At Blockstream, we are proud to be Liquid's technology provider and look forward to continuing our work alongside the rest of the Bitcoin and Liquid ecosystem to #BuildOnL2.

https://blog.liquid.net/the-truth-about-liquid/

We’re excited to announce our latest artist collaboration with the ultra talented #Bitcoin artist @nogoodnode!

We’ll be offering t-shirts, stickers and posters on the #BlockstreamStore soon.

Catch his next twitch stream where he creates live!
http://twitch.tv/nogoodnode

Get the summary on a big month of Bitcoin where we explored:

🧑‍💻 BIP 340 by Blockstream Research
🤝 Federated security models and e-cash with Eric Sirion
🌊 Fuji Money on the Liquid Network
🔐 And self-custody with #BlockstreamJade

Read the whole summary and stay updated on all things #Bitcoin and self-sovereignty in our monthly newsletter here. ⬇️

https://blog.blockstream.com/blockstream-monthly-july-2022/

Blockstream CEO Dr. Adam Back goes back to basics explaining Web1 and Web2 to try and steelman Web3 with Nina Bambysheva and Forbes Digital Assets.

How do you define Web3?

https://youtu.be/ZgdwOYxrrto

PSA: Telstar 11N will be offline for scheduled maintenance from 6pm to 7pm EST (10pm to 11pm UTC) tomorrow, August 9th.

Regions outside of Africa will be unaffected.

https://www.blockstream.com/satellite/

The revolutionary RSA shirts that helped spark a global conversation about code as protected free speech are back.

Available now on the Blockstream store. 🔐

https://store.blockstream.com/product/rsatshirt/

Self-custody is essential to using Bitcoin properly.

Trusted third parties like exchanges are security holes and storing your keys on an internet connected device is a disaster waiting to happen.

Blockstream Jade fixes this.

https://store.blockstream.com/product/blockstream-jade/

Happy 5th birthday Blockstream Satellite, stay cypherpunk.

⛓ Over 400 million BTC txs broadcasted

📝 17 million BTC block transmissions

⚡️Bitcoin Core and Satellite source code broadcasted nearly 2,000x


Try it yourself ⬇️
https://blockstream.com/satellite/

Learn how to send encrypted messages over the #BlockstreamSatellite network with Lightning in our latest #Deciphered explainer. Find out more about:

🛰 Why satellite matters

📡 Transmitting public & private messages

📝 How encryption works

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt9siQkBS34

Read the latest from #BlockstreamResearch on the development of open-source e-cash protocol Fedimint.

💾 Rebranding MiniMint to Fedimint

🧙‍♂️ Gaining developer traction

⚡️ Integrating Lightning

🌐 Signet coming soon

https://blog.blockstream.com/fedimint-update/

The Core Lightning team has just released v0.12.0 "Web-8 init."

The release includes new bookkeeper and commando plugins, emergency channel backups, zeroconf channels, Apple M1 support, various bug fixes, and more. 🔌⚡️🌐

https://blog.blockstream.com/core-lightning-v0-12-0/

In honor of Layer-2 Day at Baltic Honeybadger 2022, we’ve released a special edition of #LAYER2ROUNDUP, where we explore an underutilized function of the Blockstream Satellite: broadcasting public and private messages over the network using Lightning payments. 🛰️⚡️🌎

https://blog.blockstream.com/broadcasting-messages-in-space-with-lightning/

Learn more about the famous RSA encryption tshirt featuring code that was once designated as a munition, illegal to export from the US or show to a foreign national.

Get your own RSA encryption in Perl t-shirt in the #BlockstreamStore today!
https://store.blockstream.com/product/rsatshirt/

Catch the whole conversation on Citadel Dispatch with Dr. Adam Back and Matt Odell where they discuss privacy, speech, and #Bitcoin.
https://youtu.be/HL3iLnZSpJU

At Baltic Honeybadger 2022, we announced our collaboration on XDEX Finance, the world's first decentralized security token exchange. Today, we revisit XDEX with additional details on the soon-to-be-released mobile app.

https://blog.blockstream.com/xdex/

Using new opcodes on Liquid, we've implemented advanced smart contracts that illustrate Liquid's ability to serve as the financial layer for Bitcoin, including non-custodial limit orders (w/ partial fills) and options contracts. Learn more and read the full whitepaper 👇

https://blog.blockstream.com/use-smart-contracts-on-liquid-to-deploy-financial-products/

Learn more about the many privacy features in Blockstream Green in our latest video. We walk you through how to connect your Green wallet to Tor and a personal Electrum server, discuss how some 2FA methods are more private than others, how in-app transaction notes, account names, and other client data are auto-encrypted, as well as breakdown concepts like IP addresses and chainanalysis.

Be sure to like and subscribe to keep tabs on more Green tutorials coming soon. Also, comment below on any other features you'd like us to cover!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqer3iKXyO0

Building on Bitcoin's second layer just got better.

Elements, the FOSS platform that Liquid is built on, just released v22.0.2 with improvements to:

✍️ PSET specs
🤝 DynaFed parameters
🧙 Brings Elements up to date with Bitcoin Core v22.0

Read more and upgrade below:

https://blog.blockstream.com/elements-v22-0-2-pset-spec-and-dynafed-updates/

The wait is over!

The much-anticipated Blockstream Jade camera has been activated for a fully air-gapped workflow when signing Bitcoin transactions.

Upgrade Jade to 0.1.41 and start signing air-gapped transactions with Blue, Nunchuk, Sparrow & Specter wallets.

https://blog.blockstream.com/blockstream-jade-qr-scan/

🔴PREMIERING NOW🔴

Watch as Blockstream CEO Dr. Adam Back joins Blockstream Talk to review the ongoing meltdown of FTX and Alameda research.

Live 🔽

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Izz1eB5eec

We are joining forces with Bitcoin companies and leaders in the space to spearhead a new initiative centered around building on Bitcoin's second layer.

Read the manifesto and get early access by signing up below.

https://blog.blockstream.com/build-on-l2/

Answer the call.

buildonl2.com/manifesto