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Finance

Crypto Investment Firm Blockstream to Acquire TradFi Hedge Fund Corbiere Capital

The planned deal will bring Corbiere’s equity and event-driven strategies under Blockstream’s asset management arm.

Adam Back, CEO Blockstream (CoinDesk/Personae Digital)

Tech

The Protocol: Stripe’s Tempo Testnet Goes Live

Also: ZKSync Lite to Sunset, Blockstream App Update, Axelar’s AgentFlux

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Tech

Blockstream Connects Lightning and Liquid for Faster, Private Bitcoin Payments

The new update enables trustless swaps between Lightning and Liquid, removing technical hurdles for fast, self-custodial BTC spending, the company said.

Adam Back, CEO Blockstream (CoinDesk/Personae Digital)

Tech

Adam Back's Blockstream Unveils Bitcoin-Powered, Liquid Network-Based Smart Contracts

Co-founded by early Bitcoin contributor Adam Back, Blockstream introduced Simplicity to solve the limitations of Bitcoin as a smart contract venue

Blockstream CEO Adam Back at Consensus Hong Kong in February (CoinDesk/Personae Digital)

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Finance

Blockstream Expands in Europe With Acquisition of Swiss Crypto Firm Elysium Labs

Blockstream is building momentum around its European ventures, following the inception of its Lugano Research Center.

Adam Back, CEO Blockstream (second from right) speaks at Consensus Hong Kong 2025 by CoinDesk (CoinDesk/Personae Digital)

Finance

Blockstream to Launch 3 Funds After Securing Multi-Billion Dollar Investment

The funds, which will include two focused on crypto lending, will go live in April, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.

Blockstream CEO Adam Back at Consensus Hong Kong in February (CoinDesk/Personae Digital)

Finance

Blockstream Opens New Office in Tokyo as It Expands in Asia

The company plans to drive Japanese adoption of Bitcoin Layer-2 and self-custody technologies.

Blockstream CEO Adam Back at Consensus 2019. (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Nomura-Backed Komainu Receives $75M Bitcoin Investment From Blockstream Capital

Blockstream CEO and co-founder Adam Back is to join Komainu's board of directors.

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Finance

Blockstream Raises $210M in Convertible Note Financing Round

The money 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.

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Finance

Blockstream Mining Raises Fresh Round of Note That Offers Exposure to Bitcoin Hashrate

The EU-compliant security token gives investors exposure to the hashrate over a four-year period.

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