Tether stablecoin operator is strengthening ties with Telegram’s Web3 ecosystem by launching its stablecoins like Tether (USDT) on The Open Network (TON).

Tether 穩定幣營運商正在透過在開放網路 (TON) 上推出 Tether (USDT) 等穩定幣來加強與 Telegram 的 Web3 生態系統的連結。

Tether Operations announced on April 19 the launch of its U.S. dollar-pegged Tether USDT stablecoin and the gold-pegged Tether Gold (XAUT) stablecoin on the TON blockchain.

Tether Operations 於 4 月 19 日宣佈在 TON 區塊鏈上推出與美元掛鉤的 Tether USDT 穩定幣和與黃金掛鉤的 Tether Gold (XAUT) 穩定幣。

The announcement came in conjunction with Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino and Telegram founder Pavel Durov’s keynote speeches at the crypto event Token2049 in Dubai.

這項消息是在 Tether 執行長 Paolo Ardoino 和 Telegram 創辦人 Pavel Durov 在杜拜加密貨幣活動 Token2049 上發表主題演講的同時發布的。

At the same event, Tether also announced restructuring and introduced four new business divisions: Tether Data, Tether Finance, Tether Power and Tether Edu.

在同一活動中，Tether 也宣布重組，並推出四個新的業務部門：Tether Data、Tether Finance、Tether Power 和 Tether Edu。

According to Ardoino, TON and Tether share the vision of an open and decentralized internet and a borderless financial system.

Ardoino 表示，TON 和 Tether 擁有開放、去中心化的網路和無國界金融體系的共同願景。

“The launch of USDT and XAUT on TON will allow seamless value transfer, increasing activity and liquidity while offering users a financial experience that can match those found in the traditional financial system,” the Tether CEO stated.

Tether 執行長表示：“在 TON 上推出 USDT 和 XAUT 將實現無縫價值轉移，增加活動和流動性，同時為用戶提供可與傳統金融系統相媲美的金融體驗。”

The new USDT-TON development marks another milestone in Tether’s expansion across multiple blockchains, bringing its coverage to 15 blockchains, including Tron and Ethereum.

新的 USDT-TON 開發標誌著 Tether 跨多個區塊鏈擴張的另一個里程碑，將其覆蓋範圍擴大到 15 個區塊鏈，包括 Tron 和以太坊。

The milestone is also essential for the TON network, which overtook Dogecoin (DOGE) as the ninth-largest blockchain and cryptocurrency by market value on April 16.

這一里程碑對於 TON 網路也至關重要，該網路於 4 月 16 日超越狗狗幣 (DOGE)，成為按市值計算第九大區塊鏈和加密貨幣。

“The TON blockchain works with Telegram, meaning USDT and XAUT on TON have the potential to provide a simple, borderless experience for peer-to-peer payments for Telegram’s user base which Telegram estimates at over 900 million global users,” the announcement reads.

公告稱：“TON 區塊鏈與 Telegram 合作，這意味著 TON 上的 USDT 和 XAUT 有潛力為 Telegram 用戶群提供簡單、無邊界的點對點支付體驗，Telegram 估計全球用戶超過 9 億。”

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The unique thing about USDT’s launch on TON is that the TON ecosystem enables transfers between fiat and crypto and has ambitions to beat traditional finance in efficiency and ease of use, TON Foundation’s marketing head, Jack Booth, told Cointelegraph. He said:

TON 基金會行銷主管 Jack Booth 告訴 Cointelegraph，USDT 在 TON 上推出的獨特之處在於，TON 生態系統支持法定貨幣和加密貨幣之間的轉賬，並有志在效率和易用性方面擊敗傳統金融。他說：

“With built-in on-ramps for fiat at the launch and global off-ramps to bank cards and accounts coming soon. This will be the first time a mass audience will be able to use crypto infrastructure for global payments.”

「在推出時內建了法定貨幣入口，而銀行卡和帳戶的全球出口也即將推出。這將是大眾第一次能夠使用加密基礎設施進行全球支付。

USDT’s launch on the TON blockchain isn’t the first instance of the two ecosystems intersecting. Since at least 2023, USDT has been one of the default cryptocurrencies available on Wallet, a third-party custodial wallet available to Telegram users, alongside other coins like Bitcoin (BTC) and Toncoin (TON).

USDT 在 TON 區塊鏈上的推出並不是兩個生態系統交叉的第一個實例。至少自 2023 年以來，USDT 一直是 Wallet 上提供的預設加密貨幣之一，Wallet 是 Telegram 用戶可用的第三方託管錢包，與比特幣 (BTC) 和 Toncoin (TON) 等其他貨幣一樣。

At the time of writing, the Tron network is the default blockchain available for USDT on Wallet, enabling TRC-20 USDT. According to Halil Mirakhmed, chief operating officer of Wallet in Telegram, TON-based USDT will become another option on Wallet, while TRC20 USDT will stay.

截至撰寫本文時，Tron 網路是錢包上 USDT 可用的預設區塊鏈，支援 TRC-20 USDT。 Telegram Wallet 營運長 Halil Mirakhmed 表示，基於 TON 的 USDT 將成為 Wallet 上的另一個選擇，而 TRC20 USDT 將保留。

The Tron blockchain accounts for the biggest share of issued USDT at the time of the announcement, according to data from Tether transparency.

根據 Tether 透明度的數據，截至公告發佈時，Tron 區塊鏈佔已發行 USDT 的最大份額。

The news comes a few weeks after Tether launched a recovery tool allowing users to migrate USDT between different blockchains in March 2024. Previously, Tether’s USDT stablecoin crossed an all-time high market cap of $100 billion on March 4.

幾週前，Tether 於 2024 年 3 月推出了恢復工具，允許用戶在不同區塊鏈之間遷移 USDT。

Additional reporting by Felix Ng.

Felix Ng 的補充報導。

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