Tether USDt on RGB Protocol on Bitcoin — Paolo Ardoino’s Vision Tether USDt on RGB Protocol on Bitcoin became one of the most anticipated developments in Bitcoin-native finance after a statement by Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino in February 2025. Speaking about the long-term trajectory of stablecoins, Ardoino suggested that USDt itself could one day become…
Iris Wallet Desktop is the first graphical interface for receiving, sending, and managing RGB assets on RGB Protocol on Bitcoin. Until January 2025, using RGB Protocol as an end user required comfort with command-line tools and developer-grade software. This launch changed that. What Iris Wallet Desktop does Developed by the RGB-Tools team, Iris Wallet Desktop…
In December 2024, Fulgur Ventures and Tether announced a joint investment in a company dedicated to building infrastructure for RGB Protocol on Bitcoin. The round signaled two things at once: that the Lightning-focused investment community saw RGB as the most credible path to Bitcoin-native digital assets, and that Tether was placing a concrete bet on…