Utexo joins CTDG Dev Hub, enabling native USDT on Bitcoin
An emerging protocol that enables native USDT transactions on Bitcoin has joined CTDG Dev Hub, a developer-focused technical hub centered on protocol design, implementation approaches, and network upgrade proposals.
Bitcoin has historically been used primarily for storing and transferring value. Constraints in scalability and programmability limited use cases such as high-frequency payments and smart contracts.
Introduced in 2018, the Lightning Network, a layer-2 solution, improved scalability by moving activity offchain via payment channels between senders and receivers. This approach allows faster settlement with lower fees, making Bitcoin more practical for everyday payments and prompting the development of numerous payment applications.
Programmability was later expanded through secondary protocols like RGB, an open-source framework that extends Bitcoin’s capabilities. RGB enables smart contracts and other digital assets on Bitcoin through private, offchain transactions. It supports decentralized applications (DApps), tokenization, and the issuance of assets beyond Bitcoin (BTC) on top of the base chain.
USDT transfers natively on Bitcoin
CTDG Dev Hub, a collaborative platform for developers working on protocol concepts, has added Utexo as a new participant. The project explores how stablecoin transfers can be represented natively on Bitcoin by combining the Lightning Network’s payment channels with RGB’s client-side asset model. By emphasizing interoperability between Bitcoin’s scaling and asset layers, Utexo aligns with the Dev Hub’s objective of supporting experimental infrastructure research and practical, developer-driven use cases.
Before native solutions, USDT activity on Bitcoin typically relied on mechanisms such as wrapping and bridging, which introduce intermediaries and additional security considerations.
Utexo facilitates USDT movement on Bitcoin-native rails by pairing Lightning’s payment flow with RGB’s asset transfer model. Under RGB, USDT is issued and transferred using a client-side validation approach that keeps most transaction details off Bitcoin’s base layer.
Meanwhile, the Lightning Network provides rapid, low-cost execution. Bitcoin’s layer 1 anchors security by handling final settlement and preventing double-spending. This design seeks to avoid extra trust assumptions associated with wrapping and bridging while maintaining speed. In this model, Lightning supplies throughput, RGB handles asset logic, and Bitcoin underpins security.
By separating execution from base-layer congestion, Utexo’s design aims to make fees less sensitive to mempool conditions, as most activity takes place off-chain and Bitcoin is used primarily for final settlement. This decoupling is one reason some implementations target more predictable cost behavior as throughput scales.
Using the Lightning Network or RGB independently can require significant manual setup. Users may need to run a Lightning node, open and manage channels, ensure liquidity, address routing failures, and monitor payments. On the RGB side, they must manage issuance and transfers, exchange data for client-side validation, and track state to maintain accurate balances.
Utexo consolidates these processes into a single integration accessible via an SDK and REST API. It offers programmatic access to Lightning execution, routing, and failure handling, as well as RGB asset issuance, transfers, and state transitions, enabling interaction with both layers through one interface.
Developer collaboration hub
As part of the broader CTDG ecosystem, CTDG Dev Hub operates as a developer-oriented hub alongside validator operations and educational initiatives. The hub provides an open, global venue for developers and community members to exchange ideas, build solutions, and submit proposals.
By joining CTDG Dev Hub, Utexo enters a shared development environment where its approach can be reviewed and discussed by other contributors. The Dev Hub functions as a coordination point for developers and community participants exploring infrastructure and tooling for Bitcoin-based applications.
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