A new stage in regulated dollar-pegged stablecoins is emerging as tether usat extends beyond its original network and into a payments-focused blockchain ecosystem. USA₮, the dollar-pegged token supported by Tether, has gone live on the Celo blockchain in its first deployment beyond Ethereum. The expansion creates a new distribution channel for the regulated stablecoin and connects it to an Ethereum layer-2 environment designed for mobile payments and low-cost transactions across multiple markets.
USA expansion to Celo signifies the first move beyond Ethereum, leveraging regulated digital dollars on a high-volume network. Tether backed USA₮ expands to Celo in first move beyond Ethereum.
USA₮ will launch on Celo as its first blockchain expansion beyond Ethereum, placing a federally regulated stablecoin inside a network built for mobile, payment-driven use. Celo brings scale, including 4.23 million weekly active users, 14 million MiniPay registrations, and more than 420 million processed transactions.
Anchorage Digital Bank‘s regulated dollar token is moving onto new rails as the usa tether stablecoin arrives on Celo, expanding on-chain dollar access for users worldwide. On 31 March 2026, USA₮, a digital dollar issued by Anchorage Digital Bank, N.A., announced its expansion to the Celo network. This marks the first time the stablecoin is deployed on a blockchain other than Ethereum, signaling a strategic step in multichain growth.
Tether-backed regulated stablecoin USA₮ launches on Celo, bringing federally compliant digital dollars to the network's 4.23M weekly active users.