Months after announcing plans to extend support for USDT stablecoin to the Avalanche blockchain, popular stablecoin issuer Tether has finally launched its dollar-indexed cryptocurrency on the eco-friendly network.
USDT Now Available on Avalanche
With USDT launching on Avalanche, users can now transfer the largest stablecoin by market capitalization at a relatively lower cost, and the transactions will be settled instantly, as Tether’s CTO, Paolo Ardoino, explained:
“We are delighted to launch USDT on Avalanche, providing its growing and vibrant community with access to the most liquid, stable and reliable stablecoin in the digital token space.”
Notably, Tether’s USDT integration on Avalanche would contribute to the growth and sustainability of the network, as well as foster the usage of stablecoins across the DeFi ecosystem.
“USDT on Avalanche is essential for DeFi users,” said Emin Gün Sirer, director of the Avalanche Foundation.
Tether chose to launch its stablecoin on Avalanche because the network is one of the biggest blockchains at the moment, offering users lots of opportunities, such as faster settlement, low-cost transactions, and a platform to build and host decentralized applications.
Avalanche is an open source network that allows decentralized application developers to easily deploy dApps without incurring high costs in the process.
The Avalanche team combines both Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatibility and Solidify to expedite transactions and enable Ethereum developers to move their applications over to the network, Ardoino added.
Tether’s wave of expansion continues
Tether’s USDT is currently the largest stable coin in the industry, with a market cap of $ 75.2 billion. The coin is also ranked as the fourth-largest cryptocurrency, according to data from CoinGecko.
Despite its phenomenal growth and widespread adoption, Tether Operations Limited, the company behind stablecoin, is not looking to slow the expansion of USDT support on various blockchains.
At the moment, USDT operates on 14 blockchains, including Ethereum, Solana, Algorand, Omni, and Binance Smart Chain (BSC), among others.
The stablecoin issuer is still planning to bring more DLT networks online in the near future. As reported in April, Tether indicated intentions to launch USDT on Polkadot and Kusama blockchains, taking advantage of the networks’ parachain feature.
