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Building on the success of recent activities in Japan and a new rebrand, we're taking bold steps to accelerate adoption in Europe through a series of high-impact events aimed to highlight Liquid's potential to transform global capital markets. https://blog.liquid.net/liquid-federation-and-blockstream-accelerate-global-liquid-network-expansion-with-upcoming-events-in-europe/ To kick things off, Liquid’s official technical provider, @Blockstream will host Liquid Investor Day in Lugano, Switzerland tomorrow—Thursday, October 24—on the eve of Plan ₿ Lugano, one of Europe’s largest Bitcoin gatherings. https://youtu.be/zSd_oKpQ_sg?si=OwOftFIsQq1n6NqV Supported by key partners such as Fulgur Ventures and Stokr, Liquid Investor Day will feature presentations from industry leaders, including Scott Millar, CEO of Side Swap, @tiero, CEO of @ArkLabs, and Roy Sheinfeld, CEO of @Breez_tech. https://image.nostr.build/fbfdb0327bddd4bdec67b3dcfffc93b18e9cc670b3820ee981660d87e905d0f4.jpg Following Liquid Investor Day, is Thunderstorm, a Plan ₿ side-event organized by Fulgur Ventures aimed at raising awareness of Bitcoin's potential among banks, financial institutions, VC firms and other relevant stakeholders. https://image.nostr.build/cfc974fda61f81b5fa2e37ed170252ffe8393cd55150d13f83700a5bce6f3112.jpg Featured speakers will include Dr. @adam3us, CEO of Blockstream, who will explore structured Bitcoin strategies to provide different risk profiles for Bitcoin correlated exposure. https://image.nostr.build/dc0b7c8b846db5d2545fd40c57a9cea6bdaea35d5706d46dbe45beda327352f7.jpg ...and Senior Blockstream Business Developer, Adolfo Contreras, who will share his insights into Liquid’s role in emerging markets, highlighting recent use-cases including Mexican fintech company Mifiel's issuance of digital promissory notes valued to date at over $1.5 billion. https://youtube.com/watch?v=sNj6PdkXUdU Rounding this month’s series of events, members of the Federation and Blockstream will host the Liquid Development Bootcamp to recruit young developers with the skills and knowledge needed to build innovative solutions on Liquid. nostr:note18nqy08wrp5xhac58lek9ytcnj6e06qwlnk8falk2uqwa4ppunkjse9a878 For more information about Liquid’s latest innovations and how to get involved in its growing ecosystem, contact us at liquid.net and subscribe to the official blog below. https://blog.liquid.net/subscribe/