Core Lightning 26.06 ships with bwatch: a new event-driven, in-memory block-watching plugin. Your node registers its watches and catches up to the chain near-instantly. Faster startups, lighter footprint, crash-resistant, and built to scale. ⚡

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Core Lightning 26.06: "Quantum-Resistant Lightning Channel”

Following on the heels of our last major release, Core Lightning’s 26.06 version focuses heavily on paving the way for the future of payments, re...

Quantum is the Bitcoin Security Consortium's first focus, and Blockstream Research has spent the last year working toward a quantum-safe Bitcoin. Check out the thread below to learn about some of our initiatives, starting with OP_CHECKSHRINCS. 🧵 OP_CHECKSHRINCS is a proposed opcode for verifying SHRINCS, a hash-based post-quantum signature scheme. At 7x smaller than the NIST standard, it's small enough to actually work on Bitcoin.

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OP_CHECKSHRINCS: A Hash-Based Signature Opcode for Post-Quantum Bitcoin

OP_CHECKSHRINCS is a proposed Bitcoin opcode for post-quantum signatures whose security rests on SHA-256, the hash function Bitcoin already uses.

Hash-based signatures are the near-term answer. Lattices are a strong potential long-term play: eventually ~50% smaller signatures and faster verification, and unlike hash-based they preserve multisig, threshold, and HD wallets. Here's how they work:

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Schnorr, But with Vectors – Lattice-based Signatures Explained

Lattice-based cryptography is a deep and promising direction of post-quantum cryptography, allowing far more than just replacing digital signatures.

How worried should Bitcoin holders be? Today's best quantum hardware can barely factor 21. Taproot already has a quantum-safe path built in via its script tree. Blockstream Research ran the first post-quantum tx on the @Liquid Network in March 2026.

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Quantum Computing and Bitcoin: The Threat Explained (ELI5)

A plain-language explainer on what quantum computers actually threaten in Bitcoin, how close the threat is, and what engineers are already building...

None of it works without solid cryptography. Blockstream Research are key contributors and maintainers of libsecp256k1, behind every Bitcoin signature, and libsecp256k1-zkp, powering Confidential Transactions on Liquid. Let us proceed together apace. Onward.

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Blockstream Research Brings libsecp256k1-zkp Back Up to Speed

Blockstream Research has completed a significant maintenance milestone: bringing libsecp256k1-zkp fully up to date with 2.5 years of improvements f...

Proud to be a founding member of the @BTCconsortium. Bitcoin’s long-term security has always been core to what we do, from open-source research to practical post-quantum work like OP_CHECKSHRINCS. Supporting the independent developer community that keeps the network resilient is a natural extension of that mission.

Hashcash, invented by @Adam Back, is cited in the Bitcoin whitepaper. Yet in 2013, watching bitcoin pass $100, he thought he had missed the boat. Own your bitcoin from day one. Download the Blockstream app:

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Blockstream App: A multi-platform, feature-rich Bitcoin and Liquid Wallet.

Blockstream app guides you from your first bitcoin purchase to full self-custody, all inside one elegant, security-first Bitcoin experience.

Everyone you've orange-pilled is still leaving their coins on an exchange. The best way to teach self-custody is to hand someone the keys. Jade Core makes it a five-minute conversation, not a lecture. Bring someone in this week https://store.blockstream.com/products/blockstream-jade-core @Leo_Usi.blossom.band/e07ff6681c18ef8338073ef644563ff4b76addb986818d163286387ad912e066.jpg" alt="image" loading="lazy">

Reusing a bitcoin address links your transactions and weakens your privacy. The Blockstream app gives you a fresh receive address every time, and your funds stay in self-custody from the moment you buy. Take back your privacy. Download the Blockstream app:

Blockstream: Bitcoin and digital asset infrastructure

Blockstream App: A multi-platform, feature-rich Bitcoin and Liquid Wallet.

Blockstream app guides you from your first bitcoin purchase to full self-custody, all inside one elegant, security-first Bitcoin experience.

OP_CHECKSHRINCS uses one public key with two ways to spend. The first path keeps signatures small by having the device track how many times it has signed. The second path doesn't track anything and is always available as a safety net. If your device is lost or replaced, you restore with your recovery phrase and fall back to that second path. It's more expensive to spend from, but you are never locked out. This is how SHRINCS works. @Leo_Usi.blossom.band/49740ad2a9d86f9a2cd7912199400cfe94aa91fa1569cedb88f9b1a9050f3995.gif" alt="image" loading="lazy"> Read about the OP_CHECKSHRINCS opcode put forward by Blockstream Research and what it means for Bitcoin's post-quantum security:

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OP_CHECKSHRINCS: A Hash-Based Signature Opcode for Post-Quantum Bitcoin

OP_CHECKSHRINCS is a proposed Bitcoin opcode for post-quantum signatures whose security rests on SHA-256, the hash function Bitcoin already uses.

"Buy the dip and hodl. Don't get shaken out." - @Adam Back

Most people buy bitcoin first and secure it later. With Jade paired to the Blockstream app, every purchase lands straight in offline cold storage, secured by your hardware wallet from the very first transaction.

Self-custody got a reputation for being hard. Jade Core is here to end it. Serious protection for your bitcoin, with a setup simple enough that "I'll do it later" stops being a reason. https://store.blockstream.com/products/blockstream-jade-core

An unconfirmed transaction isn't lost, it's waiting its turn in the mempool, and the fee you paid is its place in line. In a hurry? Bump the fee in the Blockstream app to move up the queue.

Spending on the @Liquid Network is going near-instant. 0-conf brings safe-to-act-on transfers, now in public beta with a full release around the corner. And with the issuance cap removed, issuers can mint stablecoins and other Issued Assets at real-world scale. The full Liquid roadmap is in our Q2 update.

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Blockstream Quarterly Update - Q2 2026

From a proposed post-quantum opcode to a reimagined Jade lineup and a Liquid roadmap with dates, here's what Blockstream shipped in Q2 2026.

Today, losing your hardware wallet is fine. Your recovery phrase gets you back in. In a post-quantum signing setup, the device also holds state: a running count of how many times it has signed. That state matters for security. SHRINCS is designed so that if the device is lost, the recovery phrase loads into a new one and falls back to a path that needs no state at all. The fallback needs no state, so a lost device is never a lost wallet. More expensive to spend from, but always accessible. Blockstream Research Director Jonas Nick on building a post-quantum scheme that stays safe even when hardware fails:

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OP_CHECKSHRINCS: A Hash-Based Signature Opcode for Post-Quantum Bitcoin

OP_CHECKSHRINCS is a proposed Bitcoin opcode for post-quantum signatures whose security rests on SHA-256, the hash function Bitcoin already uses.

Getting off an exchange shouldn't be hard. Jade Core is the simplest way to hold your own bitcoin, built for anyone taking self-custody for the first time. @Adam Back on the thinking behind it.

Satoshi chose secp256k1 for Bitcoin’s cryptography. Jonas Nick and Blockstream Research are among the co-maintainers of libsecp256k1, the library every Bitcoin node runs to implement it. Researching what comes next is a natural extension of that work.

The Blockstream Explorer API is home to one of the fastest ways to sync a Bitcoin wallet. With QuickSync, you send one descriptor and get the complete history back in a single response. Grab an API key and see it for yourself. 🔗

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Supply chain attacks are real. Before you use a new Bitcoin hardware wallet, check the tamper-evident seal, then run a genuine check (if it has one). Jade performs a cryptographic handshake with Blockstream to confirm it's running genuine firmware. Verify first, full send self-custody second.

Q2 was Blockstream moving from research to release. Blockstream Research took post-quantum Bitcoin from a live deployment on the @Liquid Network to OP_CHECKSHRINCS, a signature opcode the whole network can evaluate. Blockstream Jade became a three-model lineup, with the new Jade Core turning self-custody into a five-minute move off an exchange. Liquid published a roadmap that puts 0-conf and a trust-minimized bridge on the calendar. Core Lightning strengthened node architecture with bwatch, while the Explorer API kept blockchain data fast and dependable at enterprise scale. Blockstream's Q2 2026 Quarterly Update is live.

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Blockstream Quarterly Update - Q2 2026

From a proposed post-quantum opcode to a reimagined Jade lineup and a Liquid roadmap with dates, here's what Blockstream shipped in Q2 2026.

Bitcoin's neutrality is its edge. @Adam Back on why a decentralized asset with no company in control wins: rivals won't build on each other's chains, but everyone can build on Bitcoin.

Simplicity's site just got a full redesign. Simplicity lets you prove exactly how a contract behaves before it goes live. No surprise fees, no transactions failing mid-execution. The security guarantees are part of the language, not bolted on after. Live on the @Liquid Network mainnet, running real financial contracts, and built for the developers and institutions building high-assurance Bitcoin applications.

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Welcome to the New Simplicity | Blockstream

Simplicity has a new home. Explore the redesigned simplicity-lang.org.