Utexo has opened early access to Utexo Mint for approved professional operators testing bridged Tether (USDT) on Bitcoin Signet ahead of a Nov. 28 launch. The platform uses RGB, a Bitcoin asset protocol, to support minting, confidential transfers and redemption, and is intended to bring U.S. dollar liquidity into the Bitcoin ecosystem while expanding trading and BTC-backed lending. Utexo is also developing tools for cross-network liquidity management and conversion between fiat and Utexo’s Bitcoin-based USDT. The platform is not owned or operated by Tether, while the Bitcoin version of USDT is backed through Tether’s USDT0 protocol. Utexo has said it plans to extend the service to Lightning Network payments in the first quarter of 2027.