ChainCatcher news, Blockstream CEO Adam Back stated that considering the continuous inflow of institutional funds and the improving policy environment, Bitcoin's current price of $103,000 is significantly undervalued.He believes that during this cycle, Bitcoin could rise to between $500,000 and $1,000,000. Back pointed out that the U.S. Bitcoin spot ETF has attracted over $41 billion in net inflows, combined with the crypto-friendly policies of the Trump administration, the market fundamentals are significantly better than in previous years.

ChainCatcher news, according to Coinpedia, Blockstream CEO Adam Back stated that the Japanese company Metaplanet is expected to surpass MicroStrategy in Bitcoin yield. Back pointed out that Metaplanet uses the "months to mNAV cover" metric, achieving a 2x Bitcoin yield in just 3 months, growing at a rate 3.8 times that of MicroStrategy. Currently, its market net asset value (mNAV) is 3.3 times, and if it maintains the current growth rate, it is expected to reach 8.3 times, with the stock price rising from ¥533 to ¥1,340. Metaplanet currently holds over $536 million worth of Bitcoin, with an average purchase price of $86,672 per coin, achieving a yield of 136.7% by 2025. The stock price recently increased by 11.5%, closing at ¥477.At the same time, Metaplanet is planning to issue $250 million in bonds through its U.S. subsidiary to further purchase Bitcoin, demonstrating its strategic confidence.

ChainCatcher news, Blockstream co-founder Adam Back stated on X: "The impact of the U.S. Bitcoin strategic reserve statement is underestimated; it has profound implications for the social acceptance of Bitcoin. This statement marks the U.S. government's actual push for Bitcoin development and provides a new authoritative reference for sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, and mutual funds to allocate Bitcoin."

ChainCatcher news, according to Cryptonews, blockchain infrastructure company Blockstream has secured billions in investment and will officially launch three Bitcoin-backed funds on April 1.Of the three funds, two will focus on Bitcoin lending: one will underwrite loans collateralized by Bitcoin, while the other will use USD as collateral for cryptocurrency lending. The third fund will adopt a hedge fund strategy to provide institutional investors with investment opportunities in the Bitcoin market.Blockstream stated that its "institutional-grade Bitcoin investment solutions" will go live on April 1 and will begin accepting external funding on July 1.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Bitcoin technology company Blockstream has announced the opening of a new office in Tokyo and has partnered with Japan's leading Bitcoin strategy consulting firm Diamond Hands and investment company Fulgur Ventures. The company plans to promote the adoption of Bitcoin's second-layer network and self-custody technology in the Japanese market, as well as support the tokenization of physical assets.Blockstream's investment division had previously invested $75 million in Bitcoin into Komainu, a crypto custody company jointly established with Nomura Securities, Ledger, and Coinshares. CEO Adam Back stated that the clarification of Japan's regulatory environment and the rising interest from institutional investors make this the best time for the company to enter this important market.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, blockchain development company Blockstream announced the launch of two institutional investment funds that will allow investors to gain direct access to the company's Bitcoin ecosystem and earn returns through Bitcoin-backed loans and other income sources.In an announcement on January 23, Blockstream unveiled its new asset management business, Blockstream Asset Management, and announced the upcoming launch of the Blockstream Income Fund and Blockstream Alpha Fund in the first quarter of this year. The Blockchain Income Fund aims to issue loans by providing Bitcoin as collateral to Bitcoin-native startups and companies within the Blockstream network that have a stock of digital assets, thereby generating returns denominated in USD.The fund focuses on loans ranging from $100,000 to $5 million. The Alpha Fund, on the other hand, focuses on portfolio growth, providing investors with opportunities to access "infrastructure-based income streams such as operating Lightning Network nodes." It is viewed as an actively managed fund that typically charges higher fees.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, cryptocurrency custodian Komainu Holdings Ltd., supported by Nomura Holdings Inc., has secured $75 million in Bitcoin financing from Blockstream Capital Partners.The company plans to use the funds to support its global expansion plans and integrate the collateral management and tokenization technology developed by Blockstream Corp. Blockstream CEO Adam Back will join the Komainu board.

ChainCatcher news, Blockstream founder Adam Back posted on the X platform stating: "I believe MicroStrategy has completed its Bitcoin purchases, but must announce it to the market via an 8-K filing before or after normal trading hours when the stock market opens."ChainCatcher previously reported that MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor released Bitcoin Tracker-related information for the ninth consecutive week, but this time it was different from before, as he stated: "Some things on the website are not quite correct."

ChainCatcher news, Bitcoin infrastructure company Blockstream co-founder Adam Back stated that Bitcoin may be entering a steeper growth phase of the S-curve. He predicts that the "diminishing returns" trend of Bitcoin could be broken and break upward in the next 2-5 years.Back believes that as Bitcoin transitions from the gradual phase to the explosive phase, the rapid influx of new users will create a compounding effect, rendering the diminishing returns theory of halving ineffective. He cited Bitcoin pioneer Hal Finney's prediction of a $200 trillion reachable market made in January 2009, suggesting that there is still significant growth potential for Bitcoin.

ChainCatcher news, Blockstream announced the establishment of an asset management department aimed at bridging the gap between Bitcoin and mainstream finance. Hedge fund professional Sean Bill has been appointed as Chief Investment Officer to lead this initiative.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, a development company led by early Bitcoin developer Adam Back, Blockstream, has opened a new R&D center in Lugano, Switzerland, aimed at promoting fintech innovation on the Bitcoin Liquid and Lightning networks.According to the Blockstream team, the center will provide resources, guidance, and project funding through collaboration with local startups and partners to accelerate Layer 2 technology innovation.

ChainCatcher news, Bitcoin infrastructure company Blockstream has completed a $210 million convertible note financing, led by Fulgur Ventures. This round of financing will be used to accelerate the market adoption of its Bitcoin Layer 2 technology, expand its mining operations, and increase its Bitcoin reserves.Blockstream's Layer 2 solutions include Liquid Network and Core Lightning.It is reported that over $1.8 billion in assets have been issued on the Liquid Network, including stablecoins, tokenized bonds, and securities, with approximately 3,844 Bitcoins (worth about $250 million) locked on-chain. The company plans to position Liquid as the "de facto infrastructure" for the tokenization of physical assets within the Bitcoin ecosystem.

ChainCatcher message, Adam Back responded on the X platform to speculation in the crypto community about "Blockstream founder Adam Back being Bitcoin's creator Satoshi Nakamoto." He stated that he joined the bitcoin-wizards IRC channel in 2013 to ask numerous technical questions about Bitcoin, such as address balances and UTXOs, and provided the IRC channel logs from that time, indicating that he was still learning about Bitcoin.Adam Back pointed out that although he learns quickly and is creative, he only proposed concepts like Schnorr signatures, confidential transactions, mining decentralization, client validation, and sidechains in the second half of 2013, further proving that he is not Satoshi Nakamoto.

ChainCatcher news, Blockstream CEO Adam Back posted a response to the reasons he is not Satoshi Nakamoto, stating: "In 2013, I joined the Bitcoin wizards IRC and asked a lot of questions to understand the details of Bitcoin. For example, the balance held by addresses and UTXO coins, etc. The logs of the IRC channel are recorded, so the developers in the channel are convinced it is not me. I learned quickly and later in 2013 proposed Schnorr signatures, transaction malleability fixes (similar to SegWit), confidential transactions (now applied to the Liquid Network), commitment TX, pooled decentralization (like Stratum V2), client validation, sidechains, and more."

ChainCatcher message, regarding the claim in the HBO documentary that Satoshi Nakamoto might be Blockstream CEO Adam Back, Blockstream CEO Adam Back has repeatedly responded on X, denying that he is Satoshi Nakamoto and stating that it was just a joke.