Real-time Bitcoin and Liquid Network monitoring just got better.

Blockstream Explorer API now supports Electrum RPC on all paid tiers. Subscribe to addresses once and get instant notifications when payments arrive. No polling. No delays. No wasted API calls.

Perfect for exchanges, custody platforms, and payment processors.

lectrum RPC is now available across Basic, Advanced, and Enterprise tiers with production-grade rate limits.

Combine it with QuickSync for fast wallet synchronization on first load, then maintain real-time updates with Electrum RPC.

Learn more:

https://blog.blockstream.com/real-time-bitcoin-data-at-scale-blockstream-explorer-api-launches-electrum-rpc/

We're excited to send the inventor of Hashcash and the Cypherpunk laying the foundation for Bitcoin mass adoption, Adam Back, to the stage at Web3 Banking Symposium by The CryptoValley.

Our CEO delivers a keynote on infrastructure and tokenization for Bitcoin's institutional adoption.

If you're building financial infrastructure on Bitcoin, this is the room you want to be in. Traditional banks meet Bitcoin builders.

March 2, 2026. Kunsthaus Zurich.

Blockstream is a proud presenting partner alongside Franklin Templeton.

15% off:
https://luma.com/web3-banking-symposium-2026?coupon=W3BS-BLOCKSTREAM-15

Wallets. Exchanges. Fintechs. Dashboards.

They all use Blockstream Explorer API.

Your project could be next.

dashboard.blockstream.info

Introducing Jade Plus Colors

Three new metal finishes:
Rose Gold, Stealth Black, and Sovereign Green.

Available now on:
https://store.blockstream.com/products/jade-plus

Jade Plus Colors are here.

We're giving away a Jade Plus in the color of your choice.

1️⃣ Follow @BlockstreamJade on X
2️⃣ RT the post
3️⃣ Reply with your color: Rose Gold, Stealth Black, or Sovereign Green

Winner announced this Friday 2PM Eastern.
https://x.com/BlockstreamJade/status/2024250785106972740

We're proud to be presenting partners alongside Franklin Templeton at Web3 Banking Symposium by the CryptoValley.

Our CEO Adam Back will deliver a keynote on tokenization and why markets will settle on Bitcoin infrastructure like the Liquid Network⁩.

If you're building financial infrastructure for the future, this is the room you want to be in.

March 2. Zurich. 15% off ⬇️

https://luma.com/web3-banking-symposium-2026?coupon=W3BS-BLOCKSTREAM-15

How do banks integrate Web3 without compromising on security, essential standards, or sovereignty?

Sagun Garg & Stefan Keller from Blockstream Enterprise will host a workshop on what happens behind the scenes during institutional onboarding.

Register ⬇️

http://luma.com/W3BS-Blockstream-Workshop

Rose Gold. Stealth Black. Sovereign Green.

Shop Jade Plus colors:

https://store.blockstream.com/products/jade-plus

Sundays are for family.

"In the short term, Bitcoin follows along. In the long term, it's decorrelated."

Blockstream CEO Adam Back recently sat down with CNBC Overtime to discuss how geopolitical uncertainty impacts the broader markets and why Bitcoin's long-term value proposition remains unchanged.

Elegant self-custody.

Shop Jade Plus:
https://store.blockstream.com/products/jade-plus

All the speed. All the security.

Blockstream app v5.2.0 lets you seamlessly swap across all three layers of bitcoin, all while being protected by Blockstream Jade:

⚡ Receive Lightning payments directly into cold storage
⚡ Pay Lightning invoices from cold storage
🔄 Swap seamlessly between Lightning, Liquid, and on-chain

Convenience and control, all within the Blockstream app.

https://youtube.com/shorts/ABvcLlv457k?feature=share

Lightning ↔ Liquid swaps arrived in December. On-chain ↔ Liquid swaps land today.

With this update, Blockstream Jade is the first hardware wallet with full access to the Bitcoin stack:

⚡ Lightning for speed
🌊 Liquid for flexibility
⛓️ On-chain for finality

https://blog.blockstream.com/jade-lightning-payments-are-here/

One small step for the Blockstream app. One giant leap for the Bitcoin network.

https://blog.blockstream.com/jade-lightning-payments-are-here/

Pay a Lightning invoice...from cold storage.

Your Jade holds LBTC. The Blockstream app handles the swap to Lightning. You sign the transaction offline on your Jade. The invoice gets paid.

Forget hot wallet security holes. Get all the speed and all the security with Jade.

https://youtube.com/shorts/_w4hgpCdr4M

In Q1, Blockstream developed post-quantum solutions for Bitcoin and improved capabilities for Lightning. Blockstream Research deployed the first post-quantum-signed transactions on Liquid using Simplicity. Bitcoin users can now receive Lightning payments secured by Blockstream Jade cold storage. Blockstream's Q1 2026 Quarterly Update is live.

https://blog.blockstream.com/blockstream-quarterly-update-q1-2026/

Post-quantum research for Bitcoin is well underway at Blockstream Research. Get the full picture, and what we’ve been up to:

⚛️ http://blockstream.com/quantum

Core Lightning 26.04 "Negative Routing Fees" has shipped.

Splicing is out of experimental, the node runs leaner, and peer messages are now padded to resist traffic analysis. ⚡

Splicing lets you resize channels without closing them, cutting open/close overhead, freeing idle capital, and ending reliance on centralized liquidity providers. 26.04 also ships parallel pathfinding improvements, payer notes on xpay, and roughly 20% smaller binaries.

https://blog.blockstream.com/core-lightning-26-04-negative-routing-fees/

Calling all open-source developers, cryptographers and coding wizards:

Blockstream is hosting a Simplicity hackathon in Turin, Italy, at Blox Space on May 16-17. Prizes include $3k in BTC for the winning team, plus Jade Plus wallets for other top teams. It’s free to attend, and you’ll get the chance to build directly with Blockstream engineers.

Simplicity brings more expressive smart contracts to Bitcoin without sacrificing security, predictability, or auditability. Built to be resource-bounded and deterministic, it is designed for high-assurance financial applications without the fragility seen in other smart contract environments.

Apply now: http://liquid.net/bootcamp

Built for exchanges, custodians, and teams running mission-critical Bitcoin infrastructure. Blockstream Explorer API 26.03 is out.

Complete visibility into API usage patterns. Optimized performance for high-volume applications. Flexible security controls for enterprise workflows.

What's new: historical analytics, faster query response, customizable token expiration, and production-grade rate limiting across free and paid tiers.

Full release notes:

https://blog.blockstream.com/enhanced-analytics-and-infrastructure-improvements-for-the-blockstream-explorer-api/

As the Liquid Network’s technical provider, Blockstream is sharing an updated roadmap for the core development workstreams it leads.

0-conf payments, quantum readiness, BitVM bridge exploration, institutional custody, Simplicity-based DeFi infrastructure, and much more are in development.

Details. 👇

https://blog.blockstream.com/liquid-network-roadmap-0-conf-quantum-readiness-and-bitvm/

There is no concrete post-quantum signature scheme for Bitcoin today.

But over the last year Blockstream Research has been working on exactly this. Director Jonas Nick lays out the proposal: OP_CHECKSHRINCS, a hash-based signature opcode for post-quantum Bitcoin.

SHRINCS reaches up to 3 TPS on the compact path. 580-byte signatures from a dedicated signing device. A stateless fallback always available.

Already demonstrated on Liquid. The C++ implementation, Simplicity verifier, and draft spec are all on GitHub.

https://blog.blockstream.com/op_checkshrincs-a-hash-based-signature-opcode-for-post-quantum-bitcoin/