Tether has announced a significant revision to its transition plan for legacy blockchains, opting not to freeze USDT tokens on Omni, Bitcoin Cash SLP, Kusama, EOS, and Algorand networks as originally planned for September 1, 2025. Following extensive community feedback, the company will instead designate these tokens as "unsupported," meaning transfers between wallets remain possible but Tether will discontinue all official issuance and redemption services.
The decision aligns with Tether's strategic focus on active, high-demand chains like Ethereum and Tron, which each host over $80 billion in USDT circulation. While users retain the ability to move these unsupported assets, they no longer carry the same backing or operational support as USDT on actively maintained networks. This pragmatic compromise allows Tether to reduce operational burdens on low-traffic chains while avoiding the reputational risk of effectively destroying user assets.
Concurrently, Tether is expanding its presence on other fronts, recently revealing plans to launch native USDT on Bitcoin via the RGB protocol—a move that leverages Bitcoin's foundational security without introducing counterparty risk associated with wrapped assets.
