Many users transfer USDT from an exchange account (Binance, OKX, etc.) and then find the rented energy "useless". Here's why:
An exchange address ≠ your address
- The address an exchange gives you is a shared custody address — all users share the same on-chain address
- Energy/staking is calculated per on-chain address, so energy sent there belongs to the exchange, not to you
- We deliver energy per address; sending it to an exchange address means it can't be located or recovered
What to do instead
- Use a non-custodial wallet (TronLink, imToken, TP Wallet, etc.) to create your own address
- Use your own address to receive energy and send transfers
- Exchange addresses are only for withdrawing to your own wallet — never the target of an energy rental
How to tell
If you hold the private key / seed phrase, it's "your address". The address inside your exchange account is not.