The RGB Protocol Association is the Swiss non-profit organization that supports the development and adoption of RGB Protocol on Bitcoin, the open protocol for issuing and transferring digital assets natively on Bitcoin and the Lightning Network. Founded in July 2025, the Association brings together the organizations and individuals building on RGB Protocol on Bitcoin v0.11.1,…
In February 2025, Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether, the company behind the world’s largest stablecoin by market cap, made a statement that caught Bitcoin circles by surprise. Speaking about the long-term trajectory of stablecoins, Ardoino suggested that one day USDt itself could become obsolete: not because stablecoins fail, but because Bitcoin’s monetary properties could make…
Until January 2025, using RGB Protocol on Bitcoin as an end user required comfort with command-line tools and developer-grade software. Iris Wallet Desktop changed the situation. Developed by the RGB-protocol team, Iris Wallet Desktop is the first graphical interface for receiving, sending, and managing RGB assets on Bitcoin and Lightning Network. It runs on macOS,…
In December 2024, Fulgur Ventures and Tether announced a joint investment in a company dedicated to building infrastructure for RGB Protocol on Bitcoin. The round signaled two things at once: that the Lightning-focused investment community saw RGB as the most credible path to Bitcoin-native digital assets, and that Tether was placing a concrete bet on…