Tether Unleashes USA₮ Stablecoin Under GENIUS Act

Key Takeaways:

• Tether has officially launched USA₮, a federally regulated, dollar-backed stablecoin built for the U.S. market
• Anchorage Digital Bank issues USA₮, which corresponds to the new federal structure of the GENIUS Act
• The token is launched on such leading exchanges as Kraken, OKX, Bybit, Crypto.com, and MoonPay

Tether is officially entering the American stablecoin market. With USA₮ now live, the issuer of USD₮ is positioning itself inside America’s federal regulatory perimeter for the first time.

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Tether Enters the U.S. Federal Stablecoin Regime

USA₮ launched on January 27, marking Tether’s first stablecoin designed exclusively for the United States. Unlike USD₮, which operates globally and is progressing toward compliance, USA₮ is purpose-built to function under the GENIUS Act, the federal framework governing payment stablecoins.

The issuer of USA₮ is Anchorage Digital Bank, N.A., a federally chartered crypto-native bank regulated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. This structure places USA₮ directly inside the U.S. banking system rather than offshore jurisdictions.

Tether says the product is aimed at institutions and platforms that require a regulated, dollar-backed digital asset issued through a nationally chartered bank. Since inception, USA₮ will be a compliant digital dollar to make local payments and settlement and on-chain financing.

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Institutional-Grade Issuance and Reserve Oversight

The Cantor Fitzgerald acts as the custodian of USA₮ reserves and the preferred primary dealer. The design is meant to be able to offer transparent visibility of reserve and custodian grade asset management based on traditional institutional demands on transparency and custody.

Anchorage introduces on-chain transparency, built-in risk controls, and lifecycle compliance to the token. Tether noted that USA₮ is being designed to take regulatory standards, not only on paper, but also to act in an unstressed manner at scale.

The launch also formalizes leadership. The project is now CEO of the Tether USA₮, which is reinforced by the appointment of former White House Crypto Council Executive Director Bo Hines as the new CEO.

How USA₮ Fits into Tether’s Broader Stablecoin Strategy

USA₮ does not replace USD₮. Instead, it runs alongside it. USD is the most popular stablecoin in the world and it is what drives global payments, crypto exchange and reserves. USA₮ focuses narrowly on the U.S. market, where federal oversight and banking integration are mandatory for many institutions.

Tether enters this market with significant financial weight. Currently, it is the 17th largest U.S. Treasuries holder in the globe, surpassing many sovereign nations. This account balance sheet strength is a platform supporting both sovereign USD₮ globally and USA₮ in the domestic market.

According to CEO Paolo Ardoino, USA₮ brings organizations a “made in America” dollar option, at the same time extending the trust and utility which USD₮ demonstrated over the past decade.

During its initial rollout, USA₮ is available on Bybit, Kraken, OKX, Crypto.com, and MoonPay, covering both institutional and retail access points. Tether says additional U.S.-regulated exchanges and banking partners are being lined up to expand distribution across the American financial system.