Blockstream

Blockstream Raises $210M, Acquires Mining Chip Manufacturer Spondoolies

The Series B round values Adam Back's Bitcoin technology firm at $3.2 billion.

News  ·  24 August 2021

Blockstream Rolls Out a Bitcoin Lightning Node for N00bs

The startup says its new Greenlight service lets users maintain complete control over their BTC while setting up a node on its cloud infrastructure.

Tech  ·  21 July 2021
Bitcoin Mining

Square to Invest $5M to Build Solar-Powered Bitcoin Mining Facility With Blockstream

The announcement comes as the environmental impact of mining for the world's largest cryptocurrency has come under intense scrutiny.

News  ·  6 June 2021
Bitcoin

Blockstream Hosts BlockFi’s New Bitcoin Mining Venture

The crypto lender is entering Bitcoin mining in the midst of a boom in North America’s bitcoin mining industry.

Tech  ·  18 May 2021
Bitcoin Mining

Blockstream Issues Security Token Tied to Bitcoin Hashrate, Payable in BTC

The tokens will offer non-U.S. qualified investors a way to invest in bitcoin mining without handling machines themselves.

News  ·  30 March 2021
Bitcoin Mining

Galaxy Digital Taps Blockstream for Hosted Mining Operations

Galaxy Digital is now hosting its bitcoin mining operations at Blockstream facilities.

Markets  ·  5 March 2021
Bitcoin Mining

Blockstream Buys $25M Worth of Bitcoin Mining Machines From MicroBT

The ASICs are set to be deployed in Blockstream facilities through the U.S. and Canada.

Markets  ·  27 January 2021
Bitcoin

Blockstream Is Working on Simpler, More Private Multi-Sig Bitcoin Transactions

Made possible by Taproot, MuSig2 is designed to make multi-signature Bitcoin transactions less complex without sacrificing privacy.

Tech  ·  4 November 2020
Bitcoin

New on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network: LND Adds Accounting Feature, c-lightning Gets an Upgrade

Lightning Labs made bookkeeping easier for node operators. Blockstream’s c-lightning 0.9.1 release improves channel opening and routing mechanisms.

Tech  ·  18 September 2020
Stablecoins

Unpacking the Avit, Avanti Bank’s New Digital Asset Being Built With Blockstream

Avanti says the Avit will not encounter the legal, accounting or tax hurdles of stablecoins, but it’s not yet clear where the asset will fit under U.S. law.

Business  ·  12 August 2020
Lightning Network

‘Rat Poison Squared on Steroids’: What’s New in Bitcoin’s Latest Lightning Release

With a sly poke at Warren Buffet's comment that Bitcoin is "rat poison squared," c-lightning developers' latest release adds some key new Lightning features.

Tech  ·  4 August 2020
CoinFlash

Charlie Lee, Adam Back Lead $3.1M Private Token Raise for Blockchain Game Infinite Fleet

A game developed by Samson Mow's Pixelmatic has completed a $3.1 million private SAFT sale of tokens.

Business  ·  3 August 2020
Bitcoin

Blockstream’s Liquid Network Sent $8M in BTC Unsafely, Says Bitcoin Developer

Bitcoins stored on the Liquid Network were temporarily able to be seized by network moderators Thursday night.

Tech  ·  26 June 2020
Bitcoin

Appealing to Normies: Advancing Bitcoin Starts With Better UX

At London's Advancing Bitcoin conference, developers discussed user-experience fixes for the world's leading crypto.

Tech  ·  7 February 2020