Tether launched a peoples wallet: bitcoin and stablecoins in one application

Tether launches people's wallet: bitcoin and stablecoins in one interface

Tether company announced the launch tether.wallet a non-custodial wallet that combines support for stablecoins (USDT, USAT, XAUT) and bitcoin in a single user interface. The product is built on the open source framework WDK, presented by the company in October 2025.

This is not just another wallet in the crowded market, it is a strategic step towards democratizing access to digital assets for an audience beyond the traditional financial system.

🔑 Key features

🔹 Multi-chain support at the start:

USDT and XAUT: Ethereum, Polygon, Plasma, Arbitrum;
USAT: Ethereum (exclusively));
Bitcoin: through the Lightning Network for instant micropayments.

🔹 Readable identifiers: sending funds to an address like [email protected] instead of copying long crypto addresses - lowering the entry threshold for beginners.

🔹 Payment of fees in native asset: users pay for transactions with the token they are transferring, without the need to hold a separate gas token.

🔹 Non-custodial architecture: private keys are generated and stored locally on the user's device; operations are signed without transferring data to Tether servers.

🎯 Strategic goal: financial inclusion

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino formulated the product's mission:

Make digital asset transfers as simple as sending a message - without intermediaries and loss of control.

The company is targeting an audience in billions of people, who do not have access to banking services. According to Tether, more than 570 million users already interact with its technology - tether.wallet becomes a direct entry point for this base.

🌍 Context: Tether ecosystem expansion

The launch of the wallet fits into the company's broader strategy:

April 2026: presented QVAC SDK a set of tools for launching AI models on any devices;
October 2025: open source code WDK for wallet development;
2026: focus on direct interaction with end users, not just an infrastructural role for the crypto market.