The Aptos Labs announced via X on Monday that Tether will launch its U.S. dollar-pegged Tether tokens (“USDT”) on the Aptos Network. The move is part of Tether’s broader strategy to make digital currency more accessible and valuable globally, capitalizing on Aptos’ advanced blockchain technology and exceptional speed and scalability.
USDT’s integration on the Aptos blockchain will also bring the advantage of extremely low gas fees, costing only a fraction of a penny. This feature will significantly reduce the cost of transactions, making it economically viable for a broader range of use cases, from microtransactions to large-scale enterprise operations.
Aptos is a scalable layer-1 blockchain based on the Move programming language. APT is the project's native token. APT is up by less than 1%, trading at $6.14 per coin.