Tether, the issuer of $USDT, the world’s largest stablecoin, announced a strategic investment in LayerZero Labs, the creator of the interoperability infrastructure used by USDT0.
This investment reflects Tether’s confidence in LayerZero Labs’ engineering capabilities, application background, and its role in enhancing interoperability as a core infrastructure.
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino said the following about the investment: “Tether is investing in infrastructure that already provides real-world benefits. LayerZero Labs has developed interoperability technology that enables the real-time transfer of digital assets across any transport layer and distributed ledger, providing a fundamental benefit in the financial sector. This makes it possible for digital assets to serve the infinite agent AI economy, which will need such fundamental elements to facilitate micro-payments on an unprecedented scale.”
LayerZero CEO Bryan Pellegrino said, “Tether is a company the world admires. They have brought the vision of borderless money to life. The success of USDt0 was a significant milestone. Tether’s deepening commitment with this investment is the final confirmation. We are excited to continue building the infrastructure for global permissionless markets together.”
*This is not investment advice.