After announcing plans to run and integrate Tether USDT on the OMG blockchain at the end of May, the stablecoin is now officially online, according to the OMG blockchain. to source.

At the time the merger was initially announced, Bitfinex said running USDT on the network would reduce transaction confirmation times and fees.

Ethereum has recently seen a rise in average gas prices and shows poor transaction conduct especially when the network has been congested in the past months, making Tether integration on the OMG blockchain a solution to offer lower costs and fees.

OMG Network CEO Vanessa Chatikavanij said about the new announcement:

Today, we are pleased to announce the launch of Tether on the OMG network that supports thousands of transactions per second at a third of the cost of the same transaction on Ethereum.

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We are pleased to address these core issues and drive further growth and adoption of open financial services.

In an effort to facilitate transactions for traders, the network has also made it possible to deposit and withdraw USDT directly into Bitfinex, according to the aforementioned source.

Easy access to funds will allow for a faster reaction time to take advantage of pricing opportunities.

OMG Network, short for OmiseGo, is a project based on providing second layer scaling solutions for the blockchain.

While Tether is the stablecoin with the largest market capitalization compared to its competitors, it is also integrated into the Algorand blockchain, Ethereum, EOS, Liquid Network, Omni, and Tron.

Tether is also the most sought after currency in the world Arab Bitcoin Group for buying and selling digital currencies.

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