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
Welcoming Apogee to the ecosystem: a new self-custodial Liquid wallet in your browser. Pair it with @BlockstreamJade, or start with a 12-word seed you back up. From @Resolvr_io, one of Bitcoin's most impressive dev teams.
Free and open source with self-custody as the standard.
We made a @Liquid_BTC web wallet extension for Chrome (Firefox coming), apogee.resolvr.io
It's dapp-ready. Web apps can be built to connect to Apogee, read balances, and request transactions — with every approval signed inside the wallet. Keys never leave the device.
We made a @Liquid_BTC web wallet extension for Chrome (Firefox coming), apogee.resolvr.io
It's dapp-ready. Web apps can be built to connect to Apogee, read balances, and request transactions — with every approval signed inside the wallet. Keys never leave the device.
Spending on @Liquid_BTC 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
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.
ICYMI: Simplicity, Liquid’s high-assurance smart contracting language, has a newly redesigned documentation site. It includes a testable lending contract that lets users borrow against assets such as LBTC and USDT.
simplicity-lang.org/simplicity-apps
Bitcoin is leaving exchanges, dominance is climbing, and institutional adoption is focused almost entirely on Bitcoin.
@adam3us on why Bitcoin is at a good entry point.
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.
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
The fallback needs no state, so a lost device is never a lost wallet. More expensive to spend from, but always accessible.
@blksresearch Director @n1ckler on building a post-quantum scheme that stays safe even when hardware fails:
Spending on @Liquid_BTC 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