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Explorer shifts from lookup tool to network view Blockstream says it has rebuilt Blockstream Explorer to show more of what is happening across Bitcoin, Liquid and their testnets. The update moves the explorer beyond a simple confirmation check by adding live fee context, transaction...

Falcon emerges as the leading lattice option for Bitcoin Blockstream Research has published a detailed evaluation of lattice-based signatures that could one day help protect Bitcoin transactions against quantum attacks. The report compares Dilithium, Falcon and Hawk across on-chain size...

Blockstream Frames Jade Security After Wallet RNG Scare Blockstream has released Jade firmware version 1.0.41 with new features, fixes and security updates, while addressing user concerns after the reported Coldcard random number generation fallout. The Jade firmware team says Jade is not...

Desktop Lightning and QR Signing Reach Blockstream App Blockstream App 3.5.0 for desktop adds Lightning payments in beta and expands Jade hardware wallet workflows built around QR codes. The release lets eligible software wallet users send and receive bitcoin over Lightning from inside the...

Existing Wallet Chips Meet a Quantum-Signature Test Blockstream says benchmark implementations of several hash-based post-quantum signature schemes ran on four widely used hardware wallet families. The result does not settle the whole quantum-migration problem for Bitcoin, but it challenges the...

Inside Jade's PIN Protection Model Blockstream has published a detailed explanation of how its Jade hardware wallet protects PIN access without a dedicated secure element chip. The company says Jade uses a Virtual Secure Element, splitting the material needed to decrypt the wallet between the...

Blockstream Builds a New Swap Route for Bitcoin Layers Blockstream says it is launching Blockstream Swaps, an in-house feature designed to move value between Bitcoin layers without placing a custodian in the middle. The announcement follows disruption at Boltz, whose swap services were said to...

Blockstream narrows a post-quantum signature trade-off Blockstream Research says it swept 25,935 parameter candidates for SHRINCS, a hash-based post-quantum signature proposal aimed at Bitcoin. The work focuses on the stateless fallback path, where the team reports a signature around 5.7 KB...