TRON Returns to Nigeria for TRON Connect Africa Community Event

Geneva, Switzerland,October 29,2024 – TRON DAO brought together students and industry professionals for a day filled with discussions, networking, and educational sessions at the TRON Connect Community Event in Uyo, Nigeria. Held at the University of Uyo, the event brought together over 200 students from across Nigeria.

Program Highlights

Educational Workshops: Throughout the event, TRON DAO local community members hosted a series of educational workshops focused on utilizing TRON platforms to provide services that enable individuals to leverage blockchain technology. These sessions explained how TRON’s stablecoin solutions are driving adoption within emerging markets, showcasing real-world applications of blockchain technology in various industries.

In addition to this, George Rodriguez, Tron community projects’ Co-founder, spoke about TRON’s Hackathon, which recently closed submissions for its seventh season. HackaTRON attracted builders from around the world to develop decentralized applications (dApps) across five tracks: Builder, Integration, DeFi, Artistry, and Web3.

Gaming Tournaments: Tapping into the growing gaming culture in regions like Nigeria and South Africa, the tournament featured TRON-based games, showcasing blockchain’s role in revolutionizing the gaming industry through digital ownership. By engaging students in discussions on owning digital assets and unlocking new opportunities in gaming through blockchain, TRON is helping to shape the future of crypto adoption within the gaming community.

Importance of TRON Africa Initiatives

TRON’s events in Africa play a crucial role in empowering local communities by increasing blockchain literacy. These events help people understand the fundamentals of decentralized technology, allowing them to explore new ways of improving financial inclusion and creating innovative solutions.

Steven Bischoff, a TRON Community Spokesperson, said: “From the heart of Africa to every corner of the globe, TRON remains committed to building a future where blockchain technology is accessible to all.”

About TRON DAO

TRON DAO is a community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet via blockchain technology and dApps.

Founded in September 2017 by Justin Sun, the TRON network has continued to deliver impressive achievements since MainNet launch in May 2018. July 2018 also marked the integration of BitTorrent, a pioneer in decentralized Web3 services, boasting over 100 million monthly active users. The TRON network has gained incredible traction in recent years. As of October 2024, it has over 267 million total user accounts on the blockchain, more than 8.7 billion total transactions, and over $16 billion in total value locked (TVL), as reported on TRONSCAN.

In addition, TRON hosts the largest circulating supply of USD Tether (USDT) stablecoin across the globe, overtaking USDT on Ethereum since April 2021. The TRON network completed full decentralization in December 2021 and is now a community-governed DAO . Most recently in October 2022, TRON was designated as the national blockchain for the Commonwealth of Dominica, which marks the first time a major public blockchain partnered with a sovereign nation to develop its national blockchain infrastructure. On top of the government’s endorsement to issue Dominica Coin (“DMC”), a blockchain-based fan token to help promote Dominica’s global fanfare, seven existing TRON-based tokens – TRX, BTT, NFT, JST, USDD, USDT, TUSD, have been granted statutory status as authorized digital currency and medium of exchange in the country.