TRON Transitions to Native Blockchain with Odyssey 2.0 Release

TRON, the tenth largest cryptocurrency by market cap, is beginning its transition from the Ethereum blockchain to a public blockchain produced by the TRON Foundation and a community of developers around the world.

In a blog posted on Medium, Justin Sun, CEO and founder of the TRON Foundation, lauded the release as a historic moment for the company's goal of decentralizing the internet.

"Today, I announce with confidence that development for TRON Mainnet, Odyssey 2.0 is complete and all materials have been submitted to Github. From this day forth, the TRON community will be able to download and run TRON's official mainnet Odyssey 2.0 on the TRON Github page."

Of course, TRON's emergence as one of the most popular blockchain platforms didn't occur without a little assistance.

TRON acknowledged Ethereum's role in helping the company achieve its early fundraising acquisitions and initial platform proliferation.

More specifically, Ethereum's slow adoption of modern blockchain standards and what TRON describes as "An authoritarian system dominated by the foundation and develop team" initiated the move.

Developing an independent blockchain capable of achieving TRON's goals is a significant undertaking.

In his comments on the platform's release, Sun noted the extensive efforts of the TRON development community to create an entirely new platform in just three months.

Although it officially launched on May 31st, Odyssey 2.0 will remain in beta testing throughout June, and it will formally transition on June 25th. TRON is billing this date as the network's Independence Day.

At this time, TRON token migration will be complete, and they will operate as an independent blockchain entity.