USDT0, the interoperability layer carrying USA₮ and broader USDT liquidity across chains, is now live on Stellar, unlocking more than $180B in USDT liquidity on the payment-focused network — confirmed by Stellar itself on March 26. The same digital dollar that already settles across 20+ chains now works on one of the longest-running payment networks, built for global payments and financial access.
The USAT Mainnet Faucet is now live, built by Self and Google Cloud, allowing verified humans to claim USA₮ — a regulated US dollar stablecoin issued by Anchorage and supported by Tether — on the Celo network. Builders must first verify their identity through Self's proof-of-humanity system before claiming free USA₮ from the faucet.
Tether Investments announces a strategic investment in LayerZero Labs, the developer of the interoperability protocol and OFT standard that powers USDT0, which had facilitated over $70 billion in cross-chain transfers at the time.
Stable's v1.2.0 mainnet upgrade replaces gUSDT with USDT0 as the network's native gas token, unifying gas fees and settlement in a single stablecoin flow without wrapping.
Tether launches USA₮ (USAT), a dollar-backed stablecoin issued by Anchorage Digital Bank under the GENIUS Act, with USDT0 powering its cross-chain expansion to additional networks.
USDT0 and XAUt0 deploy natively on Solana via the Legacy Mesh, connecting Solana to native USDT across Ethereum, Tron, TON, and other chains, representing over $175 billion in circulation.
Plasma, a stablecoin-native Layer 1, launches its mainnet with USDT0 as the anchor stablecoin, making it the largest chain by day-one stablecoin liquidity in history.
USDT0 introduces XAUt0, the omnichain evolution of Tether Gold (XAUt), built on LayerZero's OFT standard. Each token represents ownership of one troy ounce of physical gold stored in a Swiss vault, first deployed on TON.
Self and Google Cloud launched the USAT Mainnet Faucet on Celo, enabling verified humans to claim USA₮, a regulated US dollar stablecoin issued by Anchorage and supported by Tether.
The Legacy Mesh goes live with Arbitrum One as the hub, linking native USDT on Ethereum, Tron, and TON to the USDT0 omnichain ecosystem through a shared, non-custodial infrastructure.
Tether and LayerZero Labs announce USDT0, an omnichain version of USDT built on the LayerZero OFT standard using a lock-and-mint model. First deployed on Ink, Kraken's Ethereum L2.
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