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USDT will return to the Bitcoin network, and UTEXO will natively issue Bitcoin version USDT through the RGB protocol

Tether is preparing to natively issue USDT on the Bitcoin network based on the RGB v0.11.1 protocol, with commercialization and distribution handled by UTEXO. This will mark the return of USDT to the Bitcoin main chain after many years since it first landed on Bitcoin via the Omni protocol in 2014. Viktor Ihnatiuk, co-founder of UTEXO, stated that the company has received support from Tether to promote the implementation of native Bitcoin USDT.The RGB protocol employs client-side validation and integrates with the Lightning Network, enabling instant, low-cost, and private transactions of USDT while inheriting the security model of Bitcoin UTXO. In the future, users will be able to hold USDT directly through native Bitcoin addresses and complete transactions using Lightning Network wallets that support RGB, without relying on other public chains or intermediaries. Compared to the account model networks where USDT is primarily circulated, such as TRON and Ethereum, RGB naturally supports one-time addresses using the UTXO model and facilitates off-chain payments through the Lightning Network, effectively enhancing transaction privacy. Additionally, UTEXO is deeply integrated with Tether, reducing intermediary fees and data collection, and users can also convert USDT between different public chains at low cost through its already launched cross-chain bridge.

first_img Omdia expects the Chinese semiconductor market to exceed 800 billion dollars in 2026, with memory chips surging by 262.9%

According to the latest report from Omdia titled "2026 Q2 Semiconductor Application Market Forecast Tool (AMFT)", driven by the large-scale development of AI infrastructure, the expected year-on-year growth rate of China's semiconductor market size in 2026 has been significantly revised upward to 92.9%, reaching a total of $812.08 billion. Among them, the computing and storage category is expected to grow by 126%, accounting for 62.9% of the overall application market, marking that the industry is fully entering the AI-driven era in sync with the global trend.In the segmented chip categories, influenced by the surge in demand for AI cloud and edge inference leading to tight supply and demand, the market size of China's storage chip market is expected to skyrocket by 262.9% to $449.6 billion, with market share jumping to 55.4%. At the same time, AI demand has also driven significant growth in logic chips (27.9%), analog ICs (25.4%), and microcontrollers (15%), creating enormous space for the improvement of local semiconductor self-sufficiency and capacity utilization. In contrast, the wireless communication category, primarily focused on smartphones, although experiencing an absolute scale growth of 68.8%, is expected to see its overall market share decline from 30.43% in 2025 to 26.63% due to the dual pressure of soaring storage costs and shrinking shipment volumes.

first_img Key components surge in price, PC brands accelerate the introduction of domestic storage from Changchun and Changxin to reduce costs

According to the Industrial and Commercial Times, due to the soaring prices of key components such as memory and SSDs, the cost pressure for configuring high-capacity storage in mainstream laptops has greatly increased. Cost-effective mainland Chinese memory and storage components are gradually penetrating the PC supply chain, with brands such as Lenovo, ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte, Acer, and even the American brand Apple accelerating the certification, introduction, or platform tuning of related products.The report pointed out that Lenovo has expanded its use of mainland components this year, and recently flagship laptop models equipped with Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC) SSDs have appeared on North American cross-border e-commerce platforms. The American brand Apple is also reported to be negotiating with the U.S. government to procure Changxin Memory Technologies (CXMT) memory to cope with the rising prices. In terms of Taiwanese board manufacturers, MSI recently announced that it is the first to complete the verification and tuning of Changxin Memory DDR5 chips on the AMD platform at DDR5-8000+, while Gigabyte has also adopted Changxin Memory chips in some motherboard models. ASUS and Acer have introduced memory modules from mainland manufacturers such as BIWIN through their own brand memory certification or OEM models.Industry analysts believe that although the short-term imbalance in supply and demand for storage has prompted non-mainland brands to accelerate related certifications, due to the limited production capacity of mainland manufacturers, brand Taiwanese manufacturers still emphasize that Korean original manufacturers with long-term contracts remain the main supply partners at present.
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