Desktop

After you have waited a minimum of 3 days and you have decided you want to unfreeze your TRON, follow the steps below:

First, open your TRON wallet in Exodus Desktop, click on the More icon in the top right corner, then click on Advanced Options.

Scroll down to the resource you want to unfreeze, Bandwidth and/or Energy, click on the Unfreeze tab, then click on Unfreeze.

And that is it! You have now unfrozen your TRON, and you can send or exchange it.

Mobile

After you have waited a minimum of 3 days and you have decided you want to unfreeze your TRON, simply follow the steps below:

First, open your TRON wallet in Exodus Mobile, then tap on the Advanced Options icon in the top right corner.

Swipe down to the resource you want to unfreeze your TRON for, Bandwidth and/or Energy, and tap Unfreeze.

And that is it! You have now unfrozen your TRON, and you can send or exchange it.

How do I receive a TRON token?

Open your Exodus wallet on your mobile or desktop device.

You will need to ensure you have enabled the wallet in Exodus. To do so, follow these instructions: How do I enable/disable assets in Exodus? Look for the TRX badge and icon to ensure you are enabling the correct version of your token.

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Desktop

Once enabled, open the wallet and click or tap Receive.

How do I send or exchange a TRON token?

You will need some TRON (TRX) in your Exodus wallet to pay for transaction fees to be able to send or exchange your TRON tokens.

What happens if I send an unsupported TRON token to my Exodus TRON address?

Mobile

You will need to use a computer that you trust. Anyone with access to your private keys or 12-word secret recovery phrase can spend your funds.