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Along with other bitcoin companies, Blockstream is spearheading a developer community to further Lightning and layer-2 development.Blockstream, a company focused on scaling bitcoin, is launching a platform to connect developers, entrepreneurs, and Bitcoiners from around the world to build on Core Lightning and the Liquid Network, per a release sent to Bitcoin Magazine. Build On L2 (...

The automated protocol will launch with new features allowing bitcoiners to create their own liquidity pools, fees, and perform trustless swaps.Bitmatrix, an automated market maker (AMM) protocol, has released its mainnet beta which will allow bitcoiners to create their own liquidity pool and perform trustless swaps on the Liquid Network, per a press release sent to Bitcoin...

Federated sidechains utilize key management to provide security and allow functionality beyond the Bitcoin mainchain.This is an opinion editorial by Shinobi, a self-taught educator in the Bitcoin space and tech-oriented Bitcoin podcast host.Federated sidechains are currently the only deployed type of Bitcoin sidechain (the most recent...

Popular cryptocurrency exchange FTX, announced on Wednesday that it will acquire Liquid Group, a Japanese competitor. When all relevant prerequisites are met, the acquisition will be completed by March 2022, according to a press release from Liquid. FTX Moves Into Asia According to the company's...

FTX, one of the leading international cryptocurrency exchange platforms, is buying a licensed Japanese crypto trading platform, Liquid. Per Wednesday’s announcement, the acquisition deal will be finalized in March 2022.

The team at Bitcoin infrastructure company Blockstream reflects on its exceptional growth in 2021, which mirrored Bitcoin’s own.2021 was a tremendous year for Blockstream and the Bitcoin ecosystem in general. Thanks to our talented and dedicated team of Bitcoiners, we continue to be at the vanguard of many of the industry's most influential and cutting-edge projects.In the spirit of the new...

Mempool will employ the grant to further develop features focused on Blockstream’s Liquid Network.Blockstream announced it is now a sponsor of the Mempool open source project.Mempool will focus on adding new capabilities and enhancements to its platform related to the Liquid Network.Blockstream created Liquid in 2015 as a Bitcoin federated sidechain for asset issuance and rapid...

The first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender aims to raise $1 billion through bond issuance to purchase BTC and invest in infrastructure.El Salvador will issue $1 billion in bonds on Blockstream's Liquid Network, a federated Bitcoin sidechain, according to a statement sent to Bitcoin Magazine. The proceedings of the bonds will be split between a $500 million direct allocation...

Many Bitcoiners hope to one day be able to send bitcoin on-chain in a private manner: for now, Liquid can help with confidential transactions.Hardcore Bitcoiners are understandably skeptical about Blockstream’s Liquid sidechain. But as the Bitcoin ecosystem grows, we’re going to need more services backed by Bitcoin that the Bitcoin network itself can’t provide. Liquid is a semi- centralized side chain that...

The exchange will launch crypto derivatives services for both retail and institutional clients.

Users can now transact on the Liquid Network with the software and hardware Specter wallets.Specter Solutions has integrated the Liquid Bitcoin sidechain network into its desktop and hardware wallet solutions and added support for Blockstream's hardware wallet Jade, according to a release sent to Bitcoin Magazine. The integration will enable Specter users to transact in the Liquid Network with Jade and...

Justin Sun bought the Liquid sidechain “Golden Whale Pass” NFT, which provides access to all Bitcoin conferences, for 12.6 bitcoin.Justin Sun, founder of TRON and CEO of file sharing software BitTorrent, won the bidding for the first-ever Golden Whale Pass, an NFT (non-fungible token) built on the Liquid Bitcoin sidechain and...

NFTglee has announced the launch of an NFT auction platform built on Bitcoin’s Liquid sidechain.Non-fungible token (NFT) platform NFTglee has announced the May 24 launch of an NFT auction platform that leverages Blockstream’s federated Bitcoin sidechain, Liquid.NFTs can be used to certify the individuality of a digital asset, like a piece of digital art, using blockchain technology. To date, NFTs have...

Blockstream has announced Raretoshi, a new NFT marketplace built on the Liquid Bitcoin sidechain.Raretoshi, a new non-fungible token (NFT) and physical art marketplace built on the Liquid Bitcoin sidechain, has been announced today by Blockstream, according to a press release sent to Bitcoin Magazine.“Raretoshi provides all the tools necessary for Bitcoin artists to list their digital or physical...

CryptoNinjas » Crypto exchange Liquid integrates yield accounts from Celsius Celsius, a crypto yield rewards-earning platform, has today announced its latest integration with Liquid.com, a popular bitcoin & cryptocurrency exchange. Customers of Liquid now have...

CryptoNinjas » First regulated Japanese‌ yen stablecoin GYEN listed on crypto exchange Liquid Liquid, a Tokyo headquartered bitcoin and...

Today, Blockstream has announced the addition of six members to Liquid, its federated Bitcoin sidechain. These members include Bitcoin wallet app Coinos, institutional digital asset custody provider Komainu, privacy infrastructure developer Nym Technologies, Liquid swap infrastructure provider SideSwap, Bitcoin-native financial...