Truther to Launch Non-Custodial USDT Visa Card in El Salvador

Published: 2025-11-30 01:13:29 |

Payment firm Truther will roll out a non-custodial USDT Visa card in El Salvador on January 29, 2026. The card enables users to spend USDT (Tether) directly from self-custody wallets via Visa rails without preloading or custodial services. It charges a 2% currency conversion fee; Brazilian users are exempt from IOF tax. After the Salvadoran launch the product will be made available to all Truther users, with planned expansion to Argentina, Mexico, Colombia and Russia. Truther also intends to add more local stablecoins to its self-custody wallet by early 2025. Primary keywords: USDT Visa card, Truther, non-custodial wallet, stablecoin payments. Secondary keywords: Visa partnership, currency conversion fee, El Salvador, Brazil IOF exemption, stablecoin expansion.

Neutral

The announcement directly concerns USDT (Tether) utility rather than a change in protocol, monetary policy, or tokenomics; therefore its direct price impact on USDT is likely limited. A USDT Visa card that spends directly from self-custody wallets increases on‑chain utility and retail acceptance of stablecoins, which may modestly boost demand for transaction volume and stablecoin velocity but not the peg or market cap of USDT. Short-term effects: minimal price movement expected for USDT (stablecoins typically trade at $1), though increased merchant acceptance can raise trading activity and on‑chain flows that traders might exploit for arbitrage or liquidity plays. Long-term effects: broader adoption across remittance corridors and multiple Latin American markets could increase stablecoin transactional volume, benefiting ecosystem services (exchanges, on‑ramps, merchant processors) rather than causing appreciable price appreciation for USDT. Potential secondary impacts include improved fiat-stablecoin rails reducing friction for crypto entrants, which is generally supportive for crypto markets but neutral for USDT’s peg. Overall, news is adoption-positive but does not imply bullish price pressure on USDT itself.