Public statements and trade coverage indicate Tether and LayerZero Labs have formed a technology partnership to improve blockchain interoperability for stablecoin transfers. As reported by Stablecoin Insider (https://stablecoininsider.com/2025/01/16/tether-partners-with-layerzero-to-launch-cross-chain-stablecoin-usdt0/), the collaboration centers on enabling USDT to move across multiple chains via LayerZero's Omnichain Fungible Token (OFT) standard.