Blockstream’s Raretoshi Hosts NFTs On The Liquid Bitcoin Sidechain
Raretoshi is a new NFT marketplace built on the Liquid Bitcoin sidechain.Raretoshi, a new non-fungible token (NFT) and physical art marketplace built on the Liquid Bitcoin sidechain, has been announced today, according to a press release sent to Bitcoin Magazine.“Raretoshi provides all the tools necessary for Bitcoin artists to list their digital or physical art projects for auction or instant purchase,” reads the release. “Art, in the form of images or even videos in MP4 format, can be uploaded to Raretoshi and a corresponding NFT will be minted seamlessly using Liquid’s native asset....
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Sotheby's has revealed the world’s first “intelligent” NFT, Playboy is auctioning off a tokenized boarding pass to the “bunny jet”, and Olympic-themed NFT collectibles are dropping this month. Playboy, the lifestyle and entertainment brand famous for its distinctive logo — among other things, has launched its first collection of five animated NFTs, on a new NFT market placed dubbed “Raretoshi” which is backed by Blockstream’s Liquid sidechain. The NFTs were unveiled during the lead up to the 2021 Bitcoin Miami conference on June 3:Announcing Reimagining the Rabbit: Miami, Playboy’s first....
On Tuesday, cryptocurrency supporters on social media and forums discussed Blockstream’s Liquid sidechain product as block signing had been down for over 20 hours. While Blockstream had noted the sidechain was undergoing a hard fork upgrade planned for October 5, a number of crypto proponents still scorned the project for being hypocritical toward blockchains like Solana. Blockstream’s Liquid Suffers From Block Signing Issues During Dynamic Federations Upgrade Cryptocurrency proponent Udi Wertheimer razzed the crypto company Blockstream on Tuesday as the Liquid....
The seminal Bitcoin sidechains white paper “Enabling Blockchain Innovations with Pegged Sidechains,” released in 2014 by a team that went on to form Blockstream, a leading company in the blockchain space, envisaged an ecosystem of “sidechains” separate from the main Bitcoin blockchain but interoperable with it via peg mechanisms. A sidechain can carry bitcoin as currency, in which case users will be able to seamlessly transfer bitcoin between the sidechain and the main blockchain. A sidechain can implement more powerful scripting features or more watertight privacy. Increased throughput is....
On October 13, Blockstream announced its first sidechain project: Liquid. The first production sidechain is a platform that will allow rapid liquidity between Bitcoin exchanges and brokers. Five services collaborated with Blockstream’s developers, Bitfinex, BTCC, Kraken, Unocoin, and Xapo will operate the private chain together sharing order books. Liquid will provide processors reduced accounting time within trading to produce a more fluid exchange arrangement. Founding member and Chief Instigator, Austin Hill states: “As a Bitcoin-centric company, we are excited to be delivering a....
Blockstream’s Liquid has added six new projects to its Bitcoin sidechain federation, bringing its total roster count to 59. The post Blockstream Adds Six Members To Liquid Federation appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine.