TLS108: Maxim Orlovsky on Building RGB, Standards for BTC & LN, and Smart Contracts on Bitcoin

Maxim Orlovsky is the founder of the LNP/BP Standards Association and the creator of the RGB smart contracts protocol.

In our conversation, we explored the importance of standards for Bitcoin and Lightning, the details of how RGB works and why it’s important, and Maxim’s work on LNP Node and reNostr.

→ RGB Protocol: https://rgb.tech/

Sponsors

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Links

→ Stack Sats: https://www.stacksats.how/

→ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerooke

→ Books: https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations

→ Bitcoin News: https://stacker.news/r/kr

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

02:42 - Maxim Orlovsky Intro

12:40 - Why Are Standards Important?

17:20 - What Are The Disadvantages of Internet Standards?

19:32 - Standards on Bitcoin & Lightning

27:29 - How LNP Node Works

30:40 - What is RGB?

33:33 - Why Build Smart Contracts on Bitcoin?

50:04 - What Will People Use RGB For?

55:37 - RGB Development & Timeline

1:07:00 - Maxim’s Views on Nostr

1:14:33 - What is ReNostr?

1:20:57 - The Pieces of the Self-Sovereign Tech Stack