GasFree has created a new paradigm of "direct payment of gas with transfer tokens," making on-chain transfers as simple as sending a message

On May 18, the innovative feature of the smart wallet under JustLend DAO, a core DeFi protocol in the TRON ecosystem, called GasFree, reached a significant milestone: the cumulative number of users officially surpassed 300,000, reaching 302,408.

GasFree is dedicated to providing global users with a simple, efficient, and low-cost payment service for crypto assets, innovatively allowing users to directly use the transferred tokens to offset Gas fees, effectively removing the traditional requirement of holding native tokens to pay Gas fees for on-chain transfers. Currently, when users transfer USDT using GasFree, there is no need to hold native tokens like TRX; the transferred USDT assets can automatically offset the Gas fees.

Thanks to the "pay as you transfer" zero Gas friction experience, GasFree has garnered excellent user reputation, with user scale and asset transaction volume experiencing explosive growth. Its strong growth momentum is leading a comprehensive upgrade of the on-chain payment experience.

The innovative mechanism of "paying Gas with the transferred token" in GasFree is not only a revolutionary disruption of the traditional on-chain transfer paradigm but also eliminates the dependence on native tokens, freeing users from the cumbersome burden of holding and frequently exchanging different tokens, truly achieving seamless circulation of on-chain assets. It can be said that GasFree has successfully created a new payment paradigm without Gas friction for the Web3 world, accelerating the move towards mass adoption of crypto asset payments globally.

GasFree Opens a New Era of "Direct Payment of Gas with Transferred Tokens," Truly Achieving "No Gas Worries" in On-Chain Transfers

By innovatively introducing the "direct payment of Gas fees with transferred tokens" mechanism, GasFree allows users to complete crypto asset on-chain transfer transactions without holding any native tokens. This fundamentally lowers the threshold for on-chain interactions, making crypto asset transfers more aligned with the habits of the general public.

In the traditional blockchain transaction system, users have long faced an invisible yet significant technical barrier—the dependence on native tokens. Whether activating new accounts or conducting daily on-chain asset transfers, users must prepare the corresponding native tokens in advance to pay for network Gas fees. For example, transfers in the TRON ecosystem require TRX to be prepared in advance; transactions on the Ethereum chain rely on ETH, and transfers in the Solana ecosystem require SOL as the basic fee support… The rule of needing to hold the corresponding token for the chain being used has become a hard and fast industry rule.

This rule has led to countless frustrating "stuck" scenarios for both newcomers and seasoned users: users may have valuable crypto assets (like USDT) in their wallets but often find their assets locked due to a lack of a small amount of native tokens needed for Gas fees, preventing normal transfers; during daily transfers, users frequently encounter transaction failures or interruptions due to insufficient Gas fees, forcing them to interrupt their current operations and go through the cumbersome process of "buying native tokens from an exchange → completing the withdrawal to the wallet → initiating the transfer to pay Gas"—a disjointed and inefficient experience.

From a technical implementation perspective, GasFree is based on Account Abstraction and the ERC/EIP-Permit signature mechanism, allowing users to complete transfers without holding native tokens (like TRX). Specifically, users create a dedicated GasFree account through their externally controlled account address (EOA) and can authorize that account to perform transfer operations via signatures; subsequently, GasFree service providers collect these authorizations and deduct a small fee from the user's transferred assets as cost compensation.

In simple terms: service providers advance the Gas fees and then deduct a small reward from the transferred assets. The entire process integrates off-chain signature authorization with on-chain smart contracts, allowing users to operate without holding native tokens, completing transactions solely with USDT or other transferred tokens—experiencing simplicity akin to using Alipay or WeChat Pay.

Relying on the user-friendly design of "paying Gas with the transferred token," GasFree greatly simplifies the entire process of crypto asset transfers. The previous series of cumbersome steps—exchanging for native tokens, preparing fees, initiating transfers, and paying fees with native tokens—are all eliminated, upgraded to a one-click transfer initiation with automatic fee deduction by the system, significantly reducing operational difficulty and comprehensively enhancing on-chain transfer efficiency:

• Traditional On-Chain Transfer Process (Fragmented and Inefficient): Wallet accounts must prepare native tokens in advance → (if insufficient) forced to go to an exchange to buy native tokens → recharge native tokens to the wallet → initiate token transfer → use native tokens to activate the account/pay each Gas fee → complete the transfer.

• GasFree Transfer Process (Extremely Simple and Smooth): Directly initiate token transfer → system automatically deducts fees from the transferred tokens → quickly complete the transfer with one click (pay as you transfer).

Currently, the official TRON ecosystem wallet, TronLink, can switch to GasFree with one click. Users only need to open the TronLink app or browser extension, click GasFree to quickly enter the corresponding wallet interface, and immediately experience the new convenient transfer mode—no additional downloads required, and the operation is simple and easy to use.

At this stage, GasFree mainly supports USDT assets, meaning that when users transfer USDT, all Gas fees can be directly deducted from the transferred USDT, with no need to reserve any native tokens like TRX in advance, truly achieving "zero native token Gas" for on-chain transactions. In the future, GasFree will gradually open support for more crypto assets, continuously enriching the ecological use scenarios.

It is important to note that the first use of the GasFree feature requires account activation (activation fee of 1.5 USDT), and once activated, users can normally initiate various on-chain transfer transactions, with a single activation being valid for a long time. Starting from May 9, 2026, GasFree has updated the account activation and transfer fee to a unified position of 1.5 USDT. This fee is a fixed standard price and does not change with the amount of the transfer, meaning that after activation, regardless of the amount of USDT transferred, each transfer fee will be 1.5 USDT.

It is worth mentioning that GasFree has achieved seamless interoperability with major exchanges such as Binance, OKX, and HTX, supporting bidirectional flow of USDT—users can withdraw (TRC20-USDT) from exchanges to GasFree and also recharge back to exchanges. Regardless of the amount of each transfer, the fee is uniformly only 1.5 USDT, making it flexible and convenient. Currently, withdrawing TRC20-USDT from exchanges to GasFree wallets is the most worry-free and direct choice—one-click operation, easy arrival, and automatically enjoying the convenience of "direct payment of Gas with transferred tokens."

GasFree Achieves Remarkable Results in One Year: Cumulative Asset Processing Volume Exceeds $89.3 Billion, Serving Over 300,000 Users

Since its launch in March 2025, GasFree has achieved rapid growth in asset processing volume and user scale through its innovative mechanism of "pay as you transfer." In just over a year, it has delivered an impressive performance report that is phenomenal in the industry: the cumulative asset transaction volume has approached $100 billion, saving global users over $6 million, while gaining recognition and trust from over 300,000 users.

According to the latest official data as of May 21, GasFree has achieved historic breakthroughs in several core ecological indicators. In terms of asset flow scale, the cumulative processed crypto asset transaction volume has reached $89.3 billion, nearing the $100 billion mark; in terms of on-chain interaction frequency, the cumulative number of completed transactions has successfully surpassed 5.16 million; regarding user cost reduction, GasFree has truly delivered benefits, having saved users over $6.28 million in on-chain fees; at the same time, the ecological user base has also crossed a milestone, with the total number of users served officially surpassing 300,000.

Among these, the recent growth momentum is particularly strong. In April alone, GasFree completed 725,000 transactions, processing up to $11.3 billion in USDT fund flows, demonstrating strong ecological explosive power.

Such a massive transaction scale and explosive user growth stem from GasFree's precise targeting of the long-standing core pain point in on-chain payments—the cumbersome threshold of needing to hold native tokens to pay Gas fees. With its robust core product strength and excellent user experience, GasFree has successfully established itself in the market, winning widespread recognition from users. Its core advantages of simplicity, ease of use, and efficiency are concentrated in four key aspects:

First, zero native token threshold, seamless entry for newcomers. In the past TRON ecosystem, wallet activation and daily transfers required holding TRX native tokens in advance, which long hindered ordinary users from entering Web3. GasFree has completely broken this barrier—new users do not need to prepare any TRX in advance; when initiating a USDT transfer, the system can automatically complete account activation, truly achieving smooth entry with "zero native tokens."

Second, significantly optimized transaction costs, with a reduction of nearly 60%. Compared to traditional on-chain transfer modes, GasFree has deeply optimized the underlying smart contract interaction logic, greatly reducing transaction friction costs. According to official data as of May 21, GasFree's single transfer fee is only 1.5 USDT, while traditional on-chain transfer fees can reach up to $2.25, highlighting a significant cost advantage.

Third, fixed uniform pricing, completely isolating volatility risks. GasFree implements a standardized charge of 1.5 USDT per transaction, unaffected by the size of the transfer amount. This pricing mechanism effectively avoids the surge in Gas fees caused by network congestion and the cost uncertainty brought about by the volatile market of native tokens, allowing users to clearly predict and maintain stable control over every on-chain expenditure.

Fourth, extremely simple operational experience, making on-chain transfers as easy as Web2. GasFree packages all the complex underlying logic involved in on-chain transfers to be processed in the smart wallet backend, allowing users to operate without needing to understand any blockchain knowledge or prepare native tokens—users only need to confirm transfer information and complete authorization signatures in the front end to quickly complete asset transfers, with operational smoothness comparable to Alipay or WeChat Pay.

More importantly, in terms of security, GasFree also possesses genuine Web3 genes and robust technical backing. The entire transfer process is executed entirely by decentralized smart contracts, with no centralized custody involved, ensuring that while users enjoy a convenient experience, their asset security is also fully guaranteed.

GasFree Unlocks a New Experience of "No Gas" On-Chain Transfers, Accelerating the Large-Scale Adoption of Crypto Payments

GasFree not only provides a frictionless Gas solution but also successfully breaks down the invisible barriers between blockchain technology and the general public, building a more inclusive financial ecosystem: users only need to hold the assets they truly want to trade to seamlessly send and receive, without worrying about Gas costs. This transformation not only significantly lowers the learning costs and thresholds for on-chain operations but also makes the on-chain transfer experience as easy as sending messages or emails—especially valuable for novice users with lower technical skills and for high-frequency small transactions.

Earlier, TRON founder Justin Sun publicly stated that for individual users, GasFree means they no longer need to worry about paying and calculating Gas fees; for institutional users, it is a significant solution, as many traditional or compliant institutions wish to access blockchain technology for efficient cross-border settlements but are unwilling or unable to directly hold volatile native cryptocurrencies (like TRX, ETH) due to compliance or risk control restrictions. GasFree allows fees to be directly deducted in stablecoins, enabling institutions to send and receive funds solely through pure addresses without needing to touch any native tokens.

This product value has also gained widespread recognition in the industry. Several well-known KOLs in the crypto field have given high praise from different perspectives. One KOL pointed out, "GasFree allows users to focus solely on the asset transfer itself, without needing to continuously manage Gas logic, truly eliminating the cognitive burden of Gas management and significantly enhancing the usability of high-frequency transfer scenarios." Another KOL stated, "GasFree really solves the big problem of small transfers; no more worrying about insufficient Gas fees!"

In addition to the innovation in payment experience, GasFree has strong compatibility and scalability at the technical level. In terms of core technical logic, GasFree does not rely on customized logic for specific tokens, making it naturally compatible with any standard TRC20 or ERC20 token. This means developers only need to make minimal adaptations to enable any token to support the "pay Gas with transferred tokens" feature.

To minimize integration costs, GasFree has launched the Developer Center, providing a one-stop toolkit that includes wallet integration SDKs, DeFi application APIs, and energy and transaction cost analysis dashboards for service providers. With these standardized interfaces and smart contract templates, developers or project parties can "deploy" their own Gas-free trading systems with one click, significantly shortening the integration cycle without starting from scratch.

In terms of wallet integration, GasFree is rapidly establishing industry barriers with an open posture. As of May 21, in addition to TronLink, dozens of mainstream wallets such as Klever, Guarda, and NOW Wallet have fully integrated GasFree functionality. As more mainstream platforms join in, the global coverage and applicable scenarios of GasFree will continue to expand, accelerating its evolution into an industry standard configuration.

More importantly, GasFree is backed by JustLend DAO and the JUST ecosystem, leveraging the massive traffic and liquidity pool of the TRON ecosystem. As a one-stop DeFi solution within the TRON ecosystem, JUST has formed a solid DeFi infrastructure centered around the core lending protocol JustLend DAO, collaborating with decentralized stablecoin USDD and cross-chain products JustCrypto. Among them, JustLend DAO encompasses a comprehensive product matrix including lending (SBM), staking (sTRX), energy rental, and the smart wallet GasFree. In addition to GasFree supporting direct payment of Gas fees with transferred tokens, its energy rental service also allows users to rent energy on demand without needing to stake TRX, comprehensively reducing the cost of each interaction on the TRON network.

On May 18, JUST launched the "JUST 6th Anniversary x GasFree Super Carnival Month" themed event, which will last for nearly a month with a prize pool of up to 10,000 USDT. This event includes multiple fun activities such as the GasFree activation challenge, exclusive benefits for Bitcoin Pizza Day, lucky draws for JUST's 6th anniversary, and knowledge quizzes. Users can not only personally experience the smooth experience of "Gas-free transfers" with GasFree but also unlock additional rewards. The event is currently in full swing, and you are welcome to follow the X account @JUST DAO to learn about the latest event progress and participation methods.

TRON itself is also the absolute leader in the global circulation of stablecoins. The scale of stablecoins settled on-chain is globally leading, with the circulating USDT reaching $89.2 billion, accelerating towards the $100 billion mark. Looking back at 2025, the TRON network processed a staggering $7.9 trillion in USDT transfers, with the number of transactions reaching 3.2 billion, averaging over $21 billion in daily transfers, far surpassing other public chains like Ethereum, making it the preferred network for global stablecoin settlement and cross-border payments.

When the globally preferred stablecoin clearing network (TRON) perfectly integrates the innovative feature of "direct payment of Gas with transferred tokens" (GasFree), users can achieve efficient transfers without needing to hold or exchange TRX in advance, undoubtedly leading to a qualitative leap in the circulation efficiency of stablecoins on the TRON chain.

Currently, GasFree has validated the tremendous success of the "direct payment of Gas with transferred tokens" model on the TRON chain. In the future, GasFree will gradually expand to Ethereum and other EVM-compatible chains. As more wallets and platforms are integrated, users will enjoy lower transfer costs and more convenient operational processes, whether on TRON or other public chains like Ethereum, and regardless of whether it is TRC20 or ERC20 or any crypto asset, users will easily complete asset transfers on the same unified interface—without needing to understand the complex underlying public chain or reserve any native tokens.