Tether is set to go live on Polkadot following a launch on the network’s cousin, Kusama.

• The aim is for USDT to be the first-ever stablecoin on the Polkadot network, according to an announcement Tuesday.
• Polkadot is a network that supports various interconnected blockchains called parachains. It is set to go fully live later this year.
• Polkadot’s DOT token is currently the fourth-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, according to CoinGecko.
• Kusama launched in 2019 as a pre-production environment to Polkadot, known as a “canary network.”
• Tether is the world’s largest stablecoin with a market capitalization of over $40 billion.
• It recently launched on its eighth blockchain, Solana.