{"id":243243,"date":"2026-10-23T21:20:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T21:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=243243"},"modified":"2026-10-23T21:20:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T21:20:39","slug":"blockstream-launches-institutional-consulting-services-opens-lugano-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=243243","title":{"rendered":"Blockstream Launches Institutional Consulting Services, Opens Lugano Office"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Blockstream Launches Institutional Consulting Services, Opens Lugano Office<\/a><\/p>\n

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Blockstream has launched a consulting business for financial institutions and opened an office in Lugano, Switzerland, the company shared today. The expansion gives banks, asset managers and other institutions direct access to the firm\u2019s engineering teams and Bitcoin infrastructure, Blockstream said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Blockstream Consulting Services will support institutions through the evaluation, design and implementation of Bitcoin-based financial infrastructure. The company said the business will develop solutions for tokenized asset issuance, confidential settlement and related infrastructure, with services spanning technical strategy, system architecture, integration and implementation.<\/p>\n

From Lugano, Blockstream<\/a> plans to serve clients across Switzerland, including Zurich, Geneva and Zug. The company said the office will serve as a hub for its European operations, supporting client relationships, strategic partnerships and collaboration with the region\u2019s financial and technology communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cSwitzerland is an important market for Blockstream given its longstanding banking tradition and supportive regulatory framework for digital assets,\u201d said Peter Bain, chief marketing officer of the company. \u201cWe look to provide regional expertise in markets where we see demand for Bitcoin infrastructure. Our consulting business, combined with our new office in Lugano, will bring tailored Bitcoin solutions to financial institutions across Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n

Founded in 2014, Blockstream develops technology and services across Bitcoin custody, settlement, payments, asset issuance and self-custody. Its products include the Liquid Network sidechain, Elements, Simplicity, Core Lightning, the Jade hardware wallet and the Blockstream App. This year, the company launched Simplicity smart contracts on Liquid<\/a> and added Lightning support to Jade<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Bitcoin adoption by financial institutions<\/h2>\n

The company said the consulting business draws on that experience, with capabilities in cryptography, protocol engineering, security and financial technology. Multidisciplinary teams will give institutions access to the firm\u2019s technical staff from initial evaluation through deployment.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe next phase of Bitcoin adoption is its integration into existing financial systems,\u201d said Adam Back, Blockstream\u2019s co-founder and CEO. \u201cOur extensive experience in Bitcoin cryptography, protocol development and engineering gives Blockstream the technical expertise to address the complexities of integrating Bitcoin into traditional financial infrastructure.\u201d<\/p>\n

The company framed the move as part of a long-term commitment to Switzerland and a broader strategy of building a presence in key markets to support institutional Bitcoin adoption.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The country has become a center for digital asset firms, with Zug\u2019s \u201cCrypto Valley<\/a>\u201d and a regulatory framework that permits banks to hold and trade bitcoin on behalf of clients.<\/p>\n

There was no pricing disclosed, headcount for the Lugano office or named clients for the consulting business. The company said the Lugano office is open and that consulting engagements are available to institutions across Europe.<\/p>\n

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Bitcoin Magazine Blockstream Launches Institutional Consulting Services, Opens Lugano Office Blockstream has launched a consulting business for financial institutions and opened an office in Lugano, Switzerland, the company shared today. The expansion gives banks, asset managers and other institutions direct access to the firm\u2019s engineering teams and Bitcoin infrastructure, Blockstream said.\u00a0 Blockstream Consulting Services will […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":243244,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-243243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-discovery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243243"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=243243"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243243\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/243244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=243243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=243243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=243243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}