Victoria, Jan 3rd—Today, Bitcoin infrastructure startup Blockstream unveiled Blockstream Jade, a fully open-source Bitcoin hardware wallet for storing bitcoin and Liquid assets securely offline.
Out of the box, Blockstream Jade will support Bitcoin as well as all Liquid assets issued on the Liquid Network. This includes L-BTC, major issuances
The hardware wallet market is getting a new contender. Bitcoin infrastructure firm Blockstream is joining the game with its open-source hardware wallet Jade, according to a press release shared with the BTC Times on Sunday.
The hardware wallet allows for the offline storage of bitcoin as well as all Liquid
Federally chartered banks in the U.S. can now operate nodes and use stablecoins, according to a letter published by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), a bureau within the U.S. Treasury department, on Monday.
Specifically, the letter explains that banks may "connect to blockchains
Federally chartered banks in the U.S. can now operate nodes and use stablecoins, according to a letter published by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), a bureau within the U.S. Treasury department, on Monday.
Specifically, the letter explains that banks may "connect to blockchains
Victoria, Jan 3rd—Today, Bitcoin infrastructure startup Blockstream unveiled Blockstream Jade, a fully open-source Bitcoin hardware wallet for storing bitcoin and Liquid assets securely offline.
Out of the box, Blockstream Jade will support Bitcoin as well as all Liquid assets issued on the Liquid Network. This includes L-BTC, major issuances
The hardware wallet market is getting a new contender. Bitcoin infrastructure firm Blockstream is joining the game with its open-source hardware wallet Jade, according to a press release shared with the BTC Times on Sunday.
The hardware wallet allows for the offline storage of bitcoin as well as all Liquid
China's Bitcoin miners may be eyeing Sweden and the Nordic countries as a new home, but they may be crucially ignoring another place much closer to home.
In a report released last month, Bitcoin mining and media firm HASHR8 identified Kazakhstan as a low-key newcomer in Bitcoin'
After a couple of days at consolidation around $29,000, Bitcoin passed $30,000 on January 2nd and climbed as far as $33,300, before retracing to the $31,000 range. This latest milestone puts the cryptocurrency 50% above its previous all-time high of $20,000. It also marks a
Digital asset manager Grayscale now holds $20 billion worth of cryptocurrency, $17.5 billion of which is in Bitcoin.
The value of the firm's holdings are up around 900% year to date, according to Barry Silbert, CEO of Grayscale parent Digital Currency Group (DCG):
"We did it!
Bitcoin has kicked off the year with strength, sitting at $29,400 on the first day of 2021, over 300 percent higher than on the same day in 2020. The past year has been one of accelerated recognition for Bitcoin as it has been increasingly talked about for its capabilities
Obi Nwosu is the CEO and co-founder of Coinfloor, the UK's longest-running Bitcoin exchange. He has over 20 years’ experience building online marketplaces and bringing virtual currencies to tens of millions of people. Obi writes The Road to Bitcoin Hegemony, a weekly recap of some of the most
