Glossary
Burning TRX
When a wallet lacks Energy, TRON destroys ('burns') some of its TRX to pay for a transaction. It's the expensive default that renting Energy avoids.
If a USDT transfer needs Energy your wallet doesn't have, the network doesn't reject it — it burns your TRX at the current Energy price to cover the cost. That burned TRX is gone for good.
At current rates that's roughly 6.5 TRX for a standard transfer and about 13 TRX for a first send to a brand-new address. Renting the exact Energy instead is up to 70% cheaper, which is the whole reason Energy rental exists.
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