USDT Becomes Multi-Chain Regulated Token Inside Abu Dhabi Market
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Altcoins The United Arab Emirates continues to carve out a leadership role in digital finance, and its latest move gives stablecoins an even larger stage. Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) has widened the list of approved tokens operating inside its regulated framework — this time expanding the reach of Tether’s USDT across multiple new blockchain networks. Key Takeaways Abu Dhabi expanded USDT’s regulatory approval across nine additional blockchains. The move follows similar recognition for Ripple’s stablecoin and full Binance licensing. Tether sees the decision as proof of the UAE’s regulatory leadership. ADGM is positioning itself as a global infrastructure hub for supervised crypto activity. Instead of granting a generic listing, ADGM has classified USDT as an Accepted Fiat-Referenced Token — a designation that allows regulated firms inside the financial zone to actually deploy the asset in supervised activities, ranging from settlement to asset servicing. The most important shift is not a single chain-based endorsement, but the fact that USDT can now be used inside ADGM on networks including Aptos, Celo, Cosmos, Near, Polkadot, TRON, Tezos, Kaia and TON. This extends what was previously a narrower set of permissions limited to Ethereum, Solana and Avalanche. The Bigger Story: A Race for Institutional Stablecoin Presence The development arrives just weeks after Ripple’s RLUSD received its own recognition inside ADGM — an indication that UAE regulators are onboarding competing stablecoins rather than favoring one issuer. Crypto exchanges are also being woven into this regulatory build-out: Binance became the first major platform to receive complete trading, custody and clearing authorization under the same regime. Taken together, these moves point to a strategy where ADGM is positioning itself not as a sandbox, but as an operating hub where global players are expected to plug into oversight and compliance frameworks. Tether Leans Into the UAE’s Regulatory…
