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Blockstream’s Bitcoin-Powered Liquid Network Smart Contracts: The Next Frontier in Crypto Innovation

Blockstream’s Bitcoin-Powered Liquid Network Smart Contracts: The Next Frontier in Crypto Innovation

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Coindesk
Published:
2025-07-31 16:19:32
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Adam Beck's Blockstream Unveils Bitcoin-Powered, Liquid Network-Based Smart Contracts

Blockchain pioneer Adam Beck's Blockstream just dropped a bombshell—Bitcoin-powered smart contracts on the Liquid Network are live. Forget clunky legacy systems; this is programmable money with Bitcoin's security backbone.

Why TradFi Should Sweat

The Liquid Network—a Bitcoin sidechain—now executes smart contracts without sacrificing decentralization. No more 'trust us' intermediaries. Settlement times? Faster than a Wall Street bonus vanishing after bad bets.

How It Cuts Through the Noise

Atomic swaps, confidential transactions, and now Turing-complete smart contracts. Blockstream's play leverages Bitcoin's hash power while bypassing Ethereum's gas fee circus. TradFi's 'blockchain pilots' suddenly look like dial-up in a 5G world.

The Cynical Kick

Bankers will call it 'disruptive'—right before lobbying to regulate it into obsolescence. Meanwhile, the Liquid Network keeps minting blocks, indifferent to the suits playing catch-up.

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