USDT0 Becomes the Largest and Fastest-Growing Cross-Chain Liquidity Network, $63 Billion Moved in One Year
Road Town, British Virgin Islands, January 15th, 2026, Chainwire
Today, USDT0, the unified liquidity network for the world’s most widely used stablecoin Tether (USDT), celebrates its one-year anniversary, surpassing over $63 billion in total value moved, with over $431M in bridge volume, in the past 24 hours. Since launching in January 2025, USDT0 has scaled faster than any cross-chain liquidity network before it, establishing a new standard for how stablecoin liquidity moves across 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.”
The project’s momentum is reflected in the year-one key metrics:
- Over $63B+ total value moved
- 487k+ 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 $431M in bridge volume, in the past 24 hours,
- #1 most active omnichain token on LayerZero
“USDT0 reflects how stablecoins can effectively leverage highly efficient tech to 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.”
In its first year, USDT0 delivered two foundational shifts to the industry. Through its Legacy Mesh, USDT0 connects directly to native USDT deployments across major networks, enabling capital to move cross-chain without wrappers or synthetic representations and improving 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.”
In parallel, USDT0 extended the same unified liquidity framework beyond US dollars, launching XAUT0 for tokenized gold and CNHT0 for offshore yuan settlement, demonstrating how its omnichain model is evolving into a multi-asset liquidity layer where non-USD assets can 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.”
As USDT0 enters its second year, the focus is shifting from rapid expansion to deeper consolidation, doubling down on the core ecosystems the network already supports to grow USDT0 supply, increase on-chain volumes, and strengthen throughput, while selectively integrating new ecosystems that are already familiar with USDT and USDT0 tokens.
“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.”
Together, these milestones underscore how quickly USDT0 has become core infrastructure for cross-chain liquidity, setting the stage for an even more integrated and programmable stablecoin economy in the years ahead. For more information, visit USDT0.to or follow USDT0 on Twitter @USDT0.
About USDT0
USDT0, the unified liquidity network for USDT, simplifies cross-chain movement without fragmented pools or complex bridges. As the unified gateway for USDT interoperability and expansion, USDT0 simplifies cross-chain liquidity, enhances accessibility, and unlocks new use cases for Tether holders, businesses, and DeFi platforms. With a focus on efficiency and scalability, USDT0 is redefining how USDT operates across networks. For more information, visit USDT0.to or follow us on Twitter @USDT0.
About Everdawn Labs
Everdawn Labs is a premier software development consultancy, specializing in crafting bespoke software solutions that drive innovation, efficiency, and growth in 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 USD-denominated Tethered Asset backed by gold. For more information, visit everdawn.to.