Lorenzo R. is an active leader in the Tether ecosystem with five years of experience in cross-chain liquidity and stablecoin infrastructure. He is currently the co-founder & USDT0, a unified liquidity framework for USDT, allowing for connectivity across blockchain ecosystems without friction. He is also the Co-Founder of Everdawn Labs and a contributor to multiple DeFi DAOs.

Previously, Lorenzo spearheaded Alloy by Tether, a groundbreaking Tethered Asset designed to track reference asset prices using Tether Gold (XAU₮) as collateral. This innovation introduces a new level of stability and value to digital assets, with its first token, aUSD₮, serving as a USD-denominated Tethered Asset backed by gold. His passion fuels his commitment to shaping the future of financial interoperability across Web3 ecosystems.

In this conversation, we discuss:
- USDt0 Stats and Growth
- Top 3 on DeFiLlama bridges, $6B+ in volume in 6–8 months
- Challenges USDt0 Solves
- Lorenzo’s Journey to USDT0
- Do we need more stablecoins?
- $1B in Plasma deposits to USDT0
- USDT0’s growth on Hyperliquid
- Eliminating third-party bridges
- USDT0’s XAUt0, the omnichain evolution of Tether Gold (XAUt)
- Omnichain Fungible Tokens

USDT0
Website: usdt0.to
X: @USDT0_to
LinkedIn: USDT0

Lorenzo R.
X: @zerolore
LinkedIn: Lorenzo R

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#470: Lorenzo R, Co-founder of USDT0, on Stablecoins, Hyperliquid, Plasma, and Omnichain Fungible Tokens

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