At the Bitcoin 2025 Conference, Adam Back emphasized Bitcoin's emergence as the basis of global finance, highlighting increasing mainstream adoption. He mentioned institutional interest and global political engagement, signaling significant growth potential for Bitcoin's market. Back reiterated Hal Finney’s vision of Bitcoin reaching a $200 trillion addressable market and outlined Blockstream's strategy to enhance Bitcoin usability for a billion users through integrated self-custody solutions. He detailed Blockstream’s development of a unified platform for consumers, enterprises, and institutions to facilitate Bitcoin transactions and investment.
"So I think Bitcoin is still early, but more mainstream players are starting to become involved. It is starting to become the foundation of global finance."
"Today, we are a lot closer to that situation," he noted, referring to Hal Finney's prediction that Bitcoin's addressable market could hit $200 trillion.
"We're laser-focused on Bitcoin. At Blockstream, we are here to provide the infrastructure to enable that."
"Bitcoin is becoming the dominant financial asset and platform for global transactions. Blockstream enables and supports the infrastructure around it."
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