Tether’s USDT ecosystem has expanded to Stellar. This gives users on the payments-focused blockchain access to more than $180 billion in USDT liquidity through USDT0.
USDT0 will now connect Stellar to Tether’s broader stablecoin liquidity. The integration uses LayerZero’s OFT interoperability standard.
Stellar was originally designed around moving digital assets and cross-border payments.
The foundation has placed a huge focus on stablecoins, tokenized real-world assets and institutional infrastructure. These have become the key drivers of network activity.
There have been several stablecoins initiatives spearheaded by Stellar this year. In June, for instance, MoneyGram launched MGUSD, a dollar-denominated stablecoin built on Stellar.
Stellar's rather formidable ecosystem includes Circle’s USDC, Franklin Templeton’s BENJI and other stablecoin and asset-issuance projects.
Expanding liquidity stack
Stellar said stablecoin payment volume reached $5.5 billion in the first quarter of 2026, up 72% from a year earlier. At the same time, tokenized real-world assets on the network surpassed $2 billion shortly after the quarter ended.
USDT0 will let Stellar users access the same USDT liquidity available on other connected networks. That could make the network more attractive to exchanges, wallets, and other segments of the industry.
Tether is dominant in many emerging markets, including parts of Latin America, Africa and Asia-Pacific. In these regions, stablecoins are being adopted en masse for savings, remittances and dollar-denominated payments. USDT0 is initially available through wallets, exchanges and applications including Kraken, Freighter, Lobstr, Bitget, Fireblocks, Ramp Network and SushiSwap. Additional integrations are expected to take place in the future.
Dan Burgin
U.Today Editorial Team
