Key notes
- PearPass uses end-to-end encryption and peer-to-peer synchronization to eliminate reliance on traditional cloud-based password services.
- The open source application has been independently audited by Secfault Security and integrates with Tether’s Pear ecosystem infrastructure.
- Tether continues to expand beyond stablecoins into decentralized applications, AI tools, and privacy-focused technology platforms.
Tether, issuer of USDT
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stablecoin, has deployed PearPass, a peer-to-peer (P2P) password manager designed to eliminate reliance on centralized cloud servers. The app stores credentials exclusively on users’ devices and syncs data between devices over encrypted connections.
According to the company, PearPass targets the growing risk posed by large-scale credential leaks and attacks on traditional password services. Tether frames the product as part of a broader strategy to create systems that remain functional and private even under regulatory pressure.
Overview🍐🔒 PearPass — the password manager that keeps your data on your devices.
No servers to hack. No clouds to flee.
Just pure local security.
Follow @Poires_p2p & Download the app pic.twitter.com/ObIuyfToMo
– Tether (@Tether_to) December 17, 2025
This new app features P2P synchronization, a built-in password generator, and end-to-end encryption powered by open source cryptographic libraries. With PearPass, account recovery is managed using the user’s own keys, similar to a non-custodial wallet.
Tether claims the app is fully community-audited and has undergone an independent security assessment by Secfault Security, a company focused on offensive security and crypto analysis.
PearPass is designed to continue functioning during outages and will be available as a free download on major platforms, with initial support focused on mainstream browsers.
Part of the Pear and P2P stack
PearPass is the first fully open source application in the Pear ecosystem, a Tether-based technology stack focused on P2P tools for sovereignty, privacy and security. Pear provides a modular runtime and development environment used to build applications without centralized servers, tying in with Tether’s work with Holepunch and Hypercore.
This new tool joins the stack that Tether is building with Holepunch, a serverless app building platform, and Keet, an encrypted calling and messaging app that runs directly between users’ devices. Even with these tools, like Holepunch and Synonym have also launched Pear Credit, a P2P credit protocol for issuing gift cards, rewards points and tokenized credit. To date, they have launched at least 5 P2P applications within their Pear ecosystem.
Tether’s broader technological expansion
PearPass adds to a growing list of products and investments that take Tether beyond stablecoins to infrastructure, AI and cybersecurity. The company has created dedicated divisions, including Tether Data, to develop the mentioned platforms and AI tools, such as a decentralized AI SDK, translation services, voice assistants and a Bitcoin.
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Wallet Assistant, which runs locally on user hardware.
These moves, along with investments in AI and energy companies, position Tether as a broader technology provider focused on local, user-controlled systems rather than just a stablecoin issuer.
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José Rafael Peña Gholam is a cryptocurrency journalist and editor with 9 years of experience in the industry. He has written in leading media outlets like CriptoNoticias, BeInCrypto and CoinDesk. Specializing in Bitcoin, blockchain and Web3, he creates news, analysis and educational content for global audiences in Spanish and English.
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