Blockstream
The principal venue for tokenisation attempted inside the Bitcoin stack rather than alongside it, through the federated Liquid Network sidechain, which carries the hashrate-linked Blockstream Mining Note issued via the EU platform STOKR in 2021.
The profile
Bitcoin infrastructure company behind the Liquid Network, a federated sidechain used to issue tokenized securities, stablecoins and other assets that settle against bitcoin rather than on a general-purpose smart contract chain. It issued the Blockstream Mining Note, a hashrate-linked security token, on Liquid through the EU investment platform STOKR in 2021. Founded in 2014 with a distributed team, it matters as the principal venue for tokenisation attempted inside the Bitcoin stack rather than alongside it.
Products and services
- Liquid Network
- Federated Bitcoin sidechain supporting confidential issuance and transfer of tokenized securities and stablecoins.
- Blockstream Mining Note
- Security token giving regulated investors exposure to bitcoin mining hashrate, issued on Liquid through the STOKR platform.
No development naming Blockstream has yet been filed against a primary source. The register entry stands so the institution, its jurisdiction and its products are on the record.