Bitcoin’s Liquid Network sidechain outage
The Liquid Network sidechain has not added new blocks for more than 14 hours. The network is seeing a rise in unconfirmed transactions.
Bitcoin’s Liquid Network sidechain outage
The Liquid Network sidechain has not added new blocks for more than 14 hours. The network is seeing a rise in unconfirmed transactions.
Germany approves Bitcoin-based security token offering
Germany's BaFin approves Exordium's Bitcoin-based STO for EXOeu on Stokr; minimum investment is $100. The funds will support Infinite Fleet development. Earlier in April, BaFin warned about possible Binance securities-law violations.
Blockstream raises $210 million at a $3.2 billion valuation
The infrastructure company Blockstream raised $210 million in a Series B round, securing unicorn status with a $3.2 billion valuation.
Blockstream unveils Jade hardware Bitcoin wallet
Blockstream has entered the market for hardware cryptocurrency wallets with its Jade device, open-source, enabling users to store Bitcoin and other assets on the Liquid Network sidechain.
Report: Bitcoin transaction volume rose 25% in Q3
In the third quarter, Bitcoin transaction volume rose 25% from the previous period. The value transferred on the blockchain rose from $180 billion to $225 billion, according to The Block.
Blockstream unveils new wallet with Bitcoin and Liquid sidechain support
Blockstream unveiled a new Bitcoin wallet AQUA. Designed for mobile devices (initially for iOS), it also supports assets issued on the Liquid sidechain.
CoinShares joins the Liquid Network
CoinShares, a digital asset management company, announced its joining of the Liquid Network, Blockstream's settlement-and-payments network for Bitcoin exchanges, market makers, brokers and other market participants.
What is the Liquid Network?
1 What is the Liquid Network? Liquid Network is Bitcoin’s federated sidechain, serving as a settlement and payments network for exchanges, market-makers, brokers and other market participants. Built on the Elements codebase, it uses Strong Federation. 2 How did the Liquid Network come about? In autumn 2014 Blockstream published a white paper on sidechains titled Sidechain Elements. In June 2015 it released open-source code and a test network to let developers experiment with sidechain functionality.We use cookies to improve the quality of our service.
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