Tether’s USDT Goes Live on Kaia Blockchain—Asia’s Stablecoin Market Heats Up

Tether just planted its flag in Asian crypto infrastructure, with USDT now live on Kaia’s blockchain. Another domino falls in stablecoin’s relentless march toward global liquidity dominance—bankers’ lunch money just got more competitive.

The move signals deeper Web3 integration for Asia’s payment corridors, where dollar-pegged tokens increasingly bypass sluggish traditional rails. Kaia joins a growing list of chains hosting USDT—because when 99% of crypto trades involve stablecoins, every blockchain wants a piece of the action.

Fun side-effect: Another ‘decentralized’ project now relies on centralized stablecoins for actual utility. The irony’s thicker than a bank’s compliance manual.

Tether Taps LINE’s 196 Million Active User Base with USDT Integration

The initiative will enable users to receive rewards in USDT by completing several missions within Mini Dapps. Further, users can send and receive the dollar-pegged stablecoin directly through the in-app wallet on LINE Messenger, the release noted.

“Tether’s native launch on Kaia is another step toward making stablecoins accessible to millions of mainstream users,” said Paolo Ardoino, Tether’s CEO.

“Through LINE NEXT’s blockchain infrastructure, over 200 million LINE users will now have a straightforward way to engage with digital assets in everyday life.”

The adoption will help establish a “dollar-based gateway” in Asia, claims Youngsu Ko, CEO of LINE NEXT.

Tether Consistently Mints New Tokens

The integration comes days after Tether minted $1 billion USDT on May 5, on the TRON network. The minting of new tokens brings the total USDT on Tron to $71.4 billion, the company report said.

ARKHAM ALERT: $1,000,000,000 USDT MINTED JUST NOW pic.twitter.com/h2JTETn8QM

Further, the crypto firm reported a $1 billion operating profit in Q1 2025, driven by strong returns on its U.S. Treasury holdings. There is already $72.8 billion USDT on the Ethereum network.