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 adoption keeps growing. Each wave brings new users and new expectations. We just shipped a new release of the Blockstream app, focused on advanced user flows. Making air-gapped hardware wallet custody and 2FA-enhanced security smoother while keeping everything fast, focused, and open source. 🧵⬇️ Partially Signed Bitcoin Transactions (PSBTs) are what power air-gapped self-custody. Now fully supported for watch-only BTC wallets compose a transaction on your mobile, export it using native iOS or Android tools, sign it offline with your Jade, then bring it back to broadcast. Also compatible with Bitcoin Core and Sparrow Wallet. Two-factor authentication in Bitcoin multi-signature setups is a powerful, modern security method that Blockstream pioneered years ago. In this release, 2FA (on Android) is faster to configure, easier to recover, and more clearly organized improving security while removing friction for everyday use. Better UX is key to our mission of making the Blockstream app the complete Bitcoin platform. This release offers a cleaner, more intuitive UI for more advanced flows like watch-only wallets. Bitcoin and @npub1nyyh...7gan accounts can now be imported more easily, with automatic detection on Android and iOS. Since 2016 Blockstream has been building the open-source foundations of Bitcoin wallets and infrastructure, and we continue funnelling it all into the Blockstream app so individuals everywhere can be empowered by Bitcoin self-custody.

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.

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.

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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.

"Bitcoin... it's kind of screaming 'buy,' but people still say, 'No, I don't get it. Seems like a Beanie Baby to me.' These are the same 2015-era doubts, and you still hear them today." – @Adam Back on the @Bitcoin Infinity Media show Stop waiting. Download Blockstream, buy a little bit of Bitcoin directly to self-custody and observe what happens next.

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.

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.

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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:

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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 @npub1nyyh...7gan, 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.

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Bitcoin Visibility at Scale: New Upgrades to the Blockstream Explorer API

The Blockstream Explorer API has quietly become one of the most relied-on pieces of Bitcoin infrastructure. From open-source wallets to fintech das...

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