Tether announces a new strategic deployment using cross-chain technology and partners with LayerZero Labs

OldLeekConfession · 2026-02-16T14:03:33+00:00

Tether has announced a partnership with LayerZero Labs to enhance cross-chain transfer technology for digital assets. This collaboration aims to improve global ecosystem usability and accelerate industry protocol standardization, particularly for micro-payments in the AI economy.

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2026-02-16 14:03:33

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Major stablecoin issuer Tether has officially announced a partnership with interoperability protocol company LayerZero Labs. This strategic alliance is expected to enhance cross-chain transfer technology for digital assets and improve convenience within the global ecosystem. Tether’s management has indicated that this partnership will support the development of more efficient and secure cross-chain technologies, potentially accelerating industry-wide protocol standardization.

LayerZero Labs’ Cross-Chain Protocol and Achievements

LayerZero Labs’ interoperability protocol is increasingly being adopted as a core technology supporting value transfer across multiple blockchains. In particular, this protocol plays a role as the infrastructure for cross-chain transfers of assets such as USDt and XAUt issued by Tether.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino suggested that the company’s USDt0 has achieved over $70 billion in cross-chain value transfers within less than 12 months since its launch, demonstrating the effectiveness of LayerZero technology on a global scale. This figure serves as a key indicator of the protocol’s market trust and practical utility.

Supporting Micro-Payments in the AI Economy Era

Ardoino further emphasized that LayerZero Labs’ technology is crucial for enabling real-time cross-chain transfers of digital assets, especially suited for micro-payment scenarios within the AI agent economy. In this next-generation economic model, autonomous AI agents will frequently perform small transactions, and the combination of Tether’s stablecoins with LayerZero’s cross-chain technology could provide an effective solution.

This partnership signals Tether’s commitment to further developing cross-chain technology through investment of capital and management resources, marking an important milestone toward enhancing interoperability within the digital asset ecosystem.

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