Justin Sun, founder of Tron, has officially introduced SunPerp, a decentralized perpetual contracts (perps) trading platform built within the Tron ecosystem. The announcement was made via an X post on September 19, 2025, where Sun described ‘Perp Dex on TRON’ as having a “bright future.”
Sun also took credit for being among the first major USDT networks that supported perp trade. SunPerp aims to allow traders to take leveraged positions on assets via perpetual futures contracts, meaning contracts that don’t have a fixed expiry date. Traders will be able to speculate on price movements of underlying assets, likely using USDT as a settlement unit, given Tron’s strong involvement in the stablecoin.
Reduced friction via gas free USDT
One of the core advantages that SunPerp can boast of is its ‘Zero Gas Fee Structure’. This is an innovative hybrid model of off-chain execution and on-chain settlement, which will allow users to trade without paying gas fees, significantly reducing the cost of frequent trading.
Tron recently introduced or is scaling up a “gas-free USDT” feature which removes the need for holding TRX to pay gas when transacting USDT. If such a feature applies or is extended to SunPerp, it could greatly reduce friction for users. Although, specific leverage caps, collateral requirements, and risk limits for SunPerp have not yet been fully disclosed.