According to Paolo Ardoino, USDt is widely used for spot trading, derivatives trading, DeFi staking, cross-border payments, remittances, stablecoin settlements, and as on/off-ramps on crypto exchanges (source: @paoloardoino, Twitter, May 3, 2025). These diverse use cases make USDt a critical liquidity tool for traders seeking low volatility and efficient capital movement across both centralized and decentralized platforms. The stablecoin's broad adoption reinforces its position as the leading trading pair and settlement asset in global crypto markets.