Polygon PoS Dominates USDT Market After Native Upgrade

🏆 Polygon Takes USDT Crown

By Polygon
Sep 4, 2025, 4:04 PM
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Polygon PoS now controls 47% of USDT supply following its upgrade to native USDT0 standard.​

The upgrade brings several key improvements:

  • Faster transactions with lower fees
  • Enhanced liquidity across the network
  • Native interoperability powered by LayerZero
  • Cross-chain compatibility with 40+ networks via Stargate

Polygon's 6M+ wallets now have access to both USDT0 and XAUt0 (Tether Gold's omnichain version).​

The native USDT0 implementation eliminates bridging friction while maintaining full composability with existing DeFi protocols.​

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