Tether’s recent report highlights its expanding dominance in the cryptocurrency industry, with over 109 million on-chain wallets now holding USDT. This number is fast nearing the 128 million wallets carrying Ethereum and more than twice the count of Bitcoin wallets.
Tether also revealed that on-chain USDT deposits have been made into 86 million accounts housed on centralized systems. These numbers highlight USDT’s growing importance in the global financial system, especially as it becomes more popular in markets all around.
Source: Tether
USDT: A Lifeline for Emerging Markets and Dominant in Digital Payments
USDT’s value in emerging nations is mostly responsible for this amazing acceptance; almost 46% of the 4.5 billion online visits to centralized exchanges during the first three quarters of 2024. For areas where access to traditional banking services is still restricted, USDT has evolved into a lifeline.
For those and companies looking to participate in worldwide trade and transactions free from the volatility usually linked with other cryptocurrencies, its accessibility, stability, and dependability provide an alternative.
As of November 1, 2024, Tether also found that 54 million wallets on-chain contain more than one cent’s worth of USDT. Given that other stablecoins only account for 13.8 million wallets, this makes up a sizable share of the stablecoin market.
The 4:1 adoption ratio in comparison to rival stablecoins emphasizes USDT’s leadership in the digital payments market’s confidence. The widespread popularity of USDT demonstrates its usefulness as a tool for daily transactions and remittances, as well as a reliable value store.
Bridging Traditional Finance and Blockchain for Global Economic Access
The confidence that Tether’s technology and infrastructure inspire—that of retail and institutional users—reflects the exponential increase in USDT adoption.
Particularly in regions where economic uncertainty has fueled demand for dollar-denominated digital assets, its capacity to link traditional finance with blockchain-based solutions has been rather effective. Without depending on traditional financial intermediaries, USDT provides an easily available and effective way of protecting money, moving value, and engaging in the worldwide economy.
Apart from growing its user base, Tether is innovating. Previously, CNF reported that Tether has made investments in Quantoz Payments to release EURQ and USDQ e-money tokens compliant with MiCA.
These tokens guarantee safe and compliant transactions, therefore improving regulated digital payments in Europe by following MiCA criteria. This strategic move advances blockchain technology and shows Tether’s commitment to delivering robust, regulated financial solutions that seamlessly integrate with existing payment systems.
Besides that, as we previously reported, Tether has debuted Hadron, a tool meant to transform asset tokenization on all kinds of financial markets. Emphasizing compliance and smooth incorporation into traditional markets, Hadron helps different asset types be tokenized.
Tether is opening new financial prospects for governments and companies alike by linking digital and traditional assets. The platform seeks to revolutionize asset management, trading, and usage, thereby building a safe and effective ecosystem that promotes development and creativity.