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Recognised a few faces from when #cz was hanging out with the 'old gang'. namely #matthewroszak
#noblemarkets and #blockstream were two of his investments. #bloq
peeps would recognise a few other connected domain names. noblex.io was one of the domains for #nobleinvestment bank.
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1/ #LAYER2ROUNDUP: In Jan, both protocols had a slew of big announcements:

πŸŒ‹ #BitcoinBond update
πŸ₯• #Taproot on @Liquid_BTC
πŸ› New #LiquidFederation members
πŸ‡¦πŸ‡· @ln_strike launches in Argentina
⚑️ Anniversary of the #LightningNetwork whitepaper

Let's review and moreπŸ‘‡πŸ§
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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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.

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

3/ February: #BlockstreamSatellite began broadcasting the Bitcoin Core source code worldwide. πŸ“‘πŸ›°οΈπŸ–₯️

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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.

3/ #Liquidityads are a spec proposal that allows Lightning nodes to source inbound capital via the gossip protocol.
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