Category: BlockStream

Blockstream dreams up a whole new type of multisig called ROAST

May 25, 2022

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In particular, ROAST has been posited as a signature standard that could work with, and improve, threshold signature schemes such as FROST (Flexible Round-Optimized Schnorr Threshold Signatures). 835 Total views 27 Total shares The research unit of Bitcoin (BTC)-focused blockchain tech firm Blockstream has published a proposal for a new type of multisig standard called […]

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President Bukele hits out at Bitcoin Bond ‘FUD’ as CZ jets in to El Salvador

March 25, 2022

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El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele publicly called out Reuters for spreading “FUD” about delays in the country’s $1 billion ‘volcano bond.’

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Samson Mow leaves Blockstream, plans to focus on ‘nation-state Bitcoin adoption’

March 1, 2022

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“Now is a pivotal point in Bitcoin’s evolution — we’re on the verge of mass adoption, and I think that I can make it happen faster,” said Samson Mow. 1737 Total views 29 Total shares Blockstream chief strategy officer Samson Mow has announced he will be leaving the blockchain firm after five years. In a […]

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Jack Dorsey’s Square Inc. to invest $5M in Blockstream Bitcoin mining facility

June 5, 2021

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Blockstream is a leading blockchain development company founded by Adam Back in 2014. 20244 Total views 12 Total shares Square Inc., a crypto-friendly mobile payments company, is planning to invest $5 million in a solar-powered Bitcoin (BTC) mining facility for Blockstream Mining, offering further insight into Jack Dorsey’s continued support for blockchain infrastructure.  Chris Cook, […]

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Bitcoin moves $500K around the globe every second, says Samson Mow

December 2, 2020

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Samson Mow, chief strategy officer at Blockstream, says Bitcoin was never about “transactions per second and coffee,” but about value and a “new financial paradigm.” 7147 Total views 51 Total shares Blockstream’s Samson Mow wants to move the conversation away from Bitcoin’s (BTC) performance in transactions per second and toward its role in ushering in […]

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