Tron’s Potential IPO Could Spark Stablecoin Boom, Investors Say in Asia Morning Briefing

Tron’s Quiet Nasdaq Move Could Redefine How Investors Access the Future of Digital Payments

While the market largely shrugged, a potentially defining moment for the future of stablecoin infrastructure quietly unfolded this week: Tron is going public.

Through a reverse merger with SRM Entertainment, a little-known Nasdaq-listed toy company, Tron will rebrand the vehicle as Tron Inc., complete with a TRX treasury strategy—offering equity investors exposure not to a centralized crypto service, but to the very network powering a large share of global stablecoin flows.

As Asia opened Tuesday, TRX was flat, posting a modest 1% gain. But the long-term significance of this listing may extend far beyond short-term price action.

The Case for Tron as a Public Proxy for Stablecoin Infrastructure

Today, Tron processes roughly 30% of all global stablecoin transactions, with nearly half of the world’s USDT supply circulating on its chain. Unlike Circle, the issuer of USDC, which operates within a tightly regulated framework and relies on third-party chains, Tron owns its rails—capturing value directly from transaction fees and network activity.

That makes Tron’s business model more analogous to Visa or Mastercard, not a custodial or compliance-based platform. And just like the credit card giants offered investors a way to bet on the digitization of payments in the developed world, Tron Inc. could serve as the first real equity vehicle to capitalize on the digitization of cash in the developing world.

Crypto analytics firm CryptoQuant recently found that 59% of USDT volume on Tron in May came from transactions above $1 million, reflecting its growing role in large-scale transfers, remittances, and even informal dollarization—particularly in regions like Argentina, Lebanon, and Brazil, where trust in local banking systems has collapsed.

In those markets, Tether on Tron isn’t crypto speculation—it’s financial survival.

An Emerging-Market Play Disguised as a Blockchain Deal

Much like how Tencent’s listing gave investors indirect exposure to WeChat Pay, or how Ant Group’s IPO was seen as a gateway to Chinese digital finance, Tron Inc. may now represent the first investable on-ramp to the rails powering stablecoin-led commerce in emerging markets.

And with the promise of China’s digital yuan largely unfulfilled, it’s decentralized networks like Tron—not central banks—that are filling the infrastructure gap.

Muted Reaction, Massive Implications

Despite the muted market response, seasoned fintech investors may recognize the historical rhyme: the Visa IPO in 2008, following MasterCard’s listing, unlocked investor access to the backbone of global consumer payments. Today, Tron may quietly be positioning itself as the payment rail for billions of unbanked users—and giving investors a seat at that table.

If stablecoins continue to scale globally, and especially in regions where mobile-first financial access leapfrogs legacy banking, Tron Inc. could become one of the most important crypto-linked equities in the world.

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According to CoinShares, digital asset funds attracted $1.9 billion last week—the ninth consecutive week of inflows, bringing 2025’s total to $13.2 billion, a record pace despite geopolitical concerns.

• Bitcoin (BTC): $1.3B inflows
• Ethereum (ETH): $583M (best week since Feb)
• XRP: $11.8M after 3 weeks of outflows
• Sui: $3.5M

U.S. investors dominated, while Hong Kong (-$56.8M) and Brazil (-$8.5M) saw withdrawals.

Markets at a Glance

• BTC: +3.6% to $108,000+, approaching resistance
• ETH: +6.9% to $2,671, powered by ETF inflows and whale buying
• Gold: -1.5% to $3,383, as attention turns to U.S. fiscal risk
• Nikkei 225: +0.21% amid cautious Asia-Pacific trading
• S&P 500: +0.94% to 6,033.11, on easing oil and risk-on sentiment