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Many people end up overpaying for transaction fees on the TRON network, simply because they don’t fully understand how it works. This is especially a problem for businesses that process large volumes of transactions every day. Not only do fees add up quickly, but companies also need to constantly monitor their TRX balance to make sure payments don’t get rejected due to insufficient funds for fees.
In this article, the BitHide team will explain how the TRON blockchain works and share practical strategies to help your business save up to 50% on TRX fees.
TRON Fees: How They Work and What You’re Paying For
Transaction fees on TRON function differently from those on other blockchains. Rather than a standard gas fee like Ethereum uses, TRON relies on two key resources: Bandwidth and Energy.
- Bandwidth is required for basic actions such as sending TRX or creating new wallet addresses. Every user gets a small daily allowance of free Bandwidth, but once it’s used up, you’ll need to freeze TRX to gain more or burn tokens to pay for your transactions.
- Energy is necessary for running smart contracts, which includes sending TRC-20 tokens like USDT. Unlike Bandwidth, Energy isn’t allocated for free. You can either freeze TRX to accumulate Energy or burn TRX directly to cover these transaction costs.
When you pay fees on TRON, your money doesn’t go to an individual or company. Instead, it pays for the computational resources of the blockchain that are used to securely and efficiently confirm and record your transaction on the network.
Using Energy: Why Freezing TRX Cuts Your Costs
On TRON, Energy is essential for executing smart contracts, including sending TRC-20 tokens like USDT. There are two ways to pay for Energy: you can burn TRX each time you process a transaction, or freeze TRX to generate Energy daily at no extra cost.
Although freezing TRX ties up your funds, it often proves cost-effective for businesses making frequent payments. Instead of spending approximately $7 on every transfer, you can use the Energy you’ve generated to cover transaction fees for free. But freezing TRX isn’t the only way to save on TRON fees — other solutions can reduce your costs even further.
How BitHide Helps Businesses Cut Transaction Costs
BitHide’s non-custodial crypto wallet has built-in tools to optimise TRON transactions. Rather than burning TRX for every payment, BitHide lets companies cover network fees straight from their billing balance (BHUSD) using Energy.
This method can reduce fees by up to 50%, eliminates the hassle of calculating how much TRX needs to be frozen, and keeps payments running smoothly without interruptions.
Example
The fee for a single USDT-TRC20 transaction paid in TRX may be around 28 TRX. It’s approximately $7.50. When paid from the billing balance in BHUSD, it costs only $3.60.
This means that for the same amount you would spend on 100 transactions paid in TRX, you can now process up to 208 transactions in BHUSD — resulting in actual savings of up to 50%.
Conclusion
Many users still overpay for TRON transaction fees, but it doesn’t have to be this way. Freezing TRX is an effective strategy to avoid burning tokens each time you send funds. Even better, using solutions like BitHide can automatically reduce your costs, ensuring your business processes transactions efficiently and saves money in the long run.