Blockstream media appearances are underway at Lugano Plan B. Our CEO @Adam Back joined @Simply Bitcoin host @NICO⚡️ to talk scaling, market cycles, and the next wave of Bitcoin adoption. 🌊⚡

Today in Lugano with STOKR and Fulgur Ventures we’re hosting Bitcoin’s brightest minds for the Bitcoin Capital Summit. Where capital meets cryptography and balance sheets turn Bitcoin-native. ⚡

Bitcoin is apolitical money. Why argue politics when you can stack apolitical money straight to self-custody with the Blockstream app.

Blockstream: Bitcoin and digital asset infrastructure

Blockstream: Bitcoin and digital asset infrastructure

Blockstream is the global leader in Bitcoin and blockchain technologies, building the foundations for the financial infrastructure of the future.

This is what real crypto innovation looks like. No tokens, no leverage, just math pushing limits. Cryptography Lead at Blockstream Research, Jonas Nick, breaks down DahLIAS: 64-byte Bitcoin signatures, independent of signer count, fast verification, and Taproot ready. DahLIAS is a crucial step toward Cross-Input Signature Aggregation (CISA), advancing privacy and scalability on Bitcoin’s base layer. https://eprint.iacr.org/2025/692.pdf

Just out on Forbes: “Bitcoin is apolitical money that people from all across the spectrum, from different cultures or political leanings will all be buying Bitcoin.” 🟧 - Blockstream CEO Adam Back New Forbes Talks with @Adam Back “Why Satoshi Inspiration Adam Back Says Bitcoin Is The New Hurdle Rate.” Watch on Forbes.

Book now to build your own DIY Jade with the engineers behind it. Join Riccardo Casatta & Valerio Vaccaro in Lugano for the workshop during @Plan ₿ Network Week. Walk away with an open-source Bitcoin hardware wallet you trust because you built it. 📍Oct 20 | @ POW Space 🔗⬇️ Secure your spot by booking here: 🔗 

Plan ₿ Week - Bitcoin Events in Lugano

Join us for Plan ₿ Week, a series of Bitcoin events, workshops, and discussions in Lugano, Switzerland.

The blockchain hype cycle is over. Now @Adam Back sees legacy finance scrambling to repackage Bitcoin as fast as possible. We are still early. Front-run the institutional wave. Buy and hold real Bitcoin with full self-custody using the Blockstream App.

Blockstream: Bitcoin and digital asset infrastructure

Blockstream App: A multi-platform, feature-rich Bitcoin and Liquid Wallet.

Blockstream app guides you from your first bitcoin purchase to full self-custody, all inside one elegant, security-first Bitcoin experience.

Innovative, award-winning, and with decades of experience in global finance, Sean Bill now leads as Blockstream’s CIO. At Lugano Plan B, he’ll share how institutions are approaching Bitcoin capital markets, custody, and the next phase of adoption. 🏦⚡️ Plan ₿ Forum is October 24–25 in Lugano, one of Europe’s most beautiful and Bitcoin-based cities. Join us for two days of talks, panels, and networking.

Lugano's Plan ₿

Lugano's Plan ₿ | Every City Needs a Plan B | Discover Europe's Crypto City

Lugano’s Plan ₿ makes it Europe’s top crypto city, integrating Bitcoin and Tether as legal tender with education and innovation at its core.

Bitcoin to 0.125M ATH Are you paying attention yet? Live price feed from the new Blockstream app. Buy, self-custody, and follow Bitcoin. Don’t wait. The hurdle rate keeps climbing.

JadeLink turns your hardware wallet into a fully air-gapped fortress. Update firmware without ever plugging Jade Plus into a computer. Compose transactions and sign them completely offline. No Wi-Fi. No Bluetooth. With Jade Plus, you decide how advanced to take your Bitcoin self-custody. Start simply and securely with Bluetooth or USB. Then, when you’re ready, step up to fully air-gapped security with JadeLink. https://store.blockstream.com/products/jade-plus

JUST RELEASED: “Bitcoin is the hurdle rate. So if you can’t outperform Bitcoin you should stop what you’re doing, sell those things, and buy Bitcoin and hold it.” – @Adam Back Source: Find out how tokenization and new assets gain real resilience when built on Bitcoin’s foundation, in the full panel with Adam Back, Arnab Naskar of Stokr, Elan Nahari of BTC OS, and moderator Johnny Reinsch of the Tokenized Assets Coalition.

Uptober starts at $116,000 Bitcoin.

When legacy systems stall, Bitcoin runs. 🌎 Global. Permissionless. 99.98% uptime since day one. Now easier than ever to buy, secure, and manage with the Blockstream app.

We're listening to our community! 🙌  Thanks Rob from @Bitsaga.be for the feedback. We've been working hard on firmware upgrades to improve the Jade Plus camera. Check out this video of seamless SeedQR scanning in action. Update coming soon™!

We’re proud to return to Lugano Plan B, one of Europe’s most influential Bitcoin conferences where our CEO @Adam Back and CIO Sean Bill will headline. The future of finance runs on Bitcoin, and we’ll be showcasing the infrastructure and tooling to make this a reality. To kick off @Plan ₿ Network week, we’re going deep on Bitcoin engineering. Join Blockstream’s Riccardo Casatta and Valerio Vaccaro for the DIY Blockstream Jade workshop. Build your own hardware wallet and take your development and Bitcoin self-custody skills to the next level.

DIY Jade

Plan ₿ Academy - Come learn how to build your own hardware wallet using Jade firmware. The workshop provides a step-by-step introduction, practic...

Also during the Plan B Network week, we’re hosting the Bitcoin Capital Summit with Stokr and Fulgur Ventures: a private gathering for allocators, treasuries, and market leaders exploring Bitcoin-backed finance. Apply now to be in the room:

Bitcoin Capital Summit · Luma

The Bitcoin Capital Summit is a private gathering focused on the evolving landscape of Bitcoin-backed finance and capital markets. Hosted in the he...

Want to buy Bitcoin in seconds and secure it in self-custody? The Blockstream app has you covered. Most new Bitcoiners waste time downloading 10 apps to buy, secure, and manage their bitcoin. The Blockstream app fixes this.

Blockstream: Bitcoin and digital asset infrastructure

Blockstream App: A multi-platform, feature-rich Bitcoin and Liquid Wallet.

Blockstream app guides you from your first bitcoin purchase to full self-custody, all inside one elegant, security-first Bitcoin experience.

wen better Jade camera? Soon™️

The Blockstream Explorer API just got a major upgrade! 🧭 Smarter scanning with Waterfalls by Riccardo Casatta, tx package relay for Ark builders, and a reduced 0.1 sat/vB min relay fee. Plus a smoother developer experience across the board. Learn more. 🧵👇 From Bitcoin to the @Liquid Network , the Explorer API is evolving into the enterprise-ready backend for builders. Privacy gains, performance improvements, and stronger tooling now available. Read the full breakdown. https://blog.blockstream.com/bitcoin-visibility-at-scale-new-upgrades-to-the-blockstream-explorer-api/ Ready to build with the most battle-tested API for Bitcoin and Liquid? Get started at dashboard.blockstream.info Generate keys instantly or talk to us about private, geo-distributed deployments tailored for mission-critical systems.

We just shipped another update to the Blockstream app on Android & iOS. As Bitcoin grinds higher, we’re laser focused on making it easier to buy, secure, and manage whether you’re stacking your first sats or running advanced setups. Open source self-custody always. ⬇️ Android gets smoother pairing with Jade and faster signing in watch-only wallets. Bitcoin buys now show live status updates in the transaction list. You can also sweep funds from closed Lightning channels into your on-chain wallet with one tap. On iOS, watch-only wallet setup is now faster. Just paste or scan your xpub or descriptor and the app does the rest automatically detecting the relevant network and account type to create the wallet. You can also rename or remove wallets right from the dashboard with zero friction. Version 5.0.9 is live in the App Store and on Google Play. Whether you’re just starting with Bitcoin or already exploring Lightning and layer-2 with @Liquid Network , the Blockstream app helps you do it all in one secure, open source wallet.

Blockstream: Bitcoin and digital asset infrastructure

Blockstream App: A multi-platform, feature-rich Bitcoin and Liquid Wallet.

Blockstream app guides you from your first bitcoin purchase to full self-custody, all inside one elegant, security-first Bitcoin experience.

Cryptography Lead at Blockstream Research Jonas Nick is raising the bar for Bitcoin education with Provable Cryptography for Bitcoin: An Introduction. A new hands-on workbook packed with definitions, proofs, and exercises. Onwards! Want to dive in? The workbook is now live. Check it out on GitHub and start exploring formal proofs, definitions, and exercises today.

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