USDT is coming home. Tether is issuing its flagship stablecoin natively on Bitcoin using the RGB protocol, marking a full-circle moment for a token that was literally born on Bitcoin back in 2014 before migrating to Tron and Ethereum.
The commercial rollout is being led by UTEXO, a Bitcoin-native execution and settlement layer that secured $7.5 million in seed funding in March 2026, primarily from Tether itself. The launch is expected within weeks of July 6, 2026, with plans to support various wallets and exchanges including Tether Wallet.
From Omni to RGB: the long road back
USDT launched on Bitcoin in 2014 via the Omni Layer, back when Tether was still a scrappy newcomer and Bitcoin was the only game in town.
Then 2017 happened. Bitcoin’s network got congested, fees spiked, and USDT migrated to faster, cheaper chains. Tron eventually became the dominant rail for stablecoin transfers.
