Tether Announces Integration of Spark Bitcoin Lightning Network into WDK to Advance Non-Custodial Lightning Network Financial Infrastructure Development

BlockBeats News, August 14 — Tether and decentralized finance innovator Lightspark have announced the integration of Spark’s advanced Bitcoin Lightning Network infrastructure into Tether’s open-source Wallet Development Kit (WDK). This integration marks a significant step forward in the evolution of programmable, self-custodial wallets, providing developers with a simpler way to incorporate fast, low-cost Bitcoin payments and USD₮ functionality into wallet products through a single stateless API.

The WDK is an open-source, modular software development toolkit designed to help businesses and developers seamlessly integrate non-custodial wallets and user experiences for USDT, XAUT, Bitcoin (and nearly all other tokens) into any application, website, or device, ensuring security, resilience, and flexibility. The toolkit will soon be fully open-sourced, further enhancing accessibility and encouraging community-driven innovation.