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USDT Returns to Bitcoin: Tether Bets on RGB After 12 Years on Omni
Tether and Utexo announced that USDT will return to Bitcoin through the RGB protocol, twelve years after USDT launched on Omni. As of October 2026, no launch date has been announced.
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What happened
Tether and Utexo announced that USDT will return to Bitcoin through the RGB protocol, twelve years after USDT launched on Omni. As of October 2026, no launch date has been announced.
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Global impact / market context
Tether issuing USDT on Bitcoin again could let stablecoin users pay lower fees and settle on Bitcoin instead of other chains, which may shift where payments and trading happen. That could reduce activity and fees on competing chains that currently host most USDT.
Analyst inference
USDT began on Bitcoin but most of it now sits on Ethereum, Tron and other chains. A return to Bitcoin is symbolic for the token, yet the lack of a launch date means no immediate change to USDT supply on any network.
Analyst inference
What to watch
- Watch for any launch date or technical timeline from Tether or Utexo, because without one the announcement remains a plan rather than a live product. Confirmed
- If USDT launches on RGB, watch whether exchanges and wallets add support, since that would decide whether ordinary users can actually access and move it. Proposed
- Watch whether USDT supply on other chains declines, as a shift toward Bitcoin could lower fee revenue and trading activity for those competing networks. Analyst inference
Affected assets
- USDT — Tether
- BTC — Bitcoin