Tether announced the integration of the USDT and XAUt₀ stablecoins with Opera’s MiniPay mobile wallet. The initiative aims to simplify access to dollar- and gold-backed savings for users in emerging markets.
The Tether team, the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin by market cap, announced expanded support for Tether (USDT) and Tether Gold (XAUt) in MiniPay, Opera’s non-custodial mobile wallet built on the Celo blockchain. The initiative is designed to increase financial accessibility across Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia.
MiniPay allows users to store, send, and receive digital assets directly from their smartphones without the need to interact directly with blockchain infrastructure.
The expansion of Tether’s stablecoin integration into MiniPay comes amid strong growth in Opera’s wallet user base. In Q4 2025, the number of MiniPay users grew by 50%, surpassing 12.6 million activated wallets, which processed 350 million transactions. By December 2025, around 7 million USDT wallets had already been connected to MiniPay, initiating transfers totaling more than $96 million.
As part of the initiative, in addition to USDT, MiniPay users will be able to use XAUt₀, an omnichain version of the Tether Gold (XAUt) stablecoin backed by physical gold. According to the company, in 2025, the stablecoin was actively used as a store-of-value instrument amid rising gold prices. Users can convert part of their balance into tokenized gold directly within the wallet while maintaining asset liquidity.
According to Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether, the development of MiniPay strengthens the real-world use of stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets by connecting local payment ecosystems with global liquidity and expanding access to digital forms of savings outside the traditional banking system.
Recently, Tether also announced the launch of a new dollar-pegged stablecoin, USAT, designed specifically to operate within the framework of U.S. federal legislation.
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