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Blockstream raising funds for mining at 70% lower company valuation
7.12.2022
CEO Adam Back said the fresh funding will be invested into expanding the firm’s mining capacity
Blockstream CEO Adam Back talks Bitcoin over a game of Jenga
16.11.2022
Back was one of the few people cited in the original Bitcoin whitepaper
Bitcoin in space is good for user privacy, says Adam Back
17.10.2022
In an exclusive interview with Adam Back at Bitcoin Amsterdam, the co-founder of Blockstream shared his vision for the Bitcoin space
Bitfinex CTO Paolo Ardoino States Salvadoran Bitcoin Bonds to Be Further Delayed
1.9.2022
The launch of El Salvador’s bitcoin bonds, issued to finance part of the construction of the Bitcoin City in the country, will be delayed again. In a recent interview Paolo Ardoino, CTO at Bitfinex, the exchange in which these bonds will be offered, stated that the law framework needed...
Blockstream dreams up a whole new type of multisig called ROAST
25.5.2022
In particular, ROAST has been posited as a signature standard that could work with, and improve, threshold signature schemes such as FROST (Flexible Round-Optimized Schnorr Threshold Signatures)
El Salvador’s Bitcoin Volcano Bonds Launch Still on Hold, According to Treasury Minister
4.5.2022
The date of the launch of the Salvadoran bitcoin bonds, the instrument that would serve to build the announced Salvadoran Bitcoin City, is still unknown. Announced to be released earlier this year, the launch has been affected by the current war in Ukraine, and the deceleration of global markets....
Finance Redefined: Samson Mow's DeFi question, Fireblocks expands to institutional and more
30.4.2022
In this week's DeFi newsletter we bring you an exclusive research report on Terra, Samson Mow's shocking comment on DeFi and Fireblock's latest DeFi institutional offering
World Economic Forum Shares a Video About Changing Bitcoin’s Code to Proof-of-Stake
29.4.2022
According to a World Economic Forum (WEF) tweet, a “change in the way bitcoin is coded could almost eliminate its environmental impact.” That statement stems from a tweet the WEF published on April 26, with an accompanying video that claims “miners could stake their...
“DeFi is not decentralized at all,” says former Blockstream executive
28.4.2022
Samson Mow, former chief strategy officer at Blockstream, is convinced that DeFi protocols can’t compete with Bitcoin as monetary networks due to their lack of decentralization
5 Projects Enabling Smart Contract Development on Bitcoin
23.4.2022
Smart contracts were made famous by the Ethereum (ETH) network, which offers Turing-complete smart contracts that enable the development of decentralized products and services. What not everyone may be aware of, however, is that smart contracts also exist on Bitcoin (BTC).
Read on to learn...
Bitcoin and Ethereum Investment Outflows Accelerate, No 'Significant Stress Among Investors' + More News
11.4.2022
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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Blockstream and Block Inc to build solar Bitcoin mining facility powered by Tesla technology
8.4.2022
The site will use a combination of solar panels and battery storage from excess daylight to power Bitcoin mining
Tesla, Blockstream, and Block to Mine Bitcoin Using Solar Power in Texas
8.4.2022
The partners want to show that bitcoin mining can support the buildout of renewable energy infrastructure
Samson Mow’s new company JAN3 helping build Bitcoin City in El Salvador
8.4.2022
Bitcoin entrepreneur Samson Mow has launched a new company called JAN3, reportedly raising $21M in funding at a $100M valuation
Ex-Blockstream Exec Samson Mow Raises $21M for Bitcoin Startup JAN3
7.4.2022
Mow announced his new company during an appearance at the Bitcoin 2022 Conference in Miami
President Bukele hits out at Bitcoin Bond 'FUD' as CZ jets in to El Salvador
25.3.2022
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele publicly called out Reuters for spreading “FUD” about delays in the country’s $1 billion 'volcano bond.'
Terra’s Founder Do Kwon ‘Looks Forward to Building With Bitcoin’ — Project Reportedly Acquires $125M in BTC
22.3.2022
Just recently, Terra founder Do Kwon hinted at purchasing $3 billion in bitcoin to bolster the protocol’s reserves and according to a number of reports and blockchain analysis, Terra purchased $125 million worth of bitcoin on March 21. The following day, bitcoin’s fiat value jumped...
Samson Mow leaves Blockstream, plans to focus on ‘nation-state Bitcoin adoption’
1.3.2022
“Now is a pivotal point in Bitcoin’s evolution — we’re on the verge of mass adoption, and I think that I can make it happen faster,” said Samson Mow
Samson Mow Exits Blockstream to Focus on Nation-State Bitcoin Adoption
1.3.2022
With Infinite Fleet close to the beta stage, Mow said he will also divert more attention to his gaming company Pixelmatic
Options on Micro Bitcoin & Micro Ether Futures, FC Barcelona's Crypto Plan + More News
1.3.2022
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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