Tether abandons plan to freeze USDT on legacy crypto networks, classifies them ‘unsupported’
Tether abandoned plans to freeze its dollar-pegged USDT tokens on several older blockchains and is choosing instead to classify them as “unsupported,” according to an Aug. 29 statement.
The change applies to networks such as Bitcoin Cash, Kusama, EOS, and Algorand, among others. Users will still be able to move tokens across wallets, but Tether will no longer issue or redeem USDT on those platforms.
The shift came after weeks of community pushback over the company’s original plan, which would have locked tokens in place and left them non-transferable.
‘Unsupported’ classification
In June, Tether had outlined a transition that would begin Sept. 1, 2025, with all USDT on the affected blockchains frozen and excluded from…
