Name: BitDevs Socratic Seminar: Taproot assets vs RGB on Bitcoin, food & drinks
Start: 2023-11-09T19:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-11-09T22:00:00+02:00
Location: Programize Hellas

[BitDevs Athens](https://bitdevs-athens.com) is a community for those interested in discussing and participating in the research and development of **Bitcoin and Bitcoin-related protocols**. You can be well versed with or new to the topics, all are welcome. Be advised: discussion will be **\*\*\*technical\*\*\***.

We are following a Socratic Seminar format that originated in [BitDevs NYC](https://bitdevs.org/about): presenters introduce topics for **up to 10 mins** and a **discussion** among participants follows. It is highly recommended that participants have been through the **reading material** in advance. We also go through the month's Bitcoin technical news.

This day's topics will be:

**Taproot Assets** (formerly Taro) is a new Taproot-powered protocol developed by [Lightning Labs](https://lightning.engineering/) for issuing assets on the bitcoin blockchain that can be transferred over the Lightning Network. Reading material:

* [https://docs.lightning.engineering/the-lightning-network/taproot-assets](https://docs.lightning.engineering/the-lightning-network/taproot-assets)
* [Draft BIP](https://github.com/Roasbeef/bips/blob/bip-tap/bip-tap.mediawiki)
* [Taproot Assets on Mainnet](https://lightning.engineering/posts/2023-10-18-taproot-assets-v0.3/)
* [Client-side validation](https://bitcoinops.org/en/topics/client-side-validation/)

**[RGB](https://rgb.tech/)** is a system of private & scalable [client-validated](https://bitcoinops.org/en/topics/client-side-validation/) smart contracts on Bitcoin & Lightning developed by [LNP/BP Association](https://github.com/LNP-BP). Reading material:

* [RGB Blackpaper](https://blackpaper.rgb.tech/)
* [Understanding the RGB protocol](https://diba.io/blog/understanding-rgb-protocol/)
* [Simple explanation tweet](https://twitter.com/cryptoquick/status/1668331191190310912)
* [First presentation of RGB](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwVgvZG4pgI) by Giacomo Zucco, Alekos Filini in 2018
* [List of videos to start with when getting familiar with RGB & LNP/BP tech stack](https://github.com/LNP-BP/presentations)

How should I prepare? Read the material.
**Do you hold meetups for a wider audience?** Yes, please subscribe to [https://www.meetup.com/blockchaingreece-0/](https://www.meetup.com/blockchaingreece-0/) and review past meetups.

The event will be held in English and is free. **At 9 pm we will head to dinner & drinks, all are welcome!** We would like to thank Programmize for hosting us!

Andreas

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