Stablecoin Issuer Tether Announces Launch of USDT on Aptos (APT) Network
The firm behind the largest US dollar-pegged stablecoin by market cap will soon be launching on another layer-1 blockchain. According to a new announcement from Tether, USDT will soon be available on Aptos (APT), a high-speed Ethereum (ETH) rival blockchain built for scalability. “Tether, the largest company in the digital assets industry, today announced that they will soon be launching U.S. dollar-pegged Tether tokens (‘USDT’) on the Aptos Network. This integration is part of Tether’s broader strategy to make digital currency more accessible and useful globally, capitalizing on Aptos’ advanced blockchain technology and exceptional speed and scalability… Recent data highlights significant ecosystem growth; average daily active users increased from 96K in January to 170K in July of 2024. Additionally, a record-breaking 157 million transactions were processed in a single day in May 2024.” Aptos utilizes a Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensu...