A New Standard for Cross-Chain Liquidity
Road Town, British Virgin Islands, January 15th, 2026 - USDT0, the unified liquidity network for Tether (USDT), the world's most widely used stablecoin, is celebrating its one-year anniversary. The network has achieved a significant milestone, surpassing over $63 billion in total value moved and handling over $431 million in bridge volume in the past 24 hours. Since its launch in January 2025, USDT0 has experienced rapid scaling, establishing a new benchmark for how stablecoin liquidity moves across various blockchain ecosystems.
“This milestone is really a reflection of the ecosystems and partners that chose to build with us,” said Lorenzo R., Co-Founder of USDT0. “Over the past year, we’ve worked closely with each ecosystem to understand what they needed from USDT liquidity and to evolve USDT0 inside their ecosystems. Connecting 18 major blockchain ecosystems this past year, reflects the depth of that collaboration and how far unified liquidity has come when it’s shaped by the builders and communities using it.”
Key Metrics and Achievements
The project's strong momentum is evident in its first-year performance metrics:
- •Over $63 billion+ in total value moved.
- •487,000+ transactions across 18 connected chains.
- •18 connected chains: Arbitrum, Berachain, Conflux, Corn, Ethereum, Flare, Hyperliquid, Ink, Mantle, Monad, Optimism, Plasma, Polygon, Rootstock, Sei, Stable, Unichain, and X Layer.
- •Over $431 million in bridge volume in the past 24 hours.
- •Ranked as the #1 most active omnichain token on LayerZero.
“USDT0 reflects how stablecoins can effectively leverage highly efficient tech to scale globally, with interoperability that is practical, ubiquitous and largely invisible to the end user,” said Paolo Ardiono, CEO of Tether. “By reducing friction and unifying liquidity across chains, USDT0 helps extend USDT’s role as a consistent settlement layer across diverse ecosystems. This kind of infrastructure is critical as stablecoins move from isolated deployments toward a truly unified on-chain dollar system.”
Foundational Innovations in the First Year
In its inaugural year, USDT0 introduced two significant advancements to the industry. The Legacy Mesh feature enables direct connections to native USDT deployments across major networks. This allows capital to move cross-chain without the need for wrappers or synthetic representations, thereby enhancing settlement clarity for developers, market makers, and institutions.
“USDT0 has been one of the highest-leverage launches in the LayerZero ecosystem because it proves that money powered by LayerZero, is better money technology,” said Arjun Arora, Head of Crypto at LayerZero. “By using the OFT standard, USDT0 gave DeFi a highly mobile-dollar that is able to scale liquidity to any chain, capable of meeting any level of demand.”
Furthermore, USDT0 expanded its unified liquidity framework beyond the US dollar. The launch of XAUT0 for tokenized gold and CNHT0 for offshore yuan settlement demonstrates the evolution of its omnichain model into a multi-asset liquidity layer. This allows non-USD assets to move and settle with the same consistency and efficiency as USDT.
“As the first ecosystem to launch CNHt0 alongside USDT0, Conflux is thrilled to pioneer the expansion of liquidity beyond USD stablecoins,” said Fan Long, CEO at Conflux. “CNH settles trillions in goods and services, making it a critical pillar for the next phase of mass blockchain adoption – from unlocking new pathways for cross-border commerce to empowering emerging markets.”
Looking Ahead: Consolidation and Strategic Growth
As USDT0 enters its second year, the focus is shifting from rapid expansion to deeper consolidation. The network aims to strengthen its position in core ecosystems by increasing USDT0 supply, boosting on-chain volumes, and enhancing throughput. Selective integration of new ecosystems that are already familiar with USDT and USDT0 tokens will also be a priority.
“USDT0 enabled Plasma to launch as the largest chain by day-one stablecoin liquidity in history, with deposits into Aave on Plasma reaching $5.9b within 48 hours of mainnet launch,” said Paul Faecks, CEO at Plasma. “This makes Plasma the second-largest Aave market globally. The concentrated liquidity model with USDT0 as the primary dollar asset creates deep markets supporting leverage and yield-looping strategies at scale.”
“In 2025, Tether’s stablecoin on Polygon has been upgraded from USDT to Polygon-native USDT0, simplifying transactions and deepening liquidity in a growing stablecoin and payments ecosystem,” said Aishwary Gupta, Global Head of Payments, RWA, & Exchanges at Polygon. “Polygon ended the year 2025 with the more active USDT0 senders than all other chains combined and the number of highest transactions.”
These collective achievements highlight USDT0's rapid integration as core infrastructure for cross-chain liquidity, setting the stage for a more integrated and programmable stablecoin economy in the future.
About USDT0
USDT0 is the unified liquidity network for USDT, designed to simplify cross-chain movement without fragmented pools or complex bridges. Serving as the unified gateway for USDT interoperability and expansion, USDT0 enhances accessibility and unlocks new use cases for Tether holders, businesses, and DeFi platforms. With a commitment to efficiency and scalability, USDT0 is redefining how USDT operates across networks.
About Everdawn Labs
Everdawn Labs is a leading software development consultancy specializing in creating bespoke software solutions that foster innovation, efficiency, and growth within the digital asset ecosystem. Everdawn Labs manages and operates USDT0, the unified liquidity network for USDT, XAUt0, the omnichain deployment of Tether Gold (XAUt), and Alloy by Tether, a gold-backed, USD-denominated Tethered Asset.