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TRON Academy Concludes UC Berkeley Workshop on PayFi and DeFi

The campus session reflects TRON DAO’s drive to build a practical Web3 talent pipeline through its university program.

Overview

  • TRON DAO held the November 14 workshop at UC Berkeley, framing it as part of an expanding academic network.
  • Community spokesperson Sam Elfarra led roughly 30 students through the TRON ecosystem and emerging Web3 sectors.
  • Curriculum topics included Payment Finance such as instant settlement and cross-border transfers alongside broader DeFi use cases.
  • Following the presentation, TRON DAO met with student leaders to gather feedback and identify ways to strengthen blockchain programming on campus.
  • TRON cited TRONSCAN data for November 2025 showing over 346 million accounts, more than 12 billion transactions, and above $23 billion in TVL.