SUI Gasless Stablecoin Transfers Haven't Featured USDT Yet

@SuiNetwork has launched gasless stablecoin transfers, a new protocol-level feature that enables users and businesses to send supported stablecoins on Sui without paying gas fees or managing a separate $SUI token balance.

The functionality is built directly into the protocol, distinguishing it from temporary subsidies or promotional programs, and operates as a permanent capability rather than a short-term incentive.

Seven Assets Supported at Launch

With the feature now rolling out to validators, stablecoin transfer fees are $0.00 on the Sui network. The supported assets at launch are $USDsui, $SuiUSDe, $AUSD, $FDUSD, $USDB, $USDC, and $USDY, covering a broad range of stablecoin options.

The feature targets one of stablecoins' biggest user-experience problems: a customer may hold $USDC or another dollar token, but a standard blockchain transfer still often requires a separate native asset for gas. That creates friction for consumers, payment companies, merchants, wallets, and enterprise treasury teams who must manage small gas balances just to move stable-value assets. With free transfers, gas fees can never rival or exceed the value of the payment itself, making micropayments viable at any scale.

Fireblocks, the enterprise platform securing more than $14 trillion in digital asset transactions, integrated the new solution ahead of the broader rollout as part of Sui's wider payments ecosystem expansion. Mysten Labs co-founder and CPO Adeniyi Abiodun framed the launch as a step toward positioning Sui as a global payments rail. The announcement also came against the backdrop of Sui surpassing $1 trillion in cumulative stablecoin transfer volume since August 2025.

USDT Still Absent from the List

Despite the breadth of the initial rollout, one notable gap remains. $USDT, the world's largest stablecoin by market capitalisation, has not been included in the gasless feature at this stage. The stablecoin industry is a $310 billion market led by Tether and Circle, both of which are pushing into the global payments arena. The omission of $USDT means a significant share of everyday stablecoin users are not yet covered, though the network has left room to expand the supported asset list.

Sui's payments stack now centers gasless stablecoin transfers, sub-second settlement, programmable payment logic, and native DeFi connectivity, positioning stablecoins not only as trading balances but as spendable and programmable money for business payments, consumer transfers, agentic commerce, and high-frequency settlement flows.

Sources:
Sui Official Blog: Sui Launches Gasless Stablecoin Transfers With Support From Fireblocks
PR Newswire: Sui Launches Gasless Stablecoin Transfers With Support From Fireblocks
CoinDesk: Sui's Native USDsui Stablecoin Goes Live