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In First ‘Pure Crypto’ Hire, Silvergate Bank Recruits Blockstream Liquid Network Exec

Benjamin Richman, formerly director of business development and partnerships at Blockstream, will help the crypto-friendly bank pursue its ambitious goals for serving the crypto industry.

Business  ·  21 January 2020
Bitcoin

Blockstream Co-Founder Joins Bitcoin-Only Startup Rupiver Financial

Jonathan Wilkins, a co-founder of Blockstream, is joining up-and-coming bitcoin brokerage River Financial as Chief Security Officer.

Tech  ·  20 January 2020
Blockstream

BTCPay Server Now Processing Blockstream’s Liquid Assets

BTCPay Server now accepts assets issued on Blocksteam's sidechain, Liquid.

News  ·  15 January 2020
Trading

Crypto Trading Privacy Gets a Boost as $15M of Tether Moves to Liquid Sidechain

Innocuous at first glance, the transfer of $15 million worth of USDT from ethereum to Liquid has big implications for the tether market and digital asset trading more broadly.

Tech  ·  8 January 2020
Bitcoin

‘Multi-Part’ Payments Could Bring Bigger Bitcoin Sums to Lightning Network

With its latest "major release," bitcoin tech startup Blockstream said its c-lightning software team is the first to release a working version of "multi-part payments."

Tech  ·  21 December 2019
Bitcoin

Blockstream’s ‘Watchtowers’ Will Bring a New Justice System to the Lightning Network

Watchtowers, a semi-trusted payment channel sheriff, is designed to keep the peace among lightning nodes.

Tech  ·  20 December 2019
Blockstream

BTSE Exchange Plans $50M Token Raise on Blockstream’s Ethereum Rival Liquid

If successful, the offering could help put bitcoin sidechains back on the map as an alternative to ethereum for launching assets.

Markets  ·  9 December 2019
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Bull Bitcoin Joins Blockstream’s Liquid Exchange Network

Liquid adds another exchange to its collection of global partners.

Markets  ·  15 September 2019
Bitcoin

Blockstream Launches Bitcoin Mining Farm With Fidelity as Early Customer

Blockstream is further stepping into bitcoin mining with the Fidelity Center for Applied Technology and LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman as customers.

Tech  ·  9 August 2019
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Could Help Stop News Censorship – From Space

An advocacy group is testing out the idea that the combination of bitcoin and orbital communication can help fight news censorship.

Tech  ·  12 July 2019
Bitcoin

Blockstream Launches Atomic Swaps on Liquid Bitcoin Sidechain

Blockstream has created an "experimental" tool making it easier for users to trade "trustlessly" between tokens on its Liquid sidechain.

Tech  ·  3 July 2019
Bitcoin

Blockstream’s Samson Mow Is Launching a Space Alien Gaming Token on Bitcoin

Bitcoin... in space? A company led by Blockstream CSO Samson Mow is looking to bridge the worlds of crypto and online gaming.

Tech  ·  24 May 2019
Bitcoin

Blockstream Launches Security Token Platform on Bitcoin Sidechain

Blockstream, the bitcoin-focused startup, is creating a new security token platform on its Liquid sidechain network.

Tech  ·  15 May 2019
Bitcoin

Bitcoin in Space? It Helps Connection Woes, Says Blockstream’s Adam Back

Beaming bitcoin from satellites might sound far-fetched, but there are serious use cases, according to Adam Back, CEO of Blockstream.

Tech  ·  15 May 2019
Bitcoin

GoTenna Partners With Blockstream Satellite to Make Using Bitcoin Without an Internet Connection Simpler

Sending bitcoin transactions without an internet connection just got a little bit easier. Announced at the Magical Crypto Conference on Saturday in New York City, Blockstream Satellite and goTenna are integrating their technologies to make it easier to send bitcoin transactions with technology used to onboard people without direct internet connections. Blockstream Satellite is a […]

Tech  ·  11 May 2019