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Blockstream

@Blockstream

1/ #LAYER2ROUNDUP: In Jan, both protocols had a slew of big announcements:

🌋 #BitcoinBond update
🥕 #Taproot on @Liquid_BTC
🏛 New #LiquidFederation members
🇦🇷 @ln_strike launches in Argentina
⚡️ Anniversary of the #LightningNetwork whitepaper

Let's review and more👇🧐

2/ Network capacity for both the @Liquid_BTC and #LightningNetwork continued to expand, LQ (3,528) / LN (3,399), reaching new highs for a combined capacity of 6,927 #Bitcoin.

Year-over-year, network capacity has grown LQ 25% / LN 290%, respectively. 🌊⚡️

3/ On the eve of the #LightningNetwork whitepaper's sixth anniversary, @jackmallers announced the Lightning-powered app @ln_strike was to begin rolling out in Argentina, one of many Latin American nations battling inflation and economic uncertainty.

btctimes.com/news/bitcoin-l…

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Blockstream

@Blockstream

1/ Blockstream 2021: #TowardsHyperbitcoinization

2021 was a breakthrough year for #Blockstream and the #Bitcoin ecosystem. In the spirit of the new year, we wanted to reflect on some of our ambitious projects.

Thread👇
blog.blockstream.com/blockstream-20…

2/ January: We first announced the #BlockstreamJade hardware wallet (now fully compatible with @SpecterWallet and @BitcoinCoreorg nodes). 💎🌊

https://twitter.com/Blockstream/status/1345874512739512328

3/ February: #BlockstreamSatellite began broadcasting the Bitcoin Core source code worldwide. 📡🛰️🖥️

https://twitter.com/Blockstream/status/1356730271916261378

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Blockstream

@Blockstream

1/ #LAYER2ROUNDUP: Last month, Lightning implementations #clightning and #LND rolled out major updates, and @Liquid_BTC took centerstage at @AdoptingBTC for the #BitcoinBond announcement.

Combined #L2 capacity also reached a new high of 6,661 BTC (~$377M).

2/ We begin at the @TABConf in Atlanta with a #LightningNetwork panel - @alexbosworth, @gkrizek, @niftynei, and @TheBlueMatt - who discussed off-chain scaling, privacy on Lightning, and liquidity ads.