Liquid Network

Director of @Blockstream Research Andrew Poelstra explains the architecture and features of the Liquid Network, built from a fork of Bitcoin Core featuring Confidential Transactions, one-minute blocks, new opcodes, Simplicity, and multi-asset support.

Bitcoin-native stocks, simple swaps, 24/7 markets, all anchored to Bitcoin. Blockstream CEO @Adam Back breaks down how Liquid works as a federated sidechain hosting tokenized assets like Strategy and Metaplanet with Stokr as share registration agent.

The Liquid Federation, now 87 members strong, is excited to welcome Sorted wallet as its newest member. Sorted is a wallet that leverages Lightning with Liquid to give users in Africa and other emerging markets access to bitcoin on affordable feature phones. Onward! ⚡️🌊

When legacy markets close, Bitcoin doesn't. Stokr CEO Arnab Naskar explains how tokenizing Bitcoin treasury assets like MicroStrategy, Metaplanet, and H100 Group on Liquid opened true 24/7 BTC-denominated markets.

Everyone talks about Bitcoin privacy as "the future" while Liquid has been delivering Confidential Transactions in production for years. Arnab Naskar from STOKR explains why institutions are gravitating toward it—getting front-run while moving billions isn't an option.

Offline parties? Misbehaving oracle? @Blockstream Research Director Andrew Poelstra explains how Simplicity handles backups elegantly, making DLCs more reliable, flexible, and practical for real users.

Andrew Poelstra of @Blockstream Research explains Liquid: a federated sidechain for Bitcoin and issued assets. Offering fast, Confidential Transactions anchored to the BTC mainchain with new blocks every minute.

Experiment with Bitcoin smart contracts in your browser. Andrew Poelstra of @Blockstream explains how the SimplicityHL sandbox lets you safely build, compile, and test code. Join the Liquid Developer Bootcamp to be among the first to experiment with SimplicityHL.

The Liquid Network

Liquid Bootcamp: Hands-On Training for Bitcoin Layer-2 Developers

Apply to Liquid Bootcamps for hands-on Bitcoin building, collaborating with developers, and turning your ideas into real projects on Bitcoin’s fi...

The countdown for Simplicity has officially kicked off! With the voting period now complete, Simplicity is scheduled to go live on Liquid mainnet by the end of next week. Bookmark the site below. In the coming days, @Blockstream Research will be adding new developer documentation, tutorials and onboarding materials to help Bitcoin developers get started with Simplicity from day one.

Simplicity

Simplicity: Next-Generation Smart Contracts for Bitcoin

Build secure, transparent Bitcoin smart contracts with Simplicity. Learn, write, and deploy powerful contracts using Simplicity and SimplicityHL.

Liquid offers more than just fast, UTXO-based Confidential Transactions. Stablecoins and custom assets can be issued on Liquid, making it a truly flexible Bitcoin sidechain. Learn how it works under the hood with @Blockstream Engineer @bizzle.