- Tether has launched native USDT on the Celo blockchain.
- Projects across the Celo ecosystem—covering P2P payments, lending, and remittances—will integrate the stablecoin into their operations.
Tether’s USDT is now live on Celo, a mobile-first, EVM-compatible blockchain designed for easy access and low-cost transactions.
The addition of USDT on Celo’s mainnet strengthens the platform’s stablecoin adoption and supports use cases tied to real-world assets (RWAs).
“This expansion introduces USDT to Celo’s robust ecosystem with over 1,000 partners in 150 countries, including Opera MiniPay’s ultralight stablecoin wallet in Kenya and Ghana, among other countries,” the Celo Foundation said in a recent blog post.
Tether and Celo first announced their partnership on March 11. At that time, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino described the integration as a significant step forward in bringing crypto to millions of users globally.
Ardoino also noted that Tether would leverage Celo’s capabilities to improve USDT’s accessibility and usability for everyday mobile users.
Celo partners to adopt USDT
After the USDT launch, cLabs, a core contributor to the Celo network, disclosed plans for a proposal to make USDT an official gas fee token, which could streamline transactions for users and developers on the platform.
The Celo ecosystem includes more than 1,000 builders across 150 countries. Over 20 partners plan to use native USDT for a variety of applications, including on-chain savings, lending, peer-to-peer transactions, remittances, and cross-border payments.
Notable projects preparing to integrate native USDT on Celo include the point-of-sale platform Ammer Pay, crypto-fiat exchange Bitmama, regulated stablecoin on/off ramp Yellow Card, and DeFi platform HaloFi. These integrations aim to expand payment options and increase the efficiency of financial services for users in emerging markets and beyond.
By bringing USDT to a mobile-optimized blockchain like Celo, Tether and its partners expect to facilitate faster, cheaper, and more accessible stablecoin payments, supporting real-world use cases and broader crypto adoption.