Gram (Toncoin) (GRAM) and TRON (TRX): a comparison
Gram (Toncoin) and TRON set side by side: how the quotes moved, how the protocols are built and what tasks each one was made for.
Specifications of GRAM and TRX
| Gram (Toncoin) (GRAM) | TRON (TRX) | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.09 | $0.318824 |
| Ticker | GRAM | TRX |
| Type | coin of its own network | coin of its own network |
| Consensus | Proof of Stake | Delegated Proof of Stake |
| Privacy | transfers are public | transfers are public |
| In circulation | 2.85 B GRAM | 95.03 B TRX |
| Market cap | $3.11 B | $30.3 B |
| Rank by cap | #32 | #8 |
| Launched | — | 2017 |
| Built by | — | Justin Sun |
| Block | — | ~3 sec |
| Supply cap | — | no cap |
Source: CoinGecko, Nov 10, 2026 12:57. How these numbers are counted
Price movement: GRAM and TRX
The start of the period is taken as 100 for both prices: the chart shows the difference in movement, not the quotes themselves.
| Period | GRAM | TRX |
|---|---|---|
| 7 days | −8.13% | −0.5% |
| 30 days | −25.71% | −3.99% |
| 90 days | −18.42% | −5.21% |
The link between their daily moves over the quarter is 0.13 (they travel apart).
The tasks GRAM and TRX were made for
- Contracts and applicationsGram (Toncoin) and TRON
- Transfers and paymentsGram (Toncoin)
How Gram (Toncoin) and TRON are built
How Gram (Toncoin) works
At the base are Proof of Stake and a multichain scheme: a masterchain governs workchains, and those split into shards as load grows and process transactions in parallel. The token standard is called Jetton.
What Gram (Toncoin) is for
The coin pays TON fees; the same coin is used by wallets and mini-apps inside Telegram — for payments, staking and deals with Jetton tokens, including USDT on the TON network.
How TRON works
The consensus is Delegated Proof of Stake: a block comes out every 3 seconds and is assembled by 27 Super Representatives elected by TRX holders. You can avoid paying the fee directly: by staking TRX you get bandwidth and energy resources. If the resources are not enough, the network burns part of your TRX as payment.
What TRON is for
TRX pays for transactions and smart-contract work on TRON — above all for sending USDT TRC20; besides that, the coin is staked and used for voting.