# 13. History & acknowledgements

RGB was originally envisioned in 2016 by *Giacomo Zucco* (**BHB Network**) as a "non-blockchain based asset system" basing on earlier ideas of *Peter Todd* about client-side-validation and single-use-seals and implemented as original MVP around 2017 by BHB Network with support from **Poseidon Group**. Since 2019, *Dr Maxim Orlovsky*, **Pandora Prime AG**, acts as the main designer and lead contributor to the RGB protocol, designing and implementing it in its current form. Since 2019 RGB was restructured and re-thought from scratch as a generic form of computing and confidential smart contracting system. This development was managed by **LNP/BP Standards Association**, created in 2019 by Maxim Orlovsky & Giacomo Zucco and funded by **iFinex Inc** and **Fulgur Ventures** (2019H2-2020H1, 2022Q4-2023), **Pandora Prime AG** (2020H2-2021), personal funds of *Dr Maxim Orlovsky* (2020H2-2021, 2022H2), **Hojo Foundation** (2022-2023), **DIBA Inc** (2023) and anonymous community donations. A lot of input into RGB design, re-design and protocol peer-review came from a broader community, which included contributions from more than 50 people and organizations, including: *Alekos Filini, Alessandro Salvetti*, *Armando Christian Dutra, Christophe Diederichs*, *Cláudio de Castro, Chris Stewart, Emil Bayes*, *Fabrizio Armani*, *Federico Tenga, Francisco Calderon*, *Juraj Bednar, Hunter Trujillo, Max Hillebrand, Marco Amadori, Masaki Muranaka*, *Martin Habovštiak*, *Nadav Kohen, Nicola Busanello*, *Olga Ukolova, Rajar Shimaitra, Rene Pickhardt*, *Reza Bandegi, Sabina Sachtachtinskagia,* [*Sosthene*](https://github.com/Sosthene00)*,* *Stefano Pellegrini*, [*yojoe*](https://github.com/yojoe) *ZmnSCPxj*, *Zoe Faltiba,* [*zkao*](https://github.com/zkao)*.* The community management since 2019 was performed by *Olga Ukolova*.

Many inputs into protocol design ideas and suggestions came from personal conversations of Dr Maxim Orlovsky and Giacomo Zucco with notable cryptographers, specialists on distributed systems and game theorists, including: *Adam Back, Andrew Poelstra, Christian Decker*, *Christopher Allen, Pieter Wuille, Peter Todd, Rene Pickhardt.*

We are thankful to the early adopters of RGB protocols, who invested and continue to invest into RGB integration and independent peer reviews: Bitfinex & Tether, inbitcoin, DIBA, SuredBits, Blockchain Of Things, Atomic Finance.