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    Blockstream

    Blockstream is a blockchain technology company co-founded by Adam Back in 2014. It builds infrastructure for the Bitcoin network, including the Liquid Network sidechain. The company is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

    blockstream.com
    CEO
    Adam Back

    Key facts

    Founded
    2014source
    Headquarters
    Menlo Park, Californiasource
    Series B funding, August 2021
    $210 million in a Series B round in August 2021, reaching a $3.2 billion valuationsource
    Liquid Network launch
    On October 11, 2018, a production-ready implementation of the Liquid sidechain was officially launched, called the Liquid Networksource
    Cancelled SPAC merger, July 2026
    Blockstream and Cantor Fitzgerald cancelled a SPAC merger that would have seen Blockstream listed on the Nasdaq exchangesource

    WYDE coverage of Blockstream

    WYDE Newsroom has published 2 articles about Blockstream, from Sep 10, 2026 to Sep 12, 2026. Blockstream is the subject of 2 stories. The most recent is Revolut and Block Cleared US Bank Charters, AI Proved Fermat and Navier-Stokes, and the CLARITY Act Hits the Senate Monday. Over 65,400 Meals..

    WYDE Weekly

    Revolut and Block Cleared US Bank Charters, AI Proved Fermat and Navier-Stokes, and the CLARITY Act Hits the Senate Monday. Over 65,400 Meals.

    Revolut and Block clear OCC bank paths, Wyoming puts its stablecoin reserves onchain, AI checks proofs of Fermat and Navier-Stokes, the CLARITY Act hits the Senate, and creators can now get paid to end hunger.

    Sep 12, 2026 · 5 min read · Subject of the story

    Crypto & DeFi

    'Whitehat' Hackers Drain Nearly 4,000 Bitcoin From Blockstream's Liquid Network, Pausing the Sidechain

    A self-described whitehat withdrew about 4,000 BTC worth roughly $320 million through the SideSwap peg-out authorization key, dropping the Liquid Network federation reserve from about 4,200 BTC to 207 BTC and freezing the Blockstream Bitcoin sidechain.

    Sep 10, 2026 · 2 min read · Subject of the story

    Reported alongside Blockstream

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