{"id":94150,"date":"2026-02-10T20:35:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T17:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=94150"},"modified":"2026-02-10T20:40:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T17:40:16","slug":"tether-becomes-strategic-investor-in-layerzero-labs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/tether-becomes-strategic-investor-in-layerzero-labs\/","title":{"rendered":"Tether Becomes Strategic Investor in LayerZero Labs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The company <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-tether-usdt\">Tether<\/a>, issuer of the <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-are-stablecoins\">stablecoin<\/a> USDT, has announced strategic investments in LayerZero Labs, a developer of interoperability protocols.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tether Announces Strategic Investment in LayerZero Labs, Creator of the Interoperability Infrastructure Used by USDt0<br \/>Learn more: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xAxCtquIij\">https:\/\/t.co\/xAxCtquIij<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tether (@tether) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tether\/status\/2021225940123013626?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 10, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to the statement, the investment reflects support for the production-ready blockchain interoperability infrastructure used in the crypto industry.<\/p>\n<p>Combined with Tether&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/tether-unveils-open-source-wallet-development-kit\">wallet development kit<\/a>, the LayerZero platform serves as a foundation for payments, settlements, and storage of digital assets in real-world conditions, and is ideally suited for financial operations by AI agents, the company emphasized.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout 2025, the LayerZero protocol was used by Everdawn Labs to develop and <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/omnichain-versions-of-usdt-and-xaut-launched-on-solana\">launch<\/a> omnichain versions of the \u201cstablecoins\u201d USDT0 and XAUT0.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cBuilt on LayerZero&#8217;s Omnichain Fungible Token standard, these products have demonstrated that stablecoins and <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-are-tokenised-assets\">tokenized assets<\/a> can move seamlessly between blockchains without fragmentation or loss of liquidity,\u201d Tether highlighted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In less than 12 months since its launch, USDT0 facilitated <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-are-cross-chain-bridges\">cross-chain<\/a> transactions exceeding $70 billion. The company described this as tangible proof of LayerZero&#8217;s global compatibility technology, which serves as \u201ccritical infrastructure for supporting major assets.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cTether is envied worldwide. They have realized the concept of cross-border money. The success of USDT0 was a significant step. Strengthening the company&#8217;s position through these investments is further evidence of its importance. We are excited to continue working together to create global decentralized markets,\u201d said LayerZero CEO Brian Pellegrino.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Earlier, Tether&#8217;s net profit for 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/tethers-annual-profit-surpasses-10-billion\">exceeded $10 billion<\/a>. The company accumulated a reserve of <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/tethers-gold-reserves-reach-148-tonnes-says-jefferies\">148 tonnes of gold<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tether, issuer of the stablecoin USDT, has announced strategic investments in LayerZero Labs, a developer of interoperability protocols.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":94151,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"Tether invests in LayerZero Labs, enhancing blockchain interoperability.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1558,52,1349,1245],"class_list":["post-94150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-interoperability","tag-investments","tag-layerzero","tag-tether-usdt"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"179","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"Tether invests in LayerZero Labs, enhancing blockchain interoperability.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94150"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94150\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":94152,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94150\/revisions\/94152"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/94151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}