Tether’s Wallet Development Kit reaches 100K self-custodial wallets

Paolo Ardoino said more than 100,000 wallets built with Tether’s open-source WDK technology have been created, underscoring growing developer use of self-custody wallet infrastructure.

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Summary

Tether’s Wallet Development Kit has reached a new adoption milestone, with CEO Paolo Ardoino saying more than 100,000 self-custody wallets built on the company’s open-source WDK technology have been created. The figure points to growing use of wallet development tools in crypto infrastructure, where software frameworks can help developers launch products that let users hold their own keys rather than rely on centralized platforms. The update adds a direct attribution from Ardoino and emphasizes both user scale and developer adoption in the self-custody ecosystem as Tether expands its presence in wallet tooling.

Terms & Concepts
  • Wallet Development Kit: An open-source software toolkit used by developers to build crypto wallet applications.
  • self-custody wallets: Digital wallets that let users control their own private keys and assets.
  • open-source: Software whose code is publicly available for developers to inspect, use and modify.