RGB Protocol Association at Plan ₿ Forum in Lugano
The RGB Protocol Association and members of the RGB ecosystem will speak at Plan B Forum 2026 in Lugano and at Spazio 21. The program includes five sessions divided between the two events, followed by the Association’s Stablecoin Summit on Sunday, October 25th.
In Brief
- Plan B Forum 2026 hosts four sessions with speakers from the Association, Bitfinex, Utexo, and KaleidoSwap
- Spazio 21, the Italian-language event at Asilo Ciani, hosts a panel on native applications on Bitcoin, moderated by the Association
- After Lugano, the Association and Utexo are on the speaker list of Bitcoin Histórico in San Salvador (November 11th-12th, 2026)
Plan B Forum 2026
Convention Center (Palazzo dei Congressi), Piazza Indipendenza 4. Sessions in English, with real-time Italian translation for the main keynotes and panels. Full program on the Plan B Forum agenda.
Friday, October 23rd
- 10:30-11:15, P2P Stage — “Stablecoins on Bitcoin” (panel)
Federico Tenga (R&D, Bitfinex, and Co-Founder of RGB Protocol Association) and Viktor Ihnatiuk (Co-Founder, Utexo) on the panel. - 11:45-12:30, Hal Finney Room — “RGB Protocol: Hands-On with Real Assets on Mainnet” (masterclass, intermediate)
Masterclass led by Birkan Kayadibi (COO, RGB Protocol Association).
Saturday, October 24th
- 11:00-11:45, UTXO Room — “Shipping the Open Liquidity Layer for Bitcoin” (masterclass, basic to intermediate, laptop required)
Masterclass led by Walter Maffione (Co-Founder, KaleidoSwap). - 16:15-17:00, Hal Finney Room — “Startup in Bitcoin” (masterclass, basic)
Masterclass led by Emile Jellinek (CGO, KaleidoSwap).
Spazio 21
The Italian-language event at Asilo Ciani. Free entry. Full program on the Spazio 21 agenda.
Saturday, October 24th
- 14:00, Patio — “È possibile costruire applicazioni native su Bitcoin senza tradirne i principi? (RGB, Liquid, Arkade)” (panel, in Italian)
The panel asks whether native applications on Bitcoin can stay consistent with Bitcoin’s principles, with RGB, Liquid, and Arkade as the three cases under discussion. Federico Tenga on the panel, with Birkan Kayadibi as moderator.
Stablecoin Summit, Sunday, October 25th
The Association hosts the Stablecoin Summit at LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura, from 10:00 to 14:00 (doors at 09:30).
Attendance by approval through the event page.
Next Stop: Bitcoin Histórico
Birkan Kayadibi (RGB Protocol Association) and Viktor Ihnatiuk (Utexo) are on the speaker list of Bitcoin Histórico, the conference of El Salvador’s National Bitcoin Office and CUBO+ in San Salvador, on November 11th-12th, 2026.
Session details will follow after the release of the program.
For schedule changes and live updates, follow RGB Protocol Association and RGB Protocol on X.
For developers and integrators
- Start here: technical docs and guides at docs.rgb.info
- Run & build: protocol libraries at github.com/rgb-protocol, wallet and application tooling at github.com/RGB-Tools
- Ecosystem & membership: updates and membership at rgbprotocol.org/members
About RGB Protocol Association
RGB Protocol Association is a Swiss non-profit. It supports the development, standardization, and adoption of RGB Protocol on Bitcoin. The protocol enables private and scalable digital assets for Bitcoin and Lightning. Additionally, the Association works through open collaboration with companies, researchers, and the broader free-software community.
