In this latest update, we cover key technical progress, product launches, research breakthroughs, media wins and commercial successes throughout the last quarter, highlighting Blockstream’s increasingly important role at the intersection of Bitcoin and traditional finance.

Major Q2 2025 Highlights

Q2 2025 marked a pivotal chapter for Blockstream, underscored by the unveiling of a renewed strategic vision and a powerful new tagline: The Future of Finance Runs on Bitcoin. Announced by Blockstream co-founder and CEO Dr. Adam Back during his keynote at Bitcoin 2025 in Las Vegas, this new roadmap defines our future direction across all three core business verticals—Consumer, Enterprise and Finance.

Other major highlights include:

• Blockstream App Launches: A redesigned, unified wallet experience is rolled out globally in Las Vegas, featuring simplified onboarding, integrated Bitcoin purchasing, and seamless Jade support
• Research Breakthroughs: Blockstream Research advances Bitcoin’s security and scalability with DahLIAS (signature aggregation), ChillDKG (threshold multisig), and Shielded CSV (privacy-preserving script upgrades)
• Milestone Core Lightning Release: v25.05 “Satoshi’s OP_RETURN Opinion” delivers major performance gains, LSPS support, and enhanced developer tooling
• Liquid Ecosystem Growth: The Liquid Federation expands to 81 members, and TVL surpasses $3.27 billion. Meanwhile, finishing touches were completed ahead of last week’s launch of Simplicity, marking a milestone in Bitcoin-native programmable finance.

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