Bitcoin Infrastructure Firm Blockstream to Unveil Its Long-Awaited Mining Rig in 3Q of 2024
The company expects to raise more capital to fund its mining business.
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Jun 13, 2023 at 9:16 p.m. UTC
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Blockstream Developer Neigut Expects ‘Cambrian Explosion’ of Bitcoin Layer 2 Protocols
Bitcoin already has one of the most diverse layer 2 ecosystems of any network, but coming technology upgrades could lead to an acceleration in the blockchain's development, according to Blockstream's Lisa Neigut.
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May 3, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. UTC
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ZeroSync and Blockstream to Broadcast Bitcoin Zero-Knowledge Proofs From Space
The partners say using zero-knowledge proofs will allow Bitcoin nodes to sync quickly from anywhere on earth, “even without Internet.”
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Mar 31, 2023 at 10:39 p.m. UTC
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Crypto Infrastructure Firm Blockstream Raises $125M for Bitcoin Mining
The company will use the funds to expand its bitcoin mining facilities amid strong demand for hosting.
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Jan 24, 2023 at 9:02 p.m. UTC
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Crypto Infrastructure Firm Blockstream Seeks to Raise Funds at 70% Lower Valuation: Bloomberg
The under $1 billion valuation is a far cry from the $3.2 billion valuation Blockstream had received in 2021.
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Dec 7, 2022 at 8:22 a.m. UTC
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There’s a New Platform for Bitcoin-Backed Borrowing and It’s Courting Banks to Lend
Max Keidun, CEO of non-custodial bitcoin exchange Hold Hodl, is launching a decentralized platform for stablecoin and fiat loans with Casa, Blockstream, Bitfinex and others.
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Sep 3, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
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Bitcoin: When Lightning Strikes
Lightning Labs Director of Business Development Ryan Gentry, Blockstream's Lightning Protocol Engineer Lisa Neigut and Miles Suter, Crypto Product Lead at Cash APP join Consensus 2022 to introduce the Lightning project. Moderator: George Kaloudis, Research Analyst, CoinDesk
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Aug 4, 2022 at 6:46 p.m. UTC
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Bitcoin’s Many Narratives: Digital Gold, Payments, Platform
Dr. Adam Back, CEO and Co-founder of Blockstream, Mike Brock, TBD Lead at Block and Researcher Tadge Dryja join Consensus 2022 for a conversation on the many narratives of bitcoin.
Moderator: Christie Harkin, Managing Editor, Technology, CoinDesk
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Aug 3, 2022 at 7:40 p.m. UTC
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Consensus 2022 Foundations: Bitcoin
Data Scientist Alyssa Blackburn discusses the early days of Bitcoin, followed by a Q&A moderated by CoinDesk’s David Morris. Plus, a conversation between Jimmy Song (Bitcoin Today Coalition) and CoinDesk’s Christie Harkin on the Taproot upgrade and the future.
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Jun 22, 2022 at 9:55 p.m. UTC
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Blockstream CEO Breaks Down the BIP119 Saga
Reacting to Bitcoin core developer Jeremy Rubin lobbying for a Speedy Trial of his Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP) 119, Blockstream CEO Adam Back discusses what BIP119 is and why it’s so controversial. Back explains the proposal’s ability to bring smart contract capability to the Bitcoin network and risks it could introduce.
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May 10, 2022 at 1:51 a.m. UTC
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