Issue #797: Don't sleep on RGB

Here's something I've been following very loosely from far away for a bit that seems to be gaining momentum at the moment; RGB. Proposed by Giacomo Zucco and Peter Todd years ago, the protocol for NFTs, among other things, on second and third layers of Bitcoin - mainly the Lightning Network and above - officially launched over a month ago. Sorry for the delayed issue on the launch, but better late than never!

If you're interested in asset issuance/ERC20/Liquid, you owe it to yourself to pay attention to the RGB project. With private (off-chain) state ownership, it's infinitely scalable and extremely private. With Simplicity contracts it's extremely expressive.https://t.co/TzS0UKgBYA
— Bob McElrath (@BobMcElrath) August 6, 2020

For those of you who are unaware of what RGB is attempting to do, it is a protocol that sits on top of the Lightning Network and attempts to build on the perceived mistakes of similar protocols, like Ethereum, by enabling robust smart contracts and non-fungible tokens in a more scalable and private fashion. Beyond the Bitcoin's base layer and the Lighting Network, RGB will also leverage Blockstream's Simplicity scripting language and zero knowledge proofs. Admittedly, I am not as well versed on RGB as I should be, so I will direct you freaks towards this YouTube video that dives into the protocol in great depth.

Slow and steady seems like it's going to win the race.