{"id":413484,"date":"2024-04-19T14:23:58","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T13:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=413484"},"modified":"2024-04-19T14:33:43","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T13:33:43","slug":"tether-coming-to-telegram-through-ton-blockchain-amid-11-billion-wider-minting-spree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/tether-coming-to-telegram-through-ton-blockchain-amid-11-billion-wider-minting-spree\/","title":{"rendered":"Tether coming to Telegram through TON blockchain amid $11 billion wider minting spree"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Stablecoin issuer Tether confirmed to <em>CryptoSlate<\/em> its expansion of US dollar-backed <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/tether\/\">USDT<\/a> and gold-backed XAUT stablecoins onto The Open Network (TON) blockchain, according to an April 19 statement.<\/p>\n<p>The move aims to enhance the utilization of stablecoins for cross-border and peer-to-peer transactions among the 900 million users of the <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/telegram-open-network\/\">TON-related Telegram messaging application<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to the firm:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;This integration is poised to boost activity and liquidity on TON, simplifying access to capital for developers and users across various use cases while offering benefits for users by allowing them to hold and move USDt with their TON wallet.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Tether's CEO, <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/people\/paolo-ardoino\/\">Paolo Ardoino<\/a>, affirmed this initiative, adding that it aligns with its objective of &#8220;powering open financial infrastructure across the blockchain space.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>TON is one of the rapidly growing decentralized layer-1 blockchains, owing to its association with the crypto-friendly messaging platform Telegram. The network's native token, <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/toncoin\/\">Toncoin<\/a>, has demonstrated robust growth, surging approximately 135% over the past year to secure a position among the <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/telegram-related-toncoin-catapults-into-top-10-digital-assets-following-hand-scanning-tech\/\">top 10 digital assets<\/a> by market capitalization.<\/p>\n<h2>Tether mints $11 billion since March<\/h2>\n<p>Tether's integration with TON follows a significant surge in USDT stablecoin minting, keeping pace with current market conditions.<\/p>\n<p>On April 16, Blockchain analyst Lookonchain <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lookonchain\/status\/1780262744568328259?t=6YdQ5IzCJ-AytghyXsUuvg&s=19\">reported<\/a> that Tether had minted a substantial $10 billion USDT since March 1.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, recent <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/whale_alert\/status\/1781257477046055074\">data<\/a> from Whale Alert indicates an additional $1 billion USDT minted from Tether's Treasury today, bringing the total minted since March 1 to $11 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Ardoino <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/paoloardoino\/status\/1781257854755782794\">explained<\/a> that the primary objective was to bolster reserves in anticipation of increased demand for the stablecoin. 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