Stablecoin infrastructure platform Stables has entered a strategic partnership with T-0 Network to reinforce its USDT settlement corridors across Asia. Under the arrangement, T-0 will serve as a dedicated settlement partner, supplying the liquidity support needed for Stables to process high-volume institutional transactions across multiple jurisdictions and currency pairs.
According to Stables, integrating T-0 Network’s specialized settlement layer is intended to remove the “liquidity ceilings” that often limit developers and enterprise users as they scale digital asset transfers. CEO and co-founder Bernardo Bilotta said each new corridor in Asia requires deep and dependable liquidity, and the partnership is meant to ensure infrastructure can keep pace with customer growth.
High payment share, fragmented banking access
The company said Asia accounts for roughly 60% of global stablecoin payment flows, yet the region still suffers from fragmented financial connectivity. More than 150 currencies require interoperable access, while only a limited number of local banks are prepared to work directly with stablecoin-related services. That creates operational stress for large-scale settlement between USDT and local currencies, especially during volatile market conditions when liquidity shortages and failed payouts become more likely.
Bilotta argued that this gap is not necessarily a deliberate regulatory moat, but rather the result of legacy rules being applied to modern infrastructure. Requirements such as dual licensing and high capital thresholds were designed for a financial system built around multi-day settlement risk, and they now function as a long compliance runway for newer entrants. Stables said its approach is to build within regulatory constraints rather than around them.
Why USDT remains the preferred rail
Even as regulated local stablecoins begin to emerge, Stables said it remains focused on USDT-native orchestration. Bilotta described that choice as a reflection of where institutional-grade liquidity currently exists at scale, not a rejection of local assets. In his view, infrastructure should route through the deepest liquidity and fastest settlement path available, and for now USDT remains the most practical option.
The partnership comes as the global stablecoin market has surpassed $300 billion in total supply. Stables said growing regulatory clarity in the United States, Europe, the UAE, and Singapore is helping drive institutional adoption. The announcement also follows the firm’s recent collaborations with Mansa and eStable, as it continues positioning itself as an orchestration platform for global remittance flows. T-0 co-founder and CEO James Brownlee said Stables is building the kind of infrastructure the Asian stablecoin ecosystem needs, and that T-0 is proud to contribute to the liquidity layer behind that scale.