TRON DAO took part in the Ethereum Community Conference (EthCC[9]) in Cannes, France, as a Ruby sponsor, using the event to promote its vision for blockchain infrastructure in the age of agentic AI. Held from March 30 to April 2, 2026, the conference brought together developers, researchers, and industry leaders, with TRON positioning itself as a network built for large-scale, low-cost financial activity.
Sun ties AI growth to payment rails
On the main Monroe stage, TRON founder Justin Sun spoke during the conference’s “AI Agents and Automation” session. In his presentation, “Agentic AI and the Financial Rails of the Future,” Sun argued that AI-powered systems will require scalable and cost-efficient networks capable of handling frequent transactions. He said collaboration across ecosystems will be necessary to deepen liquidity and create interoperable financial rails for the next phase of global payments.
Sun said TRON’s scale and efficiency make it well suited for the kind of activity expected from AI systems and autonomous agents. His remarks framed TRON not just as a general-purpose blockchain, but as infrastructure that could support payment-heavy AI applications as adoption accelerates.
MetaMask event spotlights cross-chain trade
Earlier in the week, TRON DAO also co-hosted Builder Nights Cannes with MetaMask, bringing together developers and ecosystem participants to discuss cross-chain commerce. TRON DAO community spokesperson Sam Elfarra joined a panel titled “Building the Infrastructure for Cross-Chain Trading,” which focused on how payment rails, cross-chain liquidity, and on-chain data layers are converging to enable smoother transactions across networks.
During the discussion, Elfarra said TRON is already one of the most widely used blockchains for stablecoin settlement, a point he used to argue that the network is well positioned for agentic AI payment use cases. Other panelists included SDQ product director Dan Quirk, Somnia CEO Peter Lipka, and Stellar senior director of DeFi partnerships Ada Vaughan, with the session moderated by Consensys senior technical product lead Iris Radoi.
TRON reinforces its stablecoin scale narrative
Beyond stage appearances, TRON DAO maintained an active on-site presence throughout the week as part of its broader ecosystem outreach. According to figures cited in the release, as of April 2026, the TRON blockchain had recorded more than 374 million user accounts, over 13 billion total transactions, and more than $26 billion in total value locked. The network also hosts over $86 billion worth of circulating USDT.
The messaging from EthCC was consistent: TRON wants to be seen as a key settlement layer for stablecoins and a practical base layer for AI-native payments. By linking deep stablecoin liquidity with scalable transaction capacity, the organization is making a direct pitch for relevance in the emerging intersection of AI agents, cross-chain finance, and global digital payments.