The Polygon, a multi-chain scalability platform, upgraded to the USDT0 standard, the unified liquidity network that introduced the Omnichain versions of USDT and XAut.
USDT0 (USDT0) and XAUT0 (xaut0), Cross-chain liquidity Stablecoins Layerzero’s Omnichein activated fungible token (OFT), launches at Polygon blockchainThe USDT0 operator Everdawn Labs announced to cointelegraph on Wednesday.
Integration marks a significant milestone for xaut0, with a polygon that has been Second operating network for stablecoin after ton.
For the USDT0, the polygon became a 12 -supported blockchain, which reflects Stablecoin’s design to provide an “interoperability backbone” for Tether USDT (USDT), USDT0 co-founder Lorenzo R told cointelegraph.
What are USDT0 and XAUT0?
Unlike the underlying tether-operated stablecoins-dollar-pegged USDT and gold supported by gold (Xau) – USDT0 and XAUT0 are not directly backed by assets such as cash or gold. Instead, they have been mininted by depositing USDT or XAUT to a specific contract with Ethereum.
“The USDT0 works at the top of Tether’s main infrastructure, and it gives users and chains the ability to access their USDT tokens, to the networks they want,” Lorenzo R told Cointelegraph in May.
The USDT0, the Omnichain version of the USDT, lived in January 2025, for a decade after Tether USDT Stablecoin debuted as realcoin In October 2014.
XAut0 followed as soon as possible, with the USDT0 announcing its first deployment to the TON Blockchain in early June 2025.
Why Poligon?
USDT0 has rapidly expanded since its January launch, along with market capitalization Climbing to nearly $ 1.6 billion in two months. Conversely, Xaut0 gets traction more slowly, reaching just $ 2.5 million in market cap, According to in coingecko data.
The USDT0 has chosen to measure its ecosystem in Polygon because the network has grown to “one of the most powerful ecosystems” for Stablecoin payments, Decentralized Finance (DEFI) And adopting a business, Lorenzo R told cointelegraph.
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“With more than $ 1 billion in USDT liquidity and more than 6 million wallets, the polygon provides the size and community needed to make the USDT0 Facto transfer standard,” he said.
In addition, upgrading polygon infrastructure such as Agglayer and Bhilai Hardfork is making “good homes for Omnichain Liquidity,” Lorenzo R.
“By launching both USDT0 and XAut0 in Polygon, we open the seamless stablecoin metals and introduce native golden gold to one of the most widely used blockchain-a perfect match for defi, payment and institutional grade RWA (real-world asset) adoption,” he said. “
The news came as the Stablecoin market continued to get momentum. Tether’s USDT – the largest stablecoin by market capitalization – Nailed $ 167 billion in mid -August, while the gold token xauut Cross The $ 1 billion mark on the first time on August 8th.
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