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The National Palace in San Salvador, El Salvador.
Policy
Bitcoin
El Salvador Wants to Attract Bitcoin Talent. Its Strategy Is Working
Bitcoiners are investing time and money to establish the Latin American nation as a hub for monetary innovation and software development.
The National Palace in San Salvador, El Salvador.
By Daniel Kuhn
Jun 28, 2021 at 6:02 p.m. UTC
Jun 28, 2021
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Blockstream CEO on El Salvador Involvement, Solar Ventures With Square
Video
Blockstream
Blockstream CEO on El Salvador Involvement, Solar Ventures With Square
Blockstream CEO Adam Back on his involvement with El Salvador becoming the first country to officially adopt bitcoin. Plus, insights into Blockstream’s project with Square to...
Blockstream CEO on El Salvador Involvement, Solar Ventures With Square
By CoinDesk Staff
Jun 9, 2021 at 3:11 p.m. UTC
Jun 9, 2021
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Square and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey
Markets
Bitcoin mining
Square to Invest $5M to Build Solar-Powered Bitcoin Mining Facility With Blockstream
The announcement comes as the environmental impact of mining for the world's largest cryptocurrency has come under intense scrutiny.
Square and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey
By Kevin Reynolds
Jun 6, 2021 at 1:13 a.m. UTC
Jun 6, 2021
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Bitcoin mining equipment
Tech
Bitcoin mining
Blockstream Hosts BlockFi's New Bitcoin Mining Venture
The crypto lender is entering Bitcoin mining in the midst of a boom in North America’s bitcoin mining industry.
Bitcoin mining equipment
By Colin Harper
May 18, 2021 at 5:05 p.m. UTC
May 18, 2021
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Mining devices and power units mounted in racks.
Markets
Bitcoin mining
Blockstream Issues Security Token Tied to Bitcoin Hashrate, Payable in BTC
The tokens will offer non-U.S. qualified investors a way to invest in bitcoin mining without handling machines themselves.
Mining devices and power units mounted in racks.
By Colin Harper
Mar 30, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 30, 2021
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novagratz, mike, galaxy, digital
Markets
Bitcoin mining
Galaxy Digital Taps Blockstream for Hosted Mining Operations
Galaxy Digital is now hosting its bitcoin mining operations at Blockstream facilities.
novagratz, mike, galaxy, digital
By Zack Voell
Mar 5, 2021 at 7:21 p.m. UTC
Mar 5, 2021
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Blockstream CEO Adam Back
Markets
Bitcoin mining
Blockstream Buys $25M Worth of Bitcoin Mining Machines From MicroBT
The ASICs are set to be deployed in Blockstream facilities through the U.S. and Canada.
Blockstream CEO Adam Back
By Danny Nelson
Jan 27, 2021 at 10:54 p.m. UTC
Jan 27, 2021
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Tech
Privacy
Blockstream Is Working on Simpler, More Private Multisig Bitcoin Transactions
Made possible by Taproot, MuSig2 is designed to make multi-signature Bitcoin transactions less complex without sacrificing privacy.
keys
By Colin Harper
Nov 4, 2020 at 10:55 p.m. UTC
Nov 4, 2020
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Tech
Bitcoin
New on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network: LND Adds Accounting Feature, c-lightning Gets an Upgrade
Lightning Labs made bookkeeping easier for node operators. Blockstream’s c-lightning 0.9.1 release improves channel opening and routing mechanisms.
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By Colin Harper
Sep 18, 2020 at 4:14 p.m. UTC
Sep 18, 2020
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