Highlight clip: Tether CEO: 300 lines of USDT code, used by 700 million people.
Paolo Arduino, CEO of Tether, said at the Plan ₿ 2026 Forum in Lugano that USDT is essentially a smart contract that has changed people's lives. Tether now has more than 730 million users and is adding 30 million wallets a quarter, faster than any other fintech company, he said. This allows ordinary people in countries with annual inflation of up to 100% to use US dollars.