On January 15, 2026, USDT0, a unified liquidity platform dedicated to facilitating the transfer of Tether's widely employed stablecoin, USDT, commemorates its one-year anniversary by surpassing a remarkable milestone—moving over $63 billion in total value since its inception. Within the last 24 hours alone, USDT0 has facilitated bridge transactions exceeding $431 million. This achievement positions the network as the fastest scaling cross-chain liquidity platform to date, setting a new precedent for the movement of stablecoin liquidity across multiple blockchain networks.
Lorenzo R., Co-Founder of USDT0, reflected on the accomplishment, emphasizing the pivotal role of the collaborating ecosystems and partners who have integrated USDT0. He noted, "Our progress derives directly from the tailored collaborations with various blockchain ecosystems, allowing USDT0 to evolve in alignment with their unique liquidity needs. Linking 18 major blockchains within the past year exemplifies the depth of these partnerships and the maturation of unified liquidity shaped by active builders and their communities."
USDT0’s substantial momentum is quantified by its primary performance indicators for the initial year:
- More than $63 billion total value transacted
- Over 487,000 transactions processed across 18 interconnected blockchains
- Daily bridge volume exceeding $431 million within the past 24 hours
- Recognition as the top omnichain token regarding activity on LayerZero
The 18 integrated chains currently connected via USDT0 include Arbitrum, Berachain, Conflux, Corn, Ethereum, Flare, Hyperliquid, Ink, Mantle, Monad, Optimism, Plasma, Polygon, Rootstock, Sei, Stable, Unichain, and X Layer, illustrating the extensive blockchain footprint it supports.
CEO of Tether, Paolo Ardiono, commented on USDT0’s capabilities, stating, "USDT0 exemplifies how stablecoins can harness efficient technology to achieve scale on a global level, offering interoperability that users perceive as seamless and largely invisible. By diminishing transactional friction and creating unified liquidity across chains, USDT0 expands USDT’s utility as a consistent settlement medium across varied ecosystems. This infrastructure is vital as stablecoins transition from siloed deployments toward a cohesive, on-chain global dollar system."
Throughout its first operational year, USDT0 has introduced two significant industry advancements. Firstly, through its Legacy Mesh architecture, USDT0 establishes direct connections to native USDT implementations on major blockchains. This approach enables capital transfer across networks without reliance on wrapped or synthetic tokens, enhancing transactional transparency and settlement precision for developers, market makers, and institutional participants.
Arjun Arora, LayerZero’s Head of Crypto, remarked, "USDT0 represents one of LayerZero’s most impactful launches, illustrating that integrating money with LayerZero’s technology creates superior monetary solutions. Implementing the OFT (Omnichain Fungible Token) standard has endowed DeFi with a highly adaptable digital dollar, capable of scaling liquidity efficiently across any blockchain while meeting diverse demand levels."
Simultaneously, USDT0 has extended its unified liquidity framework beyond the US dollar by introducing XAUT0, based on tokenized gold, and CNHT0, facilitating offshore yuan settlements. This broadening of asset coverage demonstrates the network’s evolution into a multi-asset liquidity infrastructure, supporting consistent and efficient movement and settlement of non-USD tokens equivalently to USDT.
Fan Long, CEO of Conflux, highlighted the significance of launching CNHT0 alongside USDT0, stating, "As the first ecosystem to deploy CNHT0, we are proud to expand liquidity channels beyond USD stablecoins. The offshore yuan settles transactions worth trillions of dollars globally, marking it a cornerstone for the coming advancements in mass blockchain adoption—from enabling cross-border commerce opportunities to empowering emerging market economies."
Entering its second year, USDT0 is transitioning its focus from rapid network growth to reinforcing its presence within established ecosystems. This strategy involves increasing the circulation of USDT0 within current supported chains, boosting on-chain transactional volumes, enhancing capacity, and selectively onboarding additional ecosystems familiar with USDT and USDT0 tokens.
Paul Faecks, Plasma's CEO, observed, "USDT0 empowered Plasma to achieve record stablecoin liquidity at mainnet inception, with more than $5.9 billion deposited into Aave within 48 hours, making Plasma the second-largest Aave market globally. The concentrated liquidity model, with USDT0 as the principal dollar asset, underpins expansive markets supporting leverage trading and yield-looping strategies at scale."
Aishwary Gupta, Global Head of Payments, RWA, and Exchanges at Polygon, added, "In 2025, Polygon’s USDT deployment was upgraded to native USDT0, simplifying transactions and enriching liquidity within its growing stablecoin and payments ecosystem. The network ended the year with a higher number of active USDT0 senders than all other chains combined, reflecting significant transactional growth."
These benchmarks collectively underscore USDT0’s rapid establishment as foundational infrastructure for cross-chain liquidity. They pave the way for a progressively integrated, programmable stablecoin economy with more expansive and efficient interoperability in the near future. Further information is accessible at USDT0.to or via the network’s Twitter handle @USDT0.
About USDT0
USDT0 operates as the unified liquidity network for USDT, streamlining the complexities of cross-chain transfers by eliminating fragmented liquidity pools and complicated bridging mechanisms. It serves as the central hub for USDT interoperability, broadening accessibility and unlocking innovative use cases for Tether holders, enterprises, and decentralized finance platforms. Emphasizing scalability and efficiency, USDT0 is redefining operational dynamics of USDT across multiple blockchain environments. Additional details are available at USDT0.to and @USDT0 on Twitter.
About Everdawn Labs
Everdawn Labs is a leading software consultancy specializing in innovative software solutions for the digital asset sector. It operates and manages USDT0 and related projects including XAUT0—Tether Gold's omnichain token—and Alloy by Tether, a gold-backed, USD-denominated tethered asset. Visit everdawn.to for more information.