Tether, the world’s largest issuer of stablecoin, has announced the launch of its open-source Wallet Development Kit (WDK). The company shared the news in a blog post on Friday, where it added that the infrastructure also redefine the future of web3 development.
According to the post, the WDK enables humans, machines, and AI agents to build, deploy, and operate secure, multi-chain, self-custodial wallets. It can be integrated into any device, from tiny embedded systems to mobile phones, desktops, or servers.
More details on WDK launch by Tether
With the open-sourcing of the WDK, developers, organizations, nations, AI agents, and even autonomous systems now have the tools to create cross-platform experiences. They can use a single solution to develop and deploy secure, production-ready wallets that support features like DeFi, payments, savings accounts, prediction markets, gaming, and tipping. Similarly, anyone can audit the code, contribute improvements, or build their own independent, secure, and permissionless white-label wallets.
Paulo Arduino, the CEO of Tether while reacting to the launch emphasized that Self-custodial wallets are the cornerstone of a free and resilient monetary infrastructure. He noted that the WDK developers have crafted WDK to be modular, independent, resilient, and infinitely scalable, enabling the creation of trillions of wallets.
It’s worth noting that the launched WDK also supports various DeFi primitives, ranging from lending to swaps, alongside advanced features that helps developers to craft seamless user experiences. It also offers customizable user-interface templates and widgets that simplify wallet development complexities, secure key management, cross-chain transfers, messaging capabilities, and stateful solutions such as real-time balance updates and transfer status tracking.
With USDT0 technology, DeFi capabilities and cross-chain interoperability built-in, WDK empowers developers, institutions, and even sovereign nations to build independent white label wallets without relying on centralized providers. Ultimately, this infrastructure also provides a future where humans, connected devices, and AI agents can securely hold and exchange value across open networks.
Unlike other types of wallet frameworks that charge fees or lock developers into a specific ecosystem, WDK allows users to create wallets that can operate across Bitcoin, Lightning Network, EVM, and non-EVM blockchains.
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