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“Blockstream Raises $55 Million to Build Out Bitcoin’s Blockchain”

Posted on 4. February 2016 Written by Marcel Weiss

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“What we would hate to see happen is the most robust and secure blockchain protocol getting left by the wayside if people moved on to different protocols and tech stacks that bitcoin isn’t designed for,” Hill continued, adding: “We believe there is a benefit to society to have all these blockchains be interoperable.” Bitcoin and blockchain In particular, Hill cited the recent decision by blockchain startup Digital Asset Holdings to use Blockstream’s tech as part of its Open Ledger Project, an open-source blockchain initiative being overseen by the Linux Foundation, as an example how the bitcoin codebase can become more relevant for commercial applications.

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