40% of all fees in the blockchain come from USDT transactions

CEO of the company Tether Paolo Ardoino claims that 40% of all fees in the blockchain come from USDT transactions. He noted that hundreds of millions of ETH users, Arbitum,BSC, Solana, Polygon, TON, Avalanche and Tron use the most popular one daily stablecoin The world.

40% of all fees in the blockchain are charged for sending USDT. This applies to 9 networks: ETH, Tron, TON, Solana, BSC, Avalanche, Arbitum, Polygon and Optimism, says the head Tether.

Ardoino stated that stablecoin protects families in emerging economies from inflation and currency devaluation. He added that blockchains focused on “lower gas fees” paid in USDT “will take over the world.”

At the same time, Ardoino explained that Tether has no plans to go public, even after expanding into the U.S. He said the company will remain focused on emerging markets, where it has an advantage over its competitors. Ardoino boasted that his company has had incredible success in emerging markets for more than a decade because it Tether better technology and understanding of this market segment than anyone else.

USDT usage also grew by 35 million wallets in the quarter. According to US Treasury Department statistics, as of Q2025 XNUMX Tether held more than $127 billion in U.S. Treasury bonds, putting the company on par with sovereign nations like Germany, South Korea, and the UAE.

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