August 27, 2025 — Lugano, Switzerland This article is adapted from the original announcement published by the RGB Protocol Association. Some terminology has been updated to reflect v0.11.1 conventions. Tether has announced its intention to bring USD₮ to RGB Protocol on Bitcoin, the next-generation protocol for issuing and transacting digital assets natively on Bitcoin and…
In February 2025, Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether, the company behind the world’s largest stablecoin by market cap, made a statement that caught Bitcoin circles by surprise. Speaking about the long-term trajectory of stablecoins, Ardoino suggested that one day USDt itself could become obsolete: not because stablecoins fail, but because Bitcoin’s monetary properties could make…
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…