# Liquid network block production resumes following transaction processing issues

# Liquid network block production resumes following transaction processing issues

“# Liquid network block production resumes following transaction processing issues ” Block production on Blockstream’s Liquid network has resumed after technical problems related to a functionary upgrade caused many transactions to queue for hours. In an Oct. 5 update from a Liquid oversight board member identified only as Wiz, Liquid’s failsafe mode was activated yesterday…

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# Blockstream and Macquarie Group launch Bitcoin mining pilot program

# Blockstream and Macquarie Group launch Bitcoin mining pilot program

“# Blockstream and Macquarie Group launch Bitcoin mining pilot program ” Blockchain infrastructure developer Blockstream has partnered with Macquarie Group, an Australian multinational investment bank, to launch a new pilot for a Bitcoin (BTC) mining facility with a mandate to explore carbon-neutral alternatives.  As part of the pilot project, Macquarie Group is investing in one…

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# Canadian Bitcoin miner Blockstream joins crypto unicorns with .2B valuation

# Canadian Bitcoin miner Blockstream joins crypto unicorns with $3.2B valuation

“# Canadian Bitcoin miner Blockstream joins crypto unicorns with $3.2B valuation ” Canada-based Bitcoin (BTC) infrastructure firm Blockstream, co-founded by cryptographer and cypherpunk Adam Back, has hit unicorn status with its latest valuation at $3.2 billion. The company, which focuses on various Bitcoin-related areas — including operating as a mining service provider and developing renewables-based infrastructure…

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

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

“# Jack Dorsey’s Square Inc. to invest $5M in Blockstream Bitcoin mining facility ” 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, Blockstream’s chief information officer, announced…

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# Blockstream expands Liquid Federation, but LBTC adoption remains slow

# Blockstream expands Liquid Federation, but LBTC adoption remains slow

“# Blockstream expands Liquid Federation, but LBTC adoption remains slow ” Blockstream has added six more members to the federation that governs Liquid, the firm’s Bitcoin sidechain for inter-exchange settlement network. The six new Liquid Federation members include Bitcoin web wallet Coinos, crypto custodian Komainu, network privacy firm Nym, blockchain development company Vulpem Ventures, broker…

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# Finance Redefined: The ,000 Bitcoin special, Dec. 9–16

# Finance Redefined: The $20,000 Bitcoin special, Dec. 9–16

“# Finance Redefined: The $20,000 Bitcoin special, Dec. 9–16 ” Finance Redefined is Cointelegraph’s DeFi-centric newsletter, delivered to subscribers every Wednesday. Today the crypto world is celebrating Bitcoin’s new all-time high. We did it guys! We’re back to $20,000 after three grueling years. So for this reason, this will be a bit of a Bitcoin-themed…

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