In 2017, Blockstream set out to develop a smart contract language that outperforms Bitcoin Script and EVM, offering more expressiveness with stronger safety assurances. Eight years later, we believe we've done it. Introducing Simplicity. 🧵.

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The alt-coin narrative is dead. The future is Bitcoin: secure, layered, and programmable. While others build on experimental blockchains, Blockstream builds on the most secure network ever created. 🚀. 🧵12/12.

From individual HODLers to institutions managing billions, Blockstream builds secure, scalable infrastructure to integrate Bitcoin into global finance. 🧵 11/12.

The numbers show institutional adoption accelerating:. ☑️ Bitcoin ETFs: $150B+ in assets.🏛️ Corporate treasuries: 900,000+ BTC.🌍 Nation-states: 300,000+ BTC.🏦 Traditional finance entering rapidly. 🧵 10/12.

Liquid as a Service: Customizable federated sidechains enable stakeholders to set rules for:. ⏱️ Settlement times.🌿 Network fees.⚖️ Compliance regimes. 🧵 9/12.

Asset Management Platform (AMP): AMP + Simplicity unlock programmable enterprise finance on Bitcoin:. 🪙 Tokenized assets.📜 Smart contracts with Simplicity from @blksresearch.🏛️ Automated compliance checks. 🧵 8/12.

Enterprise Custody: Brings cryptographic security with the usability enterprises need. 🔧 Configurable controls for speed, security, or convenience.👥 Segregated accounts & spending rules.🏛️ Policy engine to remove single points of failure.🔗 API integrations with existing.

Blockstream Enterprise solves the three barriers to Bitcoin adoption:. 🔒 Secure Bitcoin treasury and custody.🪙 Tokenization and smart contracts.🔗 Sidechains-as-a-Service. 🧵 6/12.

Blockstream's track record for building the future:. 🔹 First Bitcoin Layer 2: Liquid Network, >$4B TVL 🔹 Pioneering Lightning R&D @Core_LN.🔹 Enterprise custody, tokenization, and treasury solutions. 🧵 5/12.

This isn't theoretical. The internet became the OS for information by creating unified standards. Bitcoin is doing the same for money. One global standard for value transfer and programmable finance. 🧵 4/12.

The Bitcoin Operating System uses a layered approach:. 🧱 Base Layer: Immutable settlement secured by PoW.🌊 Liquid Network: Financial layer for assets and securities.⚡ Lightning: Payment layer for instant global transfers.📱 Enterprise Apps: Custody, tokenization, payments,.

Today's financial system is fragmented:. ■ 180+ fiat currencies creating friction.■ Banks charging 3-7% for international transfers.■ 2-5 day settlement times.■ Counterparty risk at every step. Bitcoin fixes this with a unified platform for money and value transfer: The.

The future of finance runs on Bitcoin. 🌎 ⚡. At @coin_post WebX2025 this weekend, @adam3us explained how Bitcoin is becoming the operating system for capital markets. Here's the vision 👇. 🧵 1/12.

Gold is a $20T market. Bitcoin is $2T. Parity means $1M Bitcoin and that may still understate the upside. Our CIO @macrocrunch explains why at @TheBitcoinConf 2025 in Las Vegas.

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