Tether will stop supporting USD₮ on five blockchains starting September 1, 2025. These include Omni, Bitcoin Cash SLP, Kusama, EOS, and Algorand. The company announced this move after reviewing its infrastructure and network usage.
This move seeks to make the platforms more efficient and shift attention to higher-scale and more active networks. The business considered user activity and trends in demand, as well as the response of partners, prior to the decision. With time, the use and volume on these five blockchains declined.
With newer chains gaining popularity, the older chains were becoming less viable for Tether’s prospects. Tether seeks to align itself with chains that have higher-value incentives and allow for future growth. The team sees brighter futures through busier chains with greater developer usage.
Tether prepares for the future of digital finance
These are existing Layer 2 solutions and fast-growing chains. Tether believes that such a course of direction will better foster the growth of stablecoin adoption. Tether seeks to support ecosystems with better speed, security, and cross-chain functionality as well.
They are key to building strong digital finance infrastructure. With fewer assets committed to legacy infrastructure, the company can afford to spend money on scalable and expanding ecosystems. The company pushed the users to take action by the cutoff date.
Tether holders can claim their USD₮ from such chains or ask for a transfer to a compatible chain. Non-direct clients can transfer their tokens via third-party services, as agreed upon with such services. Tether’s action shows how the space for digital assets keeps transforming.
Tether shifts focus to faster Blockchains
A number of the networks are falling behind the speed of growth or customer demands anymore. Others are providing faster growth and healthier societies. Tether aims to stay aligned with such trends. By closing support for defunct networks, Tether continues to prioritize versatility as well as global accessibility.
The company will also establish more connections with new chains that have new capabilities and active communities. Those chains are new DeFi-based chains and fast Layer 2 chains. That’s a complete direction shift.
Tether is preparing for the future when scale, speed, and developer input are bigger than legacy systems. As the future moves forward with blockchain, stablecoins must keep pace. Tether’s latest upgrade demonstrates the direction.
