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Nomura-Backed Komainu Receives $75M Bitcoin Investment From Blockstream Capital
16.1.2025
Blockstream CEO and co-founder Adam Back is to join Komainu's board of directors
Crypto bank Sygnum hits unicorn status with new $58M raise
14.1.2025
Fulgur Ventures, a cornerstone investor in the final close of Sygnum’s strategic growth round, is known for backing major industry platforms like Blockstream
Crypto bank Sygnum hits unicorn status with new $58M raise
14.1.2025
Fulgur Ventures, a cornerstone investor in the final close of Sygnum’s strategic growth round, is known for backing major industry platforms like Blockstream
Bitcoin Developers Working With StarkWare, Blockstream Claim Breakthrough on Covenants
7.11.2024
Financial institutions want Bitcoin and ETFs: Blockstream’s Adam Back
1.11.2024
Back was an early Bitcoin developer and the first person to receive an email from pseudonymous Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto
Blockstream Completes $210 Million Convertible Note Financing Round
15.10.2024
Blockstream, a bitcoin infrastructure firm, announced on Tuesday the successful closure of a $210 million convertible note financing round, led by the investment firm Fulgur Ventures. According to the firm, the funds will be directed toward accelerating the adoption and development...
Blockstream secures $210M debt funding for Bitcoin layer-2 strategy
15.10.2024
The company raised $210 million in debt financing less than a month after launching a security token offering in Europe
Blockstream Raises $210M in Convertible Note Financing Round
15.10.2024
The money raised will be used to advance adoption and development of Blockstream's layer 2 technologies, to grow the company's mining operations, and expand its bitcoin treasury
Polymarket Sees Shifts in Satoshi Nakamoto Betting Odds Ahead of HBO Film Release
7.10.2024
With the HBO documentary set to release on Wednesday, claiming to reveal the true identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, Polymarket bettors are actively speculating on who it might be. As of this writing, Len Sassaman, who previously led the wagers, has fallen behind, while Blockstream’s Adam Back now leads...
Blockstream Mining issues hashrate-backed security token in fundraise
5.9.2024
Blockstream is essentially selling four-year claims on the proceeds from its Bitcoin mining operations in exchange for funding
Blockstream Mining issues hashrate-backed security token in fundraise
5.9.2024
Blockstream is essentially selling four-year claims on the proceeds from its Bitcoin mining operations in exchange for funding
Blockstream Mining Starts Third Investment Round for Hashrate-Backed Tokenized Note
5.9.2024
The EU-compliant security token gives investors exposure to the hashrate over a four year period
Blockstream criticizes Coinbase for denying BTC processing
3.6.2024
The CEO of Blockstream, Adam Back, has been criticizing Coinbase Exchange for not being willing to initiate BTC processing for donations meant for Trump’s presidential campaign. He has described the company as anti-bitcoin. It all began when Bitcoin Magazine revealed that Lightning Network...
Blockstream CEO Adam Back Criticizes MicroStrategy Short ETF as ‘Terrible Product’
8.4.2024
Blockstream CEO Adam Back chastised the recently released Defiance 2X Short MSTR ETF (exchange-traded fund). According to the SEC statement, the Defiance ETF, which was proposed on March 7, was filed under the TIDAL TRUST II financial organization.
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Roger Ver Rejects Blockstream CEO’s Invitation, Remains Loyal to Bitcoin Cash Over BTC
26.3.2024
Roger Ver, an early Bitcoin investor, has decided to continue supporting Bitcoin Cash (BCH) over Bitcoin (BTC) despite an invitation from Blockstream CEO Adam Back to rejoin the Bitcoin community. Ver criticizes layer two blockchain solutions, like Back’s Liquid Network, as centralized...
Steward of Bitcoin Software Explains Why She Nixed an Acrimonious Code Debate
11.1.2024
"All it was doing was generating noise," the Bitcoin Core maintainer Ava Chow says of Luke Dashjr's pull request, which would have severely curtailed the use of Ordinals
‘Controversial’ Bitcoin Proposal to Curb Inscriptions Ignites Fierce Debate, Ends Without Resolution
7.1.2024
On Friday, Jan. 5, 2024, the debate surrounding Bitcoin developer Luke Dashjr’s proposal to restrict all varieties of data-bearing transactions concluded as the topic veered into “controversial” territory. Bitcoin Core custodian and Blockstream staff member Andrew Chow...
Adam Back States ‘You Can’t Stop JPEGs on Bitcoin,’ Proposes Block Size Increase to Host Inscriptions
18.12.2023
Adam Back, CEO of Blockstream and legendary cryptographer, has acknowledged that inscriptions, media embedded directly on top of Bitcoin, cannot be stopped, stating that any action focused on this will only prompt users to do it in “worse ways.” Instead, Back proposed adding a new blob...
Blockstream CEO Adam Back: Bitcoin ETFs Could Propel Price to $100,000
18.12.2023
Image Source: LinkedIn Blockstream CEO Adam Back believes 2024 could mark a period of resurgence for Bitcoin (BTC), propelling the leading cryptocurrency towards $100,000. In a recent interview, the renowned cryptographer and the pioneer of the proof-of-work algorithm used in Bitcoin’s...
Blockstream Completes $5M Series 1 Raise, Set for Acquisition of New ASIC Miners
14.12.2023
Source: Pexels Leading Bitcoin timechain technology firm Blockstream has announced the successful completion of its Series 1 Blockstream ASIC (BASIC) Note raise, securing an impressive $5.07 million. After a successful $5M raise in the first Blockstream ASIC (BASIC) Note series and the swift...