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Blockstream

Est. 2014·
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United States
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Last verified Jun 13, 2026

About Blockstream

Blockstream is a blockchain infrastructure company founded in 2014 by Dr. Adam Back, Pieter Wuille, Erik Svenson and others, focused on building Bitcoin-native financial infrastructure and cryptographic research to advance a permissionless, open financial system.

The company develops core Bitcoin and layer‑2 technologies: including the Liquid Network, Core Lightning, Blockstream Satellite, the Blockstream Jade hardware wallet, the Blockstream Green wallet, institutional mining and asset-management products. They also invest heavily in research and protocol work to strengthen the Bitcoin ecosystem.

Blockstream is led by co‑founder and CEO Dr. Adam Back (inventor of Hashcash) with a senior leadership team that includes COO Michael Minkevich, CFO Michael Golomb, CPO Jeff Boortz, CIO Aleksey Skopenko, Chief Investment Officer Sean Bill, CMO Peter Bain and SVP of Engineering Naji Bekhazi.

Leadership

Adam Back
Dr Adam Back
Dr Adam Back
Co-founder and CEO
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Michael Minkevich
Michael Minkevich
President & Chief Operating Officer
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Michael Golomb
Michael Golomb
Chief Financial Officer
Jeff Boortz
Jeff Boortz
Chief Product Officer
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Aleksey Skopenko
Chief Information Officer
Peter Bain
Chief Marketing Officer
Naji Bekhazi
SVP of Engineering

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Company Details

Year formed2014
HQ countryUnited States
Founded inVictoria, British Columbia, Canada
Bitcoin onlyYes

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