USDT0 goes live on Stellar

USDT0 is now available on Stellar through Kraken, Freighter and SushiSwap. The Stellar Development Foundation says it can remove swap costs for partners already operating on the network. The Stellar Development Foundation says USDT0 is now live on Stellar, giving the network access to the global USDT liquidity pool shared across connected blockchain ecosystems.

The Stellar Development Foundation says USDT0 is built on LayerZero’s OFT interoperability standard and maintains a single supply backed 1:1 by USDT, rather than splitting liquidity into separate pools. The foundation says users moving the asset between supported chains do not need wrapped tokens or third-party tooling.

The size of the asset is part of the story. The foundation says USDT has more than $180 billion in market capitalization and is widely used in Latin America, Africa and Asia-Pacific, regions where Stellar has built payment infrastructure. Its stated network terms are sub-cent fees, five-second transaction finality and on/off-ramp coverage across 170+ countries.

For exchanges, fintechs, enterprises and payment service providers already using Stellar, the foundation says USDT0 could simplify payment flows and treasury management. Exchanges can offer USDT0 deposits, transfers and withdrawals; wallets and fintechs can let users send, receive and hold the asset; enterprises can manage USDC, EURC and USDT0 in a single treasury integration on one network.

Concretely, the asset is available now through Kraken, Freighter, Lobstr, Meru, Bitget, Fireblocks, BiLira Kripto, Kredete, Ramp Network and SushiSwap. That gives users in USDT-dominant markets a way to use the asset they already prefer on Stellar, while developers can build DeFi, or decentralized finance, services around it. The limits are clear: Exodus is only coming online soon, more wallets and integrations are still expected, and the fees, speed and geographic reach are figures attributed to Stellar’s foundation rather than an independent test cited in the announcement.