This interview was recorded at the Tuscany Lightning Summit 2026 in Viareggio, Italy, where Renat Skitsan talks about the pivot from ThunderStack to Utexo, why blockchains hit a scaling ceiling without client-side validation, and where he sees RGB Protocol on Bitcoin fitting into the future of Bitcoin’s layers. He is a co-founder of Utexo, and…
Utexo has named UniSat as the next launch partner for USDT on RGB Protocol on Bitcoin, according to an announcement from Utexo’s official X account. In Brief What Was Announced Utexo’s official X account announced UniSat as the next wallet joining the rollout of USDT on Bitcoin, describing UniSat as “the home for Bitcoin assets”…
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?…
Tether’s Wallet Development Kit (WDK) now ships a Lightning module for RGB Protocol on Bitcoin assets, built by Utexo and announced from Tether’s own WDK account. In Brief What Was Announced A new Lightning module for RGB assets is now part of Tether’s Wallet Development Kit (WDK). The official WDK account confirmed the RLN Community…
This article is based on the RGB community call held on July 30, 2026, a developer-focused session with Renat Skitsan, CTO of Utexo, hosted by Birk from RGB Protocol Association. Renat walked through the Utexo SDK suite and gave a live demo of the bridge and a browser-based RGB Lightning wallet. In Brief What Is…
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 interview was recorded at the Tuscany Lightning Summit 2026 in Viareggio, Italy, where Matteo Branchetti talks about bringing stablecoins on Bitcoin, privacy, and where RGB Protocol on Bitcoin is heading next. He is Chief Product Officer (CPO) of Utexo, which is building a stablecoin ecosystem on Bitcoin and Lightning powered by RGB Protocol on…
On July 6, 2026, Bitcoin Magazine published a feature on the return of USDT to Bitcoin, reporting how Tether’s stablecoin is being issued natively on Bitcoin through RGB Protocol on Bitcoin (v0.11.1), with Utexo leading the commercial rollout. The article, written by Juan Galt, quotes Utexo co-founder Viktor Ihnatiuk on the milestone: “Finally, after eight…
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 covers the main topics discussed in the RGB Hub Community Call featuring Renat from ThunderStack. For the full discussion and product demos, watch the video below. Note: ThunderStack has since rebranded to Utexo. The products and concepts described here reflect the state of the project at the time of the talk. ThunderStack was…