Prospects and opportunities for tokenization on TRON for the gaming and media industries
Tokenization of assets has become one of the main trends in the crypto industry in 2024. According to CoinGecko, as of August 2025, the RWA (real-world assets) market volume is $53.6 billion. The total value locked (TVL) of DeFi protocols in the RWA segment has exceeded $13.6 billion, and in the past year alone, this figure has more than doubled.
The GameFi sector is still lagging — its market capitalization is only $13.1 billion. However, user interest in this segment remains high, and GameFi continues to grow rapidly. According to Business Research Insights, the GameFi market volume could reach $219 billion by 2031 with an average annual growth rate of 28%.
This article will examine the potential of the TRON ecosystem in the field of game asset tokenization and its impact on the development of GameFi and decentralized content platforms.
Tokenization on TRON in the video game sector
In the context of games, tokenization means converting digital assets (for example, characters, weapons, land, and skins) into unique non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that can be freely bought, sold, rented, and used in other applications.
In traditional video games, a player's virtual items are usually available only within the game's closed ecosystem. GameFi, on the other hand, is an open and decentralized ecosystem, offering many options for using game items in various applications.
Moreover, in the GameFi ecosystem, players can earn income while playing through participation in tournaments, token farming, or NFT staking. For example, in the WIN NFT HOUSE game, players can tokenize racehorses, participate in races, and receive WIN tokens as rewards for victories.
GameFi also offers multiple in-game monetization options. For example, players can rent out NFTs for profit. They can also upgrade their characters and earn from selling them on secondary markets.
According to analysts, by 2026, more than 60% of gaming assets in the TRON ecosystem will be tokenized, with the total market volume exceeding $5 billion.
Experts also predict the development of an inter-game economy and the emergence of "interoperable NFTs" in the TRON ecosystem, which could be used in multiple games.
Another possible scenario is the appearance of metaverses in the GameFi sector with unified currencies such as TRX or SUN, as well as cross-game assets.
TRON and the media content revolution
Another area of TRON ecosystem application is the creation of decentralized content platforms, serving as an alternative to services like YouTube or TikTok.
Unlike centralized platforms, services like DTube or DLive are not censored and do not block content. Decentralized content platforms allow creators to monetize their content directly, receiving up to 90% of total revenue. At the same time, users can earn rewards for watching, which also eliminates intrusive ads that generate profits for centralized services. In addition, decentralized content platforms provide unrestricted global access.
According to analysts, by 2026, in Asia, the number of independent media content creators on the TRON blockchain could reach 10% of the total. Experts also predict the emergence of decentralized streaming services with 4K support and Web3 identification (DID).
TRON's advantages in tokenization and ecosystem metrics
TRON is one of the most widely used networks in the crypto industry and ranks among the top four blockchain platforms in network activity, second only to BNB Smart Chain (BSC), NEAR Protocol, and Solana. The total number of decentralized applications (DApps) in the TRON ecosystem exceeds 12,500.
According to Token Terminal, the number of daily active users on the TRON network is 2.6 million, with daily transaction volume exceeding $1.8 billion, and the total number of wallets surpassing 325 million.
Around 35% of all TRON network activity comes from gaming decentralized applications. In terms of active users, TRON ranks second in the GameFi segment after BNB Smart Chain. On-chain data shows that the TRON ecosystem accounts for over 40% of the total GameFi sector TVL.
One of the main reasons for TRON's popularity among users and players is its high performance with low transaction costs. This is crucial for GameFi, as users often need to interact with smart contracts in games, for example, for regular resource mining or character leveling.
The same applies to video streaming, especially when millions of users are uploading and watching content regularly, requiring high throughput.
Here are several advantages of the TRON network that make the ecosystem one of the leaders in gaming asset tokenization:
- High throughput: The network can process up to 2,000 transactions per second (TPS), and according to Chainspect, TRON ranks among the top five fastest blockchains.
- Low transaction costs: On average, TRON network fees are just a few cents.
- Scalability allows developers to deploy high-performance applications on TRON.
- A developed ecosystem of thousands of independent DApps spanning various segments, including GameFi and NFT.
- Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatibility, ensuring easy migration of decentralized applications between ecosystems.
- Accessibility in regions with limited internet infrastructure, such as Asia and Latin America.
- Broad reach: TRON is integrated with well-known platforms like BitTorrent, which has over 170 million active users per month.