Adam Back
@adam3us
cypherpunk, cryptographer, privacy/ecash, inventor hashcash (Bitcoin mining) PhD Comp Sci. Co-Founder/CEO & Co-Founder/CEO @bstrco
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Update from the Federation:
BTC<>LBTC swaps were re-enabled last week as part of Liquid’s staged recovery. Users can once again swap between BTC on Bitcoin and LBTC on Liquid at 1:1 through participating providers, including @AquaBitcoin, @BULLBITCOIN_ and @side_swap. These providers collectively accounted for 99% of peg-out volume prior to the incident.
Normal Federation peg-out operations remain subject to enhanced operational controls while security hardening continues and the independent security audit nears completion.
The community can track progress toward restoring full 1:1 BTC backing for LBTC through Liquid’s auditable Proof of Reserves at
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A test transaction for 2.5 BTC was sent to the @Liquid_BTC Federation wallet, reducing the shortfall to 600 BTC. The remaining 600 BTC will be moved to the wallet in the coming days. All network operations are continuing normally.
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Silent Payments let you share one static address while every payment lands somewhere new and unlinkable. Making that work for multiparty wallets is a harder problem.
@olkurbatov of @blksresearch takes it on at @btcplusplus Seoul, November 5-6. 🇰🇷
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.@Pledditor said he’d mute me if I make another Big Bitcoin meme
so i made this
BTC hits $1M. Strategy's earnings call:
40+ organizations across Bitcoin and open-source security including Consortium members Anchorage Digital, ARK Invest, Block, Blockstream, Coinbase, Galaxy, and Strategy called on frontier AI labs to give qualified defenders early access to their strongest cyber-capable models.
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Blockstream is making headlines in Lugano, from our new office to quantum security.
Blockstream Consulting Services gives Swiss banks and asset managers direct access to our experts.
Check out coverage from @CdT_Online, @finews_ch and @BitcoinMagazine featuring @adam3us. 🇨🇭
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On the P2P Stage now at @LuganoPlanB: @n1ckler, Director of @blksresearch, on the race to replace Bitcoin's signatures: quantum, AI and hash functions.
At @LuganoPlanB, @blksresearch Director Jonas Nick (@n1ckler) answered the question everyone's asking: will AI break Bitcoin's cryptography?
Spoiler alert: no.
Hash-Based Signature Schemes Explained
Part 1: WOTS (Winternitz One-Time Signatures)
Absolute full house for @bitschmidty 🔥
He walked through the actual steps Bitcoin Core developers are taking to make Bitcoin better money, and cleared up the myth that Core is busy with things plebs don't care about.
Great to see a packed room getting it straight from someone who actually knows what he's talking about.
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Well, it works! You can ZK-prove Ethereum finality natively on Liquid to create a trustless two-way bridge. No multisig. No oracle. Just ZK and smart contracts.
AI is changing how software gets built and secured, and Bitcoin is at the forefront of it.
@pwbain, CMO of Blockstream, on the opportunity: better development practices with the latest frontier models, ongoing research, and a global community working together to make the network stronger.
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Happening now at Asilo Ciani: Noderunners: Bitcoin Core with @LeoComandini, a hands-on session on running Bitcoin Core yourself. In Italian, during @LuganoPlanB.
Happening now at Asilo Ciani: @LeoComandini , @FedericoTenga and @tierotiero on building native applications on Bitcoin, moderated by @birk1907. In Italian, during @LuganoPlanB.
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Live in 30 minutes.
@n1ckler, Director of @blksresearch, on the P2P Stage at @LuganoPlanB, 15:30: The Race to Replace Bitcoin's Signatures: Quantum, AI, and Hash Functions.
What's solved, what isn't, and why the preparation matters more than the timeline.
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JUST IN: ADAM BACK ON WHETHER BITCOIN IS STILL CYPHERPUNK AND WHAT IT STILL NEEDS.
LBTC:BTC swaps full service again. swap @liquid_btc to/from mainchain BTC on @side_swap. swap @liquid_btc to/from lightning on @AquaBitcoin.
