Liquid Bitcoin (L-BTC) Price, Charts & Market Data

All Liquid assets share the same base features:

• Speed: Non-variable, one-minute block times, and two-block transaction finality.
• Confidentiality: Transaction amounts and asset types are hidden from third parties on the blockchain.
• Trust-minimized swaps: Exchange any two Liquid assets without the need for an intermediary using the Liquid Swap Tool.
• Bitcoin-style smart contracts: Support for battle-tested multisig and timelocks.

Liquid is used to:

• Facilitate faster Bitcoin transactions: Non-variable, one-minute block times with two-block transaction finality.
• Improve the confidentiality of Bitcoin transactions: Transaction amounts and asset types are not visible to third parties.
• Issue new assets: Anyone can issue assets on Liquid, including stablecoins, security tokens, and digital collectibles. These assets enjoy the same speed and confidentiality features as Liquid Bitcoin.

Some examples of ways people are using Liquid include:

• More efficient arbitrage: Faster Bitcoin and stablecoin settlements enable traders to more quickly “close the loop” than their competitors.
• Reducing front-run risk for large trades: Transaction amounts of large OTC trades are not visible to third parties on the Liquid blockchain, preventing competitors from acting on the information before settlement
• Minimizing settlement risk: Multiple interoperable assets on the same chain enable simple atomic swaps of one asset for another when conducting large OTC trades.
• Stablecoin issuance: Tether has issued USDt on the Liquid Network.
• Financial instruments: The Blockstream Mining Note and the El Salvador Bitcoin Bond are security tokens issued on the Liquid Network.
• Gaming asset tokenization: Online battle royale game Lightnite and the MMO space strategy game Infinite Fleet have tokenized their in-game items on the Liquid Network.