How to Save Up up to 50% on USDT TRC20 Fees

Most people don’t realise it, but they’re often spending much more than needed on TRON transaction fees. This is because users typically cover fees by burning TRX tokens for each transfer, without knowing there are ways to avoid these costs entirely. For businesses that handle large numbers of transactions daily, these unnecessary fees can become a major expense over time.

In this article, the BitHide team explains how the TRON blockchain works and shares practical methods that can help your business either save up to 50% on USDT TRC-20 fees. If crypto payments are part of your operations, these insights can significantly lower your ongoing costs.

TRON Fees: What They Are and Why You Pay Them

TRON’s fee structure is different from other blockchains. Rather than using a standard gas fee like Ethereum, TRON relies on two main resources: Bandwidth and Energy.

• Bandwidth is required for basic actions, such as sending TRX or creating a new wallet address. Accounts receive a small daily amount for free, but once this runs out, you must freeze TRX to get more or burn TRX tokens to cover each transaction.
• Energy is needed for running smart contracts, including TRC-20 token transfers like USDT. Unlike Bandwidth, there is no free allocation. You must either freeze TRX to generate Energy or burn TRX to pay for it directly.

When paying fees in TRON, you’re not paying another person or company. Instead, these fees go towards covering the network resources needed to validate and record your transaction securely on the blockchain.

Using Energy: Why Freezing TRX Can Save Money

On TRON, Energy is essential for executing smart contracts, such as USDT-TRC20 transfers. There are two options to cover Energy costs: burn TRX each time you make a payment or freeze TRX to generate Energy daily without spending extra.

While freezing TRX means locking up funds, it often pays off for companies making frequent transactions. Instead of paying $3 to $8 per USDT transfer, you can use the Energy you accumulate to complete transfers at no added cost. This approach quickly proves beneficial for businesses with high payment volumes. However, freezing TRX isn’t the only way to reduce your transaction expenses on TRON.

How BitHide Helps Businesses Cut TRON Fees

The BitHide non-custodial crypto wallet includes built-in features to optimise TRON transaction costs. Rather than burning TRX for each fee, BitHide lets businesses pay network fees directly from their billing balance (BHUSD). This solution can reduce fees by up to 50%, and there is no need to constantly calculate how much TRX needed for commissions.

Example

Paying for a single USDT-TRC20 transfer in TRX usually costs about 28 TRX, which is approximately $7.50. When paying with BHUSD from your billing balance, the same transaction costs only $3.60.

That means for the amount you’d normally spend on 100 TRX-paid transactions, you can complete up to 208 transactions using BHUSD, saving your business up to 50% in real costs.

Final Thoughts

Many users continue to overpay for TRON transaction fees, but that isn’t necessary. Freezing TRX is an effective way to avoid burning tokens for every transfer. Even better, solutions like BitHide allow businesses to automatically reduce USDT-TRC20 fees, keeping payments efficient and cutting costs without extra manual effort.