British Virgin Islands, Sept. 17, 2026 — Ducat today announced its integration with the TRON network, broadening the use of USDT (TRC-20), Tether's dollar token on TRON's native token standard, for faster, lower-cost on-chain settlement and liquidity movement across Ducat's Bitcoin-native financial infrastructure.

Through the integration, Ducat users can use USDT as a primary settlement asset and access wUNIT, the TRC-20 representation of Ducat's Bitcoin-backed dollar, UNIT, on the TRON network. UNIT remains issued against BTC on Bitcoin, while wUNIT enables that value to move across TRON and interact with USDT liquidity. Users can hold wUNIT or swap it directly for USDT through a dedicated stablecoin liquidity pool, while liquidity providers can supply both assets and receive a share of the swap fees generated by the pool.

The integration connects Ducat's Bitcoin-native credit engine with TRON's stablecoin network while keeping Ducat's underlying collateral and issuance on Bitcoin. The architecture assigns each layer a distinct role: Bitcoin provides the underlying value and collateral, Ducat manages the monetary and credit logic, and TRON supplies the scalable settlement environment. The practical upshot for Bitcoin holders is that the BTC backing each UNIT stays anchored to Bitcoin's ledger, while dollar-denominated activity runs on a network built for fast, low-cost stablecoin movement. This gives Bitcoin-backed liquidity a direct route into TRON's stablecoin ecosystem, supporting payments, capital movement, and other on-chain financial workflows.

“Ducat brings Bitcoin-backed value into TRON's robust stablecoin ecosystem, which already has more than $94 billion in circulating USDT,” said Sam Elfarra, Community Spokesperson at TRON DAO. “TRON users gain access to another digital dollar, while Bitcoin holders gain more ways to put their liquidity to work across the network.”

“UNIT was designed to let Bitcoin holders access dollar liquidity without handing their BTC to a custodian,” said David Evans, CEO of Ducat. “The TRON integration turns that model into something people can use across one of crypto's largest stablecoin networks. wUNIT will arrive as a TRC-20 token, swap directly against USDT, and move back to Bitcoin through the same bridge. The integration can put Bitcoin-backed credit into the flow of stablecoins people already use every day.”

The integration reflects a shared focus between Ducat and TRON on expanding stablecoin utility beyond trading-driven activity. For Bitcoin holders, it offers a route to dollar liquidity that skips the usual choice between selling BTC and relying on a custodian, while placing that liquidity inside an ecosystem where stablecoin payments already run at scale. By combining Bitcoin-backed value, Ducat's monetary infrastructure, and TRON's scalable settlement network, it links Bitcoin-backed credit to a stablecoin ecosystem built to support payments, liquidity, and broader financial activity at scale. The near-term markers to follow are operational: the rollout of wUNIT as a TRC-20 token, the liquidity that builds in the dedicated USDT pool, and the flow of value back to Bitcoin through the same bridge.

About Ducat

Ducat is a Bitcoin Layer 1 credit and stablecoin protocol that lets Bitcoin holders borrow dollars against BTC without handing their assets to a third-party custodian. Its credit stack is built and enforced on Bitcoin. Ducat is backed by Hivemind and CMS, is an incubatee of CMC Labs, and built the first Bitcoin-native oracle with Chainlink.

Media Contact: Ducat Communications — info@ducatprotocol.com

About TRON DAO

TRON DAO is a community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet via blockchain technology and dApps. Founded in September 2017, the TRON network has experienced significant growth since its MainNet launch in May 2018. Today, TRON hosts the largest circulating supply of USD Tether (USDT), which currently exceeds $94 billion. As of September 2026, the blockchain has recorded over 404 million total user accounts, more than 15 billion total transactions, and over $27 billion in total value locked (TVL), based on TRONSCAN. Recognized as a global settlement layer for stablecoin transactions and everyday purchases, TRON operates under the motto “Moving Trillions, Empowering Billions.”

Media Contact: Yeweon Park — press@tron.network