Every Bitcoin transaction is public, so anyone can open a block explorer and read the amounts and the addresses of every payment. In contrast, privacy in RGB Protocol on Bitcoin follows a different logic: the details of an asset transfer are retained by the parties of the transfer. For this reason, the article follows a…
RGB Protocol on Bitcoin keeps an asset’s full history off-chain: the chain only ever carries a small cryptographic commitment inside an ordinary transaction. RGB on Liquid applies the same model to Blockstream’s Liquid sidechain, anchoring RGB assets on Liquid transactions instead of Bitcoin ones. KaleidoSwap tested the portability of this system, and then used Liquid’s…
RGB Protocol on Bitcoin has been the subject of a lot of confusion since the 2025 split between the production v0.11.1 line and the unfinished v0.12 proposal. If not clarified, it can cost a developer real time if it leads them to the wrong version, the wrong site, or the wrong assumptions about what’s actually…
RGB Lightning support in Tether’s WDK is now live. This piece follows up by describing the technical part behind it: how Utexo packaged RGB Lightning as a WDK module, what the module exposes, and what its early-beta status actually means in practice. In Brief Why Does RGB Lightning Need Its Own Native Layer Inside WDK?…
Stablecoins have quietly become one of the largest settlement systems in the world. In February 2026 they settled roughly $7.2 trillion in a single month, enough to surpass the US ACH network for the first time, according to data compiled by Artemis and reported across industry trackers. That is no longer a crypto trading story….
In Brief The following is a guest essay by Anant Tapadia, founder of Bitcoin Tribe, the team behind the Tribe RGB wallet. It reflects his own view on the risks and promise of RGB Protocol on Bitcoin — published here as-is, opinions included. A Song of Ice and Fire Every new idea in Bitcoin carries…
USDT on the Lightning Network is the next step for RGB Protocol on Bitcoin’s stablecoin infrastructure. Utexo is building the pieces that will make it work end to end: RGB Lightning Nodes, a wallet development kit, and a cross-chain bridge. In Brief How Does RGB Work on the Lightning Network? A normal Lightning channel moves…
This article is based on Viktor Ihnatiuk’s talk at the Tuscany Lightning Summit 2026, Viareggio, Italy, May 12-13, 2026. He is one of the co-founders and CEO of Utexo. USDT on Bitcoin is the bet behind Utexo. Viktor Ihnatiuk’s talk at the Tuscany Lightning Summit 2026 laid out why he thinks it will work. Utexo’s…
This article is based on Walter Maffione’s talk and live demo at the Tuscany Lightning Summit 2026, held in Viareggio in May 2026. Walter is the lead developer of KaleidoSwap. RGB atomic swaps on Bitcoin are the technical foundation behind trustless digital asset trading: no custodian, no bridge, settlement directly on Bitcoin. KaleidoSwap is the…
This article is based on Zoe Fatilbà’s talk on the RGB Lightning roadmap at the Tuscany Lightning Summit 2026, Viareggio, Italy, May 12–13, 2026. Key takeaways: How Does RGB Protocol Work on the Lightning Network? RGB Protocol on Bitcoin works through client-side validation: asset data never touches the chain, and only the parties involved in…