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| 08.04.2026 | Bitcoin’s (BTC) Creator Is Most Likely a Group of Individuals, Not One Person : Analysis | A recent report claims that Blockstream‘s founder Adam Back might actually be Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin (BTC), which is now the world’s largest cryptocurrency in terms of market cap and overall adoption. Accordin... |
| 25.01.2026 | Gaming Payments Leader ZBD Lands $40M Series C | ZBD, a trailblazer in gaming payments, secured $40 million in Series C funding. Blockstream Capital Partners led the significant round. This capital fuels ZBD's mission: transforming in-game transactions. The company leverages Bitcoin's Lig... |
| 23.01.2026 | ZBD: $40 Million Series C Raised To Expand Lightning-Powered Payments And Rewards Inside Video Games | ZBD, a payments company focused on enabling real-money transactions inside games and consumer apps, said it has secured $40 million in Series C financing commitments led by Blockstream Capital Partners (BCP). The company positions itself as... |
| 22.01.2026 | ZBD Raises $40M in Series C Funding | ZBD, a Hoboken, NJ-based provider of a payments solutions empowering real-money transactions for games and apps, raised $40M in Series C funding.
The round was led by Blockstream Capital Partners.
the company intends to use the funds to exp... |
| 09.01.2026 | Blockstream Capital Partners Announces Strategic Acquisition of Derivatives Trading Team from Numeus Group, Leveraging Strategic Partnership with Komainu | Blockstream Capital Partners (“BCP”) today announced that it has entered into a strategic agreement to acquire a division within Numeus Group’s digital asset trading and investment business. The transaction includes the absorption of select... |
| 05.11.2025 | CHF 28 million for Switzerland’s new Bitcoin treasury company |
Headquartered in Sarnen (Obwalden), FUTURE enables Swiss and international investors to access pure Bitcoin exposure in CHF with institutional-grade governance, structure, and transparency. The company’s integrated balance-sheet-driven mod... |
| 17.10.2025 | Jiko: Strategic Investment Raised For Banking And Liquidity Platform | Jiko, a banking and liquidity platform fully built on U.S. Treasury bills (T-bills), announced new strategic investments from Coinbase and Blockstream Capital Partners, alongside key partnerships with major industry players, including Crypt... |
| 08.10.2025 | Jiko Receives Funding from Coinbase and Blockstream Capital Partners | Jiko, a Sa Francisco, CA-based provider of a platform built on U.S. T-bills to power the world’s liquidity, received an investment from Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) and Blockstream Capital Partners.
The amount of the deal was not disclosed.
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| 25.07.2025 | Electra bags €433M green loan, open source software's funding problem, and European private capital hits €1.25T in 2024 | This week we tracked more than 70 tech funding deals worth over €1.4 billion, and over 15 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe. In addition to this week's top financials, we've also indexed the most i... |
| 22.07.2025 | Elysium Lab becomes Blockstream’s European hub following acquisition |
Founded in 2022 by Aron Clementi (CEO) and Gianmarco Guazzo (CTO), Elysium Lab, part of the Lugano Plan ₿ initiative, developed a non-custodial wallet for Bitcoin and stablecoins and a keyless authentication SDK (patent pending). The compa... |
| 06.04.2025 | Bitcoin Mining: Why Solo Miners Are Suddenly Finding Entire Blocks More Often | - |
| 01.04.2025 | Race for Bitcoin: Countries in mining fever | - |
| 30.03.2025 | Bitcoin mining under Trump: opportunities and challenges | - |
| 22.02.2025 | Hong Kong Hosts the Crypto Super Bowl: A New Era for Digital Assets | Hong Kong has become the epicenter of the crypto universe. The city recently hosted Consensus Hong Kong 2025, a monumental event that attracted nearly 10,000 attendees from over 100 countries. This gathering, often dubbed the “Super Bowl of... |
| 21.02.2025 | World-leading Crypto Event Launches APAC’s Largest Debut with Consensus Hong Kong 2025 | Over 350 side events transformed mega digital assets event to mega festivities
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 21 February 2025 – Regarded as the “Super Bowl of Blockchain” and “the World Cup of Web3”, Consensus, the most influent... |
| 28.01.2025 | Excitement Builds Around Web3 And Crypto, But VC Dollars Don’t Follow | 1 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
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| 26.01.2025 | Komainu: Digital Assets Service Provider Raises $75 Million (Series B) | Komainu, a regulated digital asset services provider and custodian backed by Laser Digital (a Nomura company), announced it has raised $75 million in strategic funding from Blockstream Capital Partners, subject to relevant regulatory approv... |
| 18.01.2025 | China's Economic Crossroads: A Slow Growth Dilemma | China's economy is at a crossroads. The latest data reveals a growth rate that feels like a shadow of its former self. The numbers tell a story of struggle, with the country posting its slowest economic growth in decades. This isn't just a ... |
| 16.01.2025 | Komainu Raises $75M in Series B Funding | Komainu, a St Helier, Jersey-based regulated digital asset services provider and custodian, backed by Laser Digital, a Nomura company, received a $75M investment from Blockstream Capital Partners.
The funding transaction is funded in Bitcoi... |
| 09.01.2025 | Brno: The Rising Star of Europe’s Startup Ecosystem | Brno, the Czech Republic's second-largest city, is emerging as a vibrant hub for startups. Often overshadowed by Prague, Brno is carving its niche in the tech landscape. With a dynamic startup scene, it’s becoming a beacon for innovation an... |
| 08.01.2025 | Movement Labs layer 2 Ethereum blockchain reportedly seeks $100M raise at $3B valuation
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Citing multiple sou... |
| 08.01.2025 | Bitcoin Infrastructure Tech Firm Blockstream Launches Open-Source Hardware Wallet | Listen to this article
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| 20.11.2024 | Blockstream Announces Asset Management Division to Bridge Bitcoin and Mainstream Finance | Listen to this article
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| 14.11.2024 | Tether Unveils New Platform to Simplify Asset Tokenization for Businesses, Nation-States
Are Memecoins Driving This Bull Cycle? | Tether, the crypto firm behind the third-largest cryptocurrency (USDT), said on Thursday it has launched its asset tokenization service after CEO Paolo Ardoino teased the project for months.
The platform, called Hadron, was designed to simp... |
| 10.11.2024 | The Future of iGaming and Blockchain: Innovations on the Horizon | The world of iGaming and blockchain technology is evolving at breakneck speed. Events like Sigma Europe 2024 and the opening of Blockstream's R&D center in Lugano, Switzerland, signal a new era of innovation. These developments are not ... |
| 08.11.2024 | The Trump Effect: Wealth Surge and Crypto Boom Post-Election | The recent U.S. presidential election has sent shockwaves through the financial world. Donald Trump’s anticipated return to the White House has sparked a dramatic rise in wealth among the richest individuals and a surge in cryptocurrency pr... |
| 07.11.2024 | Protocol Village: Blockstream Opens R&D Center in Lugano, Switzerland
Bitcoin Eyes $70,000, Vitalik Buterin Outlines Ethereum 'Scourge' Upgrade | In today's issue: Blockstream, Eclipse, Pond, Puffer, Cytonic, Algorand, Polygon, Magic Labs, Hyperbridge, Polkadot, IllumineX, Oasis, Solv, Outlier Ventures, Router Protocol, Symbiotic, Omni, Dune, Galaxy Digital.
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| 06.11.2024 | Crypto Prices Jump, Will Funding Follow? | 2 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Crypto enthusiasts rejoiced Wednesday as former President Donald Trump seemed certain to reclaim the White House — and likely bring much more crypto-friendly policies to the federal government.
Price... |
| 18.10.2024 | The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: X-energy And Lightmatter Lead The Way | 3 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
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| 17.10.2024 | Blockstream's $210 Million Bet: A Leap into Bitcoin's Future | In the world of cryptocurrency, few names resonate like Blockstream. Recently, this bitcoin infrastructure powerhouse announced a monumental achievement: a $210 million convertible note financing round led by Fulgur Ventures. This funding i... |
| 16.10.2024 | Blockstream raises $210M to boost bitcoin blockchain layer 2 scaling technology
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The company said the funds will be used to expand the development and adoption of the compan... |
| 15.10.2024 | Blockstream Raises $210M in Convertible Note Financing Round
Uptober Forming Amid Rising Stablecoin Liquidity and Bitcoin Transactions | Bitcoin infrastructure firm Blockstream has raised $210 million in a convertible note financing round.
The company has also appointed Michael Minkevich as COO.
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| 05.09.2024 | Blockstream Mining Raises Fresh Round of Note That Offers Exposure to Bitcoin Hashrate
Sam Bankman-Fried's Lawyers Push for FTX Founder's Jail Release Again; Crypto Coin Listing Crack Down | Blockstream started a third round of sales for its tokenized note, BMN2
The round will be priced at $31,000 and give investors a share of the bitcoin produced by the mining company.
The hashrate-backed note allows investors to lock in the h... |
| 28.12.2023 | BTC Adoption: Blockstream Announces Series 2 Launch of Bitcoin denominated Investment Vehicle | Blockstream, the global firm focused on Bitcoin infrastructure technology, has announced the upcoming Series 2 launch of its Bitcoin-denominated investment vehicle, the Blockstream ASIC (BASIC) Note.
As stated in a blog post by Blockstream,... |
| 19.08.2023 | Crypto in bold: The biggest stories of the week | Week in crypto
This week, marked by a flash crash in the Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets, has been filled with new developments in this industry that have sent both encouraging and worrying signals. Here’s what we have highlighted for you... |
| 17.08.2023 | Getting Started In Bitcoin: Easy Bitcoin Wallets For Beginners | MIAMI, FLORIDA - APRIL 7: Miles Suter, Bitcoin Product Lead at Cash App, speaks during the Bitcoin ... [+] 2022 Conference at the Miami Beach Convention Center on April 7, 2022 in Miami, Florida. The world's largest bitcoin conference runs ... |
| 31.01.2023 | Blockstream Raises USD $125 Million to Expand Mining Operations | Leading Bitcoin infrastructure firm Blockstream has announced raising USD $125 million in convertible note and secured loan financing to expand its institutional bitcoin mining colocation services. Kingsway Capital led the convertible note,... |
| 26.01.2023 | Bitcoin infrastructure startup Blockstream raises $125 million USD to expand crypto mining services | - |
| 25.01.2023 | Blockstream Raises USD $125M | Blockstream, a Montreal, Canada-based Bitcoin infrastructure firm, raised USD125M in convertible note and secured loan financing.
Kingsway Capital led the convertible note, with other investors including Fulgur Ventures.
The company intends... |
| 25.01.2023 | Blockstream raises $125M to finance expanded Bitcoin mining operations | - |
| 25.01.2023 | Blockstream raises $125M to expand bitcoin mining services
Show your support for our mission by joining our Cube Club and Cube Event Community of experts. Join the community that includes Amazon Web ... | Bitcoin and blockchain infrastructure company Blockstream Corp. Inc. said today that it has raised $125 million in new funding to expand its bitcoin mining and hosting services, an industry that has been troubled by depressed markets.
The f... |
| 24.01.2023 | Crypto Infrastructure Firm Blockstream Raises $125M for Bitcoin Mining | Crypto infrastructure company Blockstream raised $125 million in convertible note and secured loan financing to expand its bitcoin mining hosting services.
The company, which raised $210 million in August at a $3.2 billion valuation, said i... |
| 24.01.2023 | Blockstream Raises USD $125M to Expand Mining Operations | “This fundraise allows us to accelerate the YoY revenue growth we created with our 2021 Series B and continue to build infrastructure for the future Bitcoin economy,” - Blockstream President & CFO, Erik Svenson.
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| 15.09.2022 | 15 elite crypto CEOs and founders share their thoughts on what the Ethereum Merge means for the crypto landscape | Ethereum's Merge is here — but what does it mean for crypto? Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
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| 12.06.2022 | Texas Feels Like Bitcoin Country (Maybe Because I Was There for a Bitcoin Conference) | Another week. Another conference. Another dose of “wow – Bitcoin sure is cool.” The end of this past week was dominated by CoinDesk’s Consensus Festival, where around 17,000 people descended on Austin, the world’s hottest city (as far as I’... |
| 05.04.2022 | Lightning Labs Raises $70M to Bring Stablecoins to Bitcoin | Bitcoin is getting a boost by way of a new Taproot-enabled protocol known as Taproot Asset Representation Overlay, or Taro (like the root vegetable, not the playing cards). Taro is an open-source protocol powered by the Lightning Network (L... |
| 22.03.2022 | Blockstream Raises $210M, Acquires Mining Chip Manufacturer Spondoolies
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| 22.03.2022 | Bitcoin Mining and ESG: A Match Made in Heaven
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Strengthening the power grid | Bitcoin mining hasn’t been able to shake its dirty reputation.
Producing the original cryptocurrency and keeping its proof-of-work network secure is an energy-intensive process – we all know that – and bitcoin’s carbon footprint is big. Ver... |
| 03.03.2022 | Mexico being lined up as next nation for full Bitcoin adoption | One of El Salvador’s most prominent advisors on the nation’s adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender says he is now turning his attention to Mexico. |
| 31.01.2022 | Где хранится мировая крипта. Почему люди такие глупые? | Ledger Nano S
Судя по всему, мировой оборот BTC начинает понемногу сокращаться. 13 декабря 2021 года система преодолела рубеж в 90% эмиссии. Остальные 10% растянутся до февраля 2140 года. Эмиссия становится крошечной, а старые монеты постеп... |
| 05.01.2022 | El Salvador is preparing for Bitcoin bonds – government will present 20 bills to lawmakers for regulating cryptocurrency | The El Salvador government is working on legislation to issue $1 billion Bitcoin bonds.
In an interview, El Salvador’s Finance Minister said the government wants to provide a “legal structure” for those interested in bitcoin bonds.
In Septe... |
| 16.12.2021 | Behind the Scenes of El Salvador’s Bitcoin Bond With the Man Who Designed It | El Salvador’s national adoption of bitcoin was easily the most transformational cryptocurrency landmark in a year full of them. The use of bitcoin as legal tender seems poised to attract a wave of experiments and investment, while a program... |
| 23.11.2021 | Explainer: What we know so far about El Salvador's volcano-powered bitcoin bond | November 23, 202111:15 AM UTCLast Updated ago
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| 23.11.2021 | What we know so far about El Salvador's volcano-powered bitcoin bond | MIZATA, El Salvador/LONDON, Nov 22 (Reuters) - El Salvador plans to build the world's first "Bitcoin City" https://www.reuters.com/markets/rates-bonds/el-salvador-plans-first-bitcoin-city-backed-by-bitcoin-bonds-2021-11-21 with mo... |
| 22.11.2021 | El Salvador to Build the World’s First Crypto-Powered City Backed by $1B Bitcoin Bonds | El Salvador has once again made headlines after its president, Nayib Bukele, announced that the country will be building a crypto-powered city, dubbed Bitcoin City, at the base of a volcano.
Announcing the new project during El Salvador’s B... |
| 21.11.2021 | El Salvador announces plans to build a so-called ‘Bitcoin City’
Show your support for our mission by joining our Cube Club and Cube Event Community of experts. Join the community that includes Amazon... | El Salvador’s president has announced an ambitious plan to build a so-called “Bitcoin City” in which the cryptocurrency will be the only legal tender.
President Nayib Bukele made the announcement on Saturday night, claiming that the new cit... |
| 17.11.2021 | After Taproot, What’s Next for Bitcoin’s Future? | Taproot, a privacy and scalability upgrade Bitcoin developers have long been drooling over, finally activated last weekend. But more upgrades are in the pipeline, being worked on by developers behind the scenes.
Taproot is a particularly bi... |
| 12.11.2021 | 2000000$ за найденную уязвимость | Введение
Эксперт в области информационной безопасности Гехард Вагнер получил рекордное вознаграждение в размере 2000000$ от команды блокчейн проекта Polygon. Найденная исследователем уязвимость угрожала потерей 850000000$. Вознаграждение ст... |
| 08.10.2021 | Digital Markets, MERJ Exchange and Liquid Network Join Forces | Digital Markets, MERJ Exchange and Liquid Network “Being the preferred blockchain for DIGTL’s clients for direct listings, IPOs and trading on MERJ Exchange is very exciting,” said Dr. Adam Back, Chief Executive Officer at Blockstream.
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| 13.09.2021 | Cryptocurrency business dealings scare NAB, Westpac | NAB and Westpac have rejected claims they are hindering competition in the Australian finance landscape by declining banking opportunities with cryptocurrency businesses, putting their hesitancy down to the need to manage risk.
Both banks f... |
| 30.08.2021 | AXA-backed Blockstream raises $210 million | Bitcoin infrastructure firm Blockstream Blockstream
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| 25.08.2021 | The godfather of direct-to-consumer, Warby Parker, proves why storefronts aren’t dead | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.
Direct-to-consumer companies are known for being digital first, launching their storefronts onlin... |
| 25.08.2021 | Blockstream Reaches $3.2B Valuation Following $210 Million Series B Raise | Leading blockchain firm Blockstream has announced the completion of a Series B funding round that saw it raise $210 million from notable investors.
According to a company announcement, the recently concluded funding saw Blockstream’s valuat... |
| 25.08.2021 | Bitcoin focused Blockstream Acquires $210M via Series B Financing, Firm Now Valued at $3.2B | Bitcoin-focused firm Blockstream reveals that it has secured $210 million in capital as part of their Series B round at a $3.2 billion valuation.
Blockstream’s investment round was led by Baillie Gifford and iFinex, the operator of Bitfinex... |
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| 24.08.2021 | Blockstream secures $266 million CAD at $4 billion valuation to monetize the Liquid Network | With years invested in building its sidechain-based settlement network, Blockstream has raised significant funding to continue to blend the worlds of finance and industrial Bitcoin mining.
The Bitcoin infrastructure startup has raised $266 ... |
| 24.08.2021 | Blockstream Raises $210M, Makes Move Into ASIC Development | VICTORIA, BC (PRWEB) August 24, 2021
Leading Bitcoin infrastructure firm Blockstream has announced raising $210 million as part of a Series B financing on a valuation of $3.2 billion. Investors include Baillie Gifford and iFinex.
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| 24.08.2021 | Bitcoin tech firm Blockstream raises $210M at $3B valuation
Show your support for our mission by joining our Cube Club and Cube Event Community of experts. Join the community that includes Amazon Web... | Blockstream Corporation Inc. said today it has closed a $210 million funding round that values the Canadian bitcoin infrastructure outfit at $3.2 billion.
The Series B round was led by U.K.-based investment management company Baillie Giffor... |
| 24.08.2021 | Blockstream Raises $210M in Series B Funding; Valued 3.2 Billion | Blockstream, a Victoria, BC, Canada-based Bitcoin infrastructure company, raised $210m as part of a Series B financing on a valuation of $3.2 billion.
Backers included Baillie Gifford and iFinex.
The company also acquired Spondoolies’ intel... |
| 24.08.2021 | Blockstream Raises $210M, Acquires Mining Chip Manufacturer Spondoolies | Blockstream has raised $210 million in a Series B funding round that values the bitcoin technology firm at $3.2 billion and will fund an expansion into manufacturing mining chips.
U.K. investment management firm Baillie Gifford and iFinex, ... |
| 24.08.2021 | Victoria-based Blockstream raises $266M, valued at $4B | Victoria-based Blockstream, which specializes in Bitcoin and blockchain technologies, has raised ~$266 million (USD$210M) in a Series B round, valuing the company at $4 billion (USD$3.2B).
Blockstream is the ninth BC-based technology busine... |
| 07.06.2021 | Jack Dorsey's Square is investing $5 million in building a bitcoin mine that runs on solar power | Square is working with bitcoin technology company Blockstream on creating a sustainable bitcoin mine.
Square will invest $5 million in the open-source project, while Blockstream will provide infrastructure.
Jack Dorsey and Square have argue... |
| 06.06.2021 | Square to invest US$5 million in Blockstream's solar-powered bitcoin mining facility | WASHINGTON: Blockchain technology company Blockstream Mining said on Saturday (Jun 5) that Square will invest US$5 million to build an open-source, solar-powered bitcoin mining facility at one of Blockstream's US sites.
Blockstream, in an a... |
| 06.06.2021 | Crypto Mining Goes Solar-Powered — Jack Dorsey’s Square Invests $5 Million To The Upcoming Facility | Teejay Boris, Tech Times 06 June 2021, 04:06 am
Jack Dorsey's Square invested $5 Million in a solar-powered Bitcoin mining facility in partnership with Blockstream. It is part of the company's endeavor of pairing power-hogging cryptocurrenc... |
| 05.06.2021 | Square to invest $5 mln in Blockstream's solar-powered bitcoin mining facility | June 5, 20216:22 PM UTC
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| 02.05.2021 | Satoshi’s Games launches Elixir Marketplace for NFTs based on Bitcoin rewards | Join gaming leaders, alongside GamesBeat and Facebook Gaming, for their 2nd Annual GamesBeat & Facebook Gaming Summit | GamesBeat: Into the Metaverse 2 this upcoming January 25-27, 2022. Learn more about the event.
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| 02.05.2021 | Satoshi’s Games launches Elixir Marketplace for NFTs based on Bitcoin rewards | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Satoshi’s Games has unveiled Elixir Marketplace, a nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace for games that enable players to earn rewards ba... |
| 12.04.2021 | BitRiver Is Selling Tokens to Build More Bitcoin Mining Farms in Siberia | BitRiver, a key player in the Russian cryptocurrency mining market, aims to raise up to $35 million by selling tokens that entitles holders to space in its data centers.
The company, which operates several mining farms in Siberia for 150 me... |
| 26.02.2021 | The Future of Bitcoin: 12 Scenarios From Bullish to Bearish | No one knows what will happen with Bitcoin. Not the skeptics, not the believers, not even Satoshi Nakamoto. There is no crystal ball. Many of the sharpest minds in crypto embrace that uncertainty, broadly agreeing that we just don’t know. A... |
| 18.09.2020 | New on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network: LND Adds Accounting Feature, c-lightning Gets an Upgrade | While so-called “DeFi degens” are busy bidding up the price of food-themed tokens, on the other end of crypto’s DeFi spectrum two teams working on the most popular implementations of Bitcoin’s Lightning Network have been busy pushing out ne... |
| 29.07.2020 | To Beat Online Censorship, We Need Anonymous Payments | Richard Myers is a decentralized applications engineer at goTenna's Global Mesh Labs initiative, and previously a co-founder of Bytabit AB.
Online censorship and surveillance will persist as long as local fiat currencies are the only way to... |
| 16.04.2020 | Nym Technologies launches privacy-protection platform | Founded by an international team of researchers and programmers, Nym Technologies built the Nym Protocol, an open-source, decentralized, permissionless and incentivized system that provides full-stack privacy. This allows developers to buil... |
| 16.04.2020 | Nym Technologies launches privacy-protection platform | Following a successful pilot test of the testnet – an alternative blockchain used by developers to prototype software and updates to ensure stability before launch – last December with a few individuals and companies including include Block... |
| 02.04.2020 | Using Bitcoin in Zimbabwe, Part 3 of a Six-Part Documentary Podcast Series | After three weeks of listening, recording and talking bitcoin (BTC) in Africa, podcaster Anita Posch is back in part 3 of her six-part documentary podcast series. Presented in audio and full written transcript below.
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| 18.12.2019 | Reflections On The State Of Crypto Entrepreneurship In 2019 | Female programmer working on new project.Getty |
| 09.12.2019 | BTSE Exchange Plans $50M Token Raise on Blockstream's Ethereum Rival Liquid | BTSE, a Dubai-based cryptocurrency exchange, is looking to raise $50 million in one of the first token offerings on the Liquid Network, the parallel system to bitcoin created by startup Blockstream.
BTSE is looking to sell 50 million tokens... |
| 21.10.2019 | As Lightning's Economy Takes Shape, Devs Are Split on Proposed Fee Hike | Fees aren’t just a topic of discussion for bitcoin users anymore. As the tech matures and an economy develops, fee discussions are making their way into the lightning network too.
This past weekend, bitcoiners and lightning fanatics gathere... |
| 09.08.2019 | Blockstream to Battle Centralization of Bitcoin Mining Power | Blockchain startup, Blockstream has plans to reduce the level of centralization of Bitcoin mining power according to a blog post dated Aug. 8th.
Blockstream as per the update has officially launched the first mining pool aimed at giving bac... |
| 09.08.2019 | Blockstream Launches Bitcoin Mining Farm With Fidelity as Early Customer | Blockstream has launched a colocation mining service and already counts the Fidelity Center for Applied Technology and LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman as customers.
On Thursday, the bitcoin and blockchain technology firm announced a new minin... |
| 29.07.2019 | Tether Stablecoin Launches on Blockstream’s Liquid Sidechain | A new version of the widely used but controversial stablecoin tether (USDT) is launching on Blockstream's Liquid Network.
Announced Monday, the addition of the token to Liquid's bitcoin sidechain network, launched last October, will offer b... |
| 15.04.2019 | ING Bank Is Bringing Bitcoin 'Bulletproofs' to Private Blockchains | ING’s blockchain team is testing a privacy technology called "bulletproofs," the latest in a series of seemingly unlikely cypherpunk experiments at the Netherlands-based global bank.
Developed and refined by hardcore cryptographer... |
| 21.01.2019 | Digital Garage teams up with Blockstream to develop blockchain financial services in Japan | The global crypto market may have tanked last year, but notable names have joined forces to develop Bitcoin and blockchain financial services in Japan, which has emerged as one of the world’s most crypto-friendly markets.
Blockstream, a blo... |
| 03.07.2018 | Blockstream Launches Tokenized Assets Tool on Liquid Sidechain | Blockchain startup Blockstream announced a new custom token creation platform on Monday.
The firm has officially launched the Issued Assets (IA) program on its bitcoin-backed Liquid sidechain, allowing users to create their own tokenized as... |
| 30.06.2018 | Bitcoin Wal moves 48,000 Bitcoin for 4 cents fees | - |
| 27.05.2018 | ZombieChain Comes Alive: Can Ethereum Sidechains Save the Dapps? | That decision will cost you half a cent. Are you surethat's the right move?
If you're a gamer, decentralized applications (dapps) hold an enticing promise: you might finally be able to truly own virtual in-game items and accumulate them wit... |
| 29.03.2018 | Bitcoin's Lightning Network Is Live, But Can It Keep from Going Corporate? | Not yet out of beta, hundreds of developers around the world are already experimenting with bitcoin's newest technology – the Lightning Network – donating time and resources to help lay the groundwork for a more scalable version of the olde... |
| 06.03.2018 | Bitcoin on Lightning Too Risky? Maybe Ice Cream Will Tempt You | I scream. You scream. Crypto screams for ice cream?
At least that's what three college students are hoping for in starting an ice-cream delivery service in San Francisco, one that will run solely on bitcoin's in-development Lightning Networ... |
| 26.01.2018 | Lightning Has a Problem: People Are Already Using It | Fake money is boring.
At least, that's the contention of many micropayment enthusiasts, whose impatience for the Lightning Network has led to an influx of real bitcoin being transacted over the network, even though developers caution people... |
| 17.01.2018 | The Sidechains Breakthrough Almost Everyone in Bitcoin Missed | You've heard of proof of work, but what about proofs of proofs of work?
A complex notion, the research on "Non-Interactive Proofs of Proofs of Work," or NiPoPoW, released in October, has received very little attention so far but i... |
| 17.01.2018 | Blockstream Launches Micropayments Processing System for Bitcoin Apps | Bitcoin startup Blockstream has released a micropayment processing system that it claims makes it simpler to build bitcoin apps on top of its Lightning Network.
Called Lightning Charge, the system complements Blockstream’s existing Lightnin... |
