At the Tuscany Lightning Summit 2026 in Viareggio, Italy, Birkan Kayadibi, COO of the RGB Protocol Association, talked about the work of the Association for RGB Protocol on Bitcoin, the growth of the RGB ecosystem since mainnet and the arrival of USDT.Watch the full interview in the video below. Note: the interview dates back to…
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…
The idea: Bitcoin as more than money Bitcoin was designed to do one thing extremely well: transfer value between parties without trusting a third party. But from the early days of the ecosystem, developers began asking a broader question: could Bitcoin’s security and decentralization be used to represent any kind of digital asset, not just…
Disclaimer: for education purposes some of the concepts described in this article have been simplified, and to avoid overwhelming the reader with new terms also the terminology may differ from technical specifications. There is a growing interest in the issuance of digital assets on top of Bitcoin and Lightning Network, but most approaches required compromises…
RGB Protocol on Bitcoin has reached a landmark milestone: RGB v0.11.1 is officially live on Bitcoin mainnet. Several members of the RGB Protocol Association have simultaneously shipped their products, marking the beginning of a new chapter for Bitcoin-native digital assets. Ecosystem Products Now Live Four RGB-powered applications launched on mainnet alongside the v0.11.1 release: LNFI…
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,…