{"id":6535,"date":"2026-02-11T06:12:55","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T06:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=6535"},"modified":"2026-02-11T06:12:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T06:12:55","slug":"tether-backs-layerzero-in-bet-on-cross-chain-stablecoin-infrastructure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=6535","title":{"rendered":"Tether Backs LayerZero in Bet on Cross-Chain Stablecoin Infrastructure"},"content":{"rendered":"

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  • Tether Investments has acquired a strategic stake in LayerZero Labs to advance cross-chain infrastructure and support its omnichain stablecoin, USDt0.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Built on the OFT standard, USDt0 allows USDT to move across multiple blockchains like Kraken\u2019s Ink and Berachain without fragmented liquidity or traditional bridge risks.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino views the partnership as essential \u201cplumbing\u201d for a future agentic AI economy, facilitating rapid, low-cost micro-payments managed by software agents.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    Tether has taken a strategic stake in LayerZero Labs, as the USDT issuer believes that AI and blockchain infrastructure will play a huge role in Tether\u2019s push for agentic AI.\u00a0<\/p>\n

    The investment backs USDt0, Tether\u2019s omnichain version of USDT, built on LayerZero\u2019s Omnichain Fungible Token (OFT) standard. The setup locks USDT on Ethereum and issues an equivalent token on other networks, aiming to avoid the usual mix of wrapped assets and fragmented liquidity.\u00a0<\/p>\n

    Related: Ethereum Whale Buys the Dip as Corporate Giant Scoops $42M in ETH During Crash<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Plumbing For Agentic AI<\/h2>\n

    Paolo Ardoino, Tether\u2019s CEO, pitched the deal as plumbing for an \u201cagentic AI\u201d economy where software agents move stablecoins constantly and cheaply. LayerZero CEO Bryan Pellegrino framed Tether\u2019s backing as validation after USDt0\u2019s early traction.<\/p>\n

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    LayerZero Labs has built interoperability technology that allows digital assets to be transferred in real-time across any transport layer and distributed ledger, enabling a fundamental utility within the financial industry. This enables digital assets to serve the infinite agentic AI economy that will require such primitives to orchestrate micro-payments at an unprecedented scale.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

    \n Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    Tether positioned the investment as part of a broader portfolio push spanning AI, biotech, energy, and remittances, with stablecoins as settlement rails.<\/p>\n

    LayerZero sells itself as cross-chain messaging with decentralised oracles and relayers that pass messages between blockchains so assets can move without traditional bridges.<\/p>\n

    USDt0 first appeared on Kraken\u2019s Ink L2 and is slated to expand to chains including Berachain and MegaETH.\u00a0<\/p>\n

    Tether said USDt0 has already handled more than US$70 billion (AU$107 billion) in cross-chain transfers in under 12 months since an early 2025 rollout tied to Everdawn Labs\u2019 implementation. The same stack has also been used for an omnichain version of Tether\u2019s gold token, XAUt0.<\/p>\n

    Read more: Quantum Panic Over Bitcoin? CoinShares Says the Risk Is Real \u2013 but Far From a Crisis<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

    LayerZero,Stablecoins,Tether#Tether #Backs #LayerZero #Bet #CrossChain #Stablecoin #Infrastructure1770790375<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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