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…
Based on the talk “RGB as a Multi-L2 Standard” by Federico Tenga at the Tuscany Lightning Summit 2026, Viareggio, Italy, May 12–13, 2026. In Brief Bitcoin Is Building a Multi-Layer Ecosystem. RGB Protocol on Bitcoin is the universal asset standard for Bitcoin’s multi-layer ecosystem: a protocol that allows digital assets issued on Bitcoin to move…
RGB vs RGB++ — in brief What is RGB Protocol on Bitcoin? RGB Protocol on Bitcoin is a protocol for issuing and transferring digital assets and private contracts natively on Bitcoin and Lightning Network, without sidechains, bridges, or companion blockchains. How it works — client-side validation RGB uses a technique called client-side validation: the data…