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Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino says an AI-driven bubble could shake Bitcoin, and shares his outlook on Europe, DATs and tokenization in 2026.
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Blockstream News
Blockstream is a blockchain development company founded by Adam Back in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, U.S. Blockstream investors include Horizons Ventures, Blockchain Capital, Digital Currency Group, AXA Strategic Ventures and others. Blockstream is focused on developing Bitcoin sidechains and other blockchain-related applications. Blockstream is also one of the main funders of Bitcoin Core. Blockstream announced a plan to launch a satellite that would broadcast the full Bitcoin blockchain to eliminate the need for internet connection for the use of Bitcoin. Blockstream plans to earn fees taken for the use of the network. Blockstream is also involved in the development of the Lightning Network, writing Bitcoin advancement concepts and is the establisher of Elements Project.
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Bitcoin’s Taproot usage is declining, signaling wider concerns around its quantum future, as the leading cryptographers race to solve the quantum threat in 2026.
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Bitcoin Lightning transfers could be sent to and from Mars in as fast as three minutes by leveraging an optical link from NASA or Starlink and a new interplanetary timestamping system.
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Adam Back’s Blockstream has launched Bitcoin-native smart contract programming language Simplicity, offering an alternative to Ethereum’s Solidity.
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Brandon Lutnick’s Cantor Fitzgerald is nearing a big Bitcoin acquisition through a SPAC merger, targeting 30,000 BTC from Blockstream Capital.
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StarkWare and Weizmann Institute researchers have introduced ColliderVM, a system that overcomes Bitcoin script limitations to enable complex smart contracts.
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Blockstream is set to launch three funds in total, two of which will allow institutional investors to lend and borrow with Bitcoin collateral.
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Institutional demand for high-yield Bitcoin funds is growing following the successful launch of BTC ETFs.
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Resolving recent systemic failures in the cryptocurrency ecosystem and the prospect of spot Bitcoin ETF approvals could drive Bitcoin to $100,000 in 2024.
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Blockstream intends to buy and store ASIC mining hardware ahead of Bitcoin’s halving in 2024.
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Adam Back has joined a growing roster of market commentators who are bullish on the price of Bitcoin ahead of next year’s halving event.
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Venture capitalists have favored ICOs in recent years, but Bitcoin-related startups are seeing renewed interest from investors.
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Is the U.S. investment bank looking to buy up distressed crypto firms amid the bear market?
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CEO Adam Back said the fresh funding would be invested into expanding the firm’s mining capacity.
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In an exclusive interview with Adam Back at Bitcoin Amsterdam, the co-founder of Blockstream shared his vision for the Bitcoin space.
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