Breaking: Tether to Axe USDT Support on Five Legacy Chains by September 1

Tether drops the hammer—USDT gets the boot from five legacy blockchains in under two months. No more Band-Aids for aging infrastructure.

Which chains got cut? The company isn’t naming names yet, but expect migration chaos as projects scramble to bridge assets. Pro tip: Check your wallets.

Timing is… interesting. Just as Layer 2 activity heats up, Tether streamlines its multi-chain strategy. Coincidence? Or a nudge toward ‘efficient’ centralization?

Closing thought: When the world’s most controversial stablecoin starts pruning networks, even Bitcoin maxis might whisper ‘good governance.’ (Then immediately regret it.)

Tether to bring USDT to new chains

Tether plans to expand its USDT issuance to new L2 chains, especially those with native DeFi projects. USDT remains one of the key sources of liquidity for DeFi, lending, and DEX pairs. 

The decision to issue more USDT on new chains will depend on developer activity, as well as user engagement metrics. 

Targeting L2 chains means Tether will try to catch up with Circle for its USDC usage. Currently, Arbitrum is the leading L2 in terms of stablecoin supply, mostly driven by USDC adoption. Arbitrum is one of the chains used to carry USDC for DeFi. Base is the other network with a robust USDC supply. 

Tether continues to mint USDT on TRON, with another 1B tokens created in the past 24 hours. For 2025 to date, Tether has minted 22B USDT on TRON, on increasing demand and circulation. TRON is becoming the leading chain for USDT in terms of daily users, once again surpassing the supply on Ethereum. 

The latest prints expanded the total supply of stablecoins above $250B, as Tether broke above 160B tokens. In the past month alone, USDT added another 2.42% to its supply, while USDC expanded by 2.01%. 

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