The TRON network has registered historical growth in its active user base during this month of December 2025. However, the TRX price is currently undergoing its worst performance for a fourth quarter, according to recent reports by analyst Kamina Bashir. The ecosystem shows an unusual divergence between the massive adoption of its infrastructure and its native asset’s market value.
According to data provided by Tronscan, the total number of accounts on the network increased by 26.3% annually. Currently, the platform has a record figure of 355.4 million registered users with constant daily growth. Additionally, the network dominates 26% of the stablecoin sector, managing a capitalization of 80.842 billion dollars. The TRON network consolidates as a fundamental pillar for the global digital dollar movement today. The ecosystem maintains a daily activity of 240,000 accounts created every day by new users.
On the other hand, the derivatives market has shown growing interest from high-risk traders recently. The volume of perpetual contracts reached 1.1 billion dollars on December 23 of this year. Likewise, the retention of active addresses remains stable despite the generalized fear sentiment in other criptocurrencies.
Therefore, there is an evident disconnection between the real utility of the protocol and the token’s demand. Institutional investors keep their attention on this asset due to its high liquidity and transactional volume. The derivatives market suggests significant leveraged interest despite the current high market volatility.
The network ecosystem expands while market value moves backward
However, the asset’s financial performance has not kept pace with its internal technological expansion. Since October, the currency has lost 16.2% of its nominal value, marking its worst quarter since 2017. Thus, analysts believe the market is waiting for a technical confirmation to correct this price gap. The asset is currently trading near 0.27 dollars while the network fundamentals continue to strengthen globally. This drop represents the worst fourth-quarter decline for the project in almost eight long years.
On the other hand, some technical indicators suggest that a bullish rebound could be brewing on the daily charts. The formation of a falling wedge has been identified, a pattern that usually precedes a price recovery. In this way, some observers project a possible rally of between 30% and 40% coming soon.
The falling wedge breakout generates technical optimism among analysts who closely follow the daily chart. A forty percent increase would boost the currency toward new superior resistance levels during this month.
Can technical infrastructure overcome growing questions about its true decentralization?
Nevertheless, concerns regarding the project’s centralization continue to weigh on long-term investor sentiment. A recent Bloomberg report alleged that founder Justin Sun controls more than 60% of the circulating tokens. This raises reasonable doubts about the network’s autonomy compared to traditional centralized financial systems.
Token accumulation in a few hands seriously worries defenders of the original blockchain philosophy. Majority control represents a centralized governance risk for the future stability of the digital protocol.
There is also a marked contrast between the survival of this asset and the collapse of other Sun-linked projects. Tokens like BTT or SUN have experienced drops exceeding 99% since their historical highs, leaving many holders in loss.
Therefore, while the network continues to add millions of accounts, the shadow of centralization and the past of its sister projects persist. The ecosystem’s future will depend on real transparency before an increasingly demanding investor community. TRON’s technological resilience will face tough regulatory tests during the beginning of the next year 2026.
