This interview was recorded at the Tuscany Lightning Summit 2026 in Viareggio, Italy, where Matteo Branchetti talks about bringing stablecoins on Bitcoin, privacy, and where RGB Protocol on Bitcoin is heading next. He is Chief Product Officer (CPO) of Utexo, which is building a stablecoin ecosystem on Bitcoin and Lightning powered by RGB Protocol on…
This interview was recorded at the Tuscany Lightning Summit 2026 in Viareggio, Italy, where Michael Chobanian talks about Bitcoin, RGB, and what sovereign identity means to him. He is the former president of the Blockchain Association of Ukraine, and a co-founder and board member of the RGB Protocol Association. In Brief Why did you decide…
This article is based on the panel “Lightning as the Common Language of Bitcoin” from Plan B Forum 2025, moderated by Giacomo Zucco, with Kilian Rauch (Boltz), Federico Tenga (Bitfinex / RGB Protocol Association), Marco Argentieri (ArcLabs), and Roy Sheinfeld (Breeze). At Plan ₿ Forum 2025 in October, a panel moderated by Giacomo Zucco asked…