Catenaa, Wednesday, September 23, 2026- USDT on the TRON network became CoinsBee’s most-used onchain payment option during a 90-day period ending September 1, recording nearly twice as many payments as Bitcoin, according to company transaction data.
The TRC-20 version of Tether’s USDT generated about 1.8 times as many completed payments as Bitcoin and 1.9 times as many as Ethereum.
Its share of all completed CoinsBee payments also rose sharply this year.
USDT on TRON accounted for 16.23% of payments during 2026 through the reporting period, compared with 9.92% for full-year 2025.
That represents a 6.31 percentage-point increase and about 64% growth in its share of payment activity.
The figures were released by CoinsBee in a sponsored announcement commissioned by TRON. They are based on CoinsBee’s internal transaction records rather than industrywide payment data.
CoinsBee operates a cryptocurrency gift card and digital-products platform serving customers in more than 180 countries.
Its marketplace offers gift cards, mobile top-ups, gaming credits and other digital products from more than 5,000 brands.
The company says more than 500,000 customers use the service, which accepts more than 200 cryptocurrencies.
CoinsBee analyzed successfully paid and delivered orders between June 4 and September 1.
Payment counts represent completed purchases rather than their dollar value, while turnover measures the value of products bought using each payment option.
USDT on TRON accounted for 44.6% of all USDT payments on CoinsBee during the 90-day period.
However, those transactions represented 64.5% of USDT turnover on the platform.
That difference suggests the average purchase made with TRC-20 USDT was larger than purchases using USDT on other supported networks.
CoinsBee did not disclose the average transaction value or total dollar volume involved.
The absence of those figures limits comparisons with other crypto payment processors or the wider stablecoin market.
US consumers using USDT on TRON bought products linked to Amazon, Apple, AT&T, PlayStation, Uber, Macy’s, T-Mobile, Walmart, Sephora and DoorDash, CoinsBee said.
Those purchases covered retail shopping, telecommunications, gaming, transportation, food delivery and other consumer services.
The data adds another indicator that stablecoins are being used for purposes beyond cryptocurrency trading and transfers between exchanges.
Unlike Bitcoin and Ethereum, USDT is designed to maintain a value close to the US dollar.
That reduces the short-term price uncertainty consumers can face when paying with cryptocurrencies whose market values can change rapidly.
Network costs and transaction speed can also affect which blockchain users select when moving stablecoins.
USDT operates across several blockchains, allowing users to choose different networks while transferring the same dollar-linked token.
TRON has become one of the largest networks for USDT circulation and transfers.
TRONSCAN data currently shows about 94.3 billion USDT circulating on the network, alongside millions of daily token transfers.
The scale of USDT issuance on TRON has made the network an important settlement channel for dollar-denominated crypto transactions.
CoinsBee’s data covers only spending conducted through its own platform and should not be interpreted as evidence that TRON leads global consumer crypto payments.
It does, however, offer a snapshot of payment preferences among customers actively using cryptocurrencies to obtain retail products and services.
The figures also separate network choice from token choice.
A consumer choosing USDT must still decide whether to transfer it using TRON, Ethereum or another supported blockchain.
CoinsBee’s data indicates that TRON captured a large part of that activity among its users during the measured period.
CoinsBee and TRON DAO are now building on that usage with a promotional campaign running from September 21 through October 5.
Eligible CoinsBee mobile app customers can receive a 2% discount on one purchase paid with USDT through TRON using a promotional code.
The offer began after the period covered by CoinsBee’s payment study.
That timing means the discount did not contribute to the 90-day payment figures released by the company.
The campaign could, however, affect payment patterns during the promotion period and should be considered when comparing later data with the earlier results.
TRON DAO said the partnership is intended to encourage stablecoin use for products and services rather than limiting USDT primarily to trading or transfers.
CoinsBee similarly described the data as evidence that users are increasingly turning digital dollar holdings into purchases.
Stablecoins have grown into one of cryptocurrency’s largest transaction categories as users seek blockchain-based dollar exposure without the price swings associated with other digital assets.
Their role has expanded across exchange settlement, cross-border transfers, remittances and merchant payments.
Consumer spending remains harder to measure because much of the available data comes from individual payment companies rather than a single industrywide reporting system.
CoinsBee’s figures offer one view into that activity.
Within its platform, USDT on TRON has moved ahead of Bitcoin and Ethereum by payment count and increased its share markedly from last year.
Whether that pattern is replicated across the wider crypto payments market will depend on data from other processors, wallets and merchants.
