Tether and Opera Partner to Expand USDT and Tether Gold Access Through MiniPay Wallet

• Tether and Opera MiniPay now let users hold and send USDT and Tether Gold easily on mobile.
• The partnership targets emerging markets, helping people protect money from inflation and currency drops.

Tether has partnered with Opera to expand its Stablecoin USDT and its tokenized gold XAUT through Opera’s Mini wallet. After this announcement, the Opera’s stock has sharply risen to 18%. 

With the new integration, Mini users can now send, receive, and hold USDT. They can also convert part of their balance into Tether Gold, which allows people to save digital dollars and protect the value using gold during high inflation. Tether said this helps people who need stable money for everyday use. 

What is Minipay Wallet

Minipay is the self-custody wallet built by Opera. It runs on the Celo blockchain and is designed for a mobile-first region. By December 2025, over 7 million phone-verified USDT wallets were active, and the users processed more than 96 million USDT transfers in one month. Over 3.5 million peer-to-peer payments were completed. The Firm has introduced the Pockets features where the users can swap between USDT, USDC AND cUSD easily. 

Users can now protect savings from inflation and have an alternative to holding only local currency with this update. They get access to gold without needing banks. Tether said that this option is especially useful in countries where people struggle to protect the value of their savings. 

Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether, said that the goal is to make stable money simple and useful for people to send money and save in dollars. Jorgen Arnesen, EVP of mobile at Opera, said that millions of people are now using digital dollars for the first time. After the announcement, the Opera stock rose 18% intraday and closed the day up 3.5%. 

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