Stillmark

#bitcoin VC since 2013

[AMBOSS ⚡ @ambosstech]

Lightning Network 2025 Stats: Year in Review ⚡️📊

Across metrics, Lightning showed robust growth with all the hallmarks of health and strength with its expansion.

2025 set a solid foundation for Bitcoin's MoE proliferation in the years ahead.

Let the data show you👇

[Vikash Singh @vsingh_5]

In our latest research work, we tackle the tricky challenge of verifying attestation of Lightning channel balances! As Lightning continues to grow in volume and institutional adoption, it will be increasingly desirable for companies to be able to cryptographically attest to the Bitcoin they have in Lightning channels for auditors, proving solvency, credit, and lending. Offchain payment channels are unable to be verified onchain via regular digital signatures, however they do have native APIs that report balances. Running Lightning nodes in Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs), creates strong guarantees of the integrity of the software being run, which can be combined with proofs of delivery (zkTLS, etc), resulting in a strong layered approach to generating and verifying attestations.

https://t.co/PQUuYAVEIP

[Stakwork @stakwork]

We test onboarding open source repo's to Hive regularly and the latest felt like magic (https://t.co/4yh3vXAMTr).

Paste in a github URL and get:
- code is parsed into a graph database
- test coverage analyzed
- agent friendly documentation created
- scan for exposed secrets
- an agent spins up your app on VMs
- PRs for missing tests appear

Hive will make managing a product fun again.
(video: 15 min compressed into 2 minutes)

[ALYSE @AlyseKilleen]

Stillmark loves investing in the EU, and we are dedicated to partnering with the radically ambitious, high-agency founders that come to define their fields- heads down, often out of the spotlight.

@Bitstack is setting the pace for bitcoin-native neobanking in Europe.

[Zac Townsend @ztownsend]

We announced our recent $82m fundraise from @HaunVentures, @BainCapCrypto, @PanteraCapital, @NMFuture, and @HelloStillmark

This video shares our vision that anyone, anywhere, should be able to save, protect, and build wealth across generations.

We're building the world’s largest long-term insurer, leveraging digital money and AI to make that vision possible for billions of people.

[Zac Townsend @ztownsend]

Today, at @meanwhile, we’re announcing $82M in new funding, co-led by @HaunVentures and @BainCapCrypto with @PanteraCapital

@NMFuture, @apolloglobal and @HelloStillmark also participated

This brings Meanwhile’s total 2025 funding to $122M

[Clovyr @GrowClovyr]

The future of AI is open source, private, and yours to control. 🤖✨
We're thrilled to launch the new AI Collection in the Clovyr Garden! Self-host powerful open-source LLMs, code sandboxes, MCP tools, and take control of your AI stack.
This is your AI on your terms. A thread 👇

[Vikash Singh @vsingh_5]

It has been a blast working with the Amboss team over the last couple of years to deliver products that increase the efficiency and reliability of the Lightning Network via cutting edge ML research!

[Stillmark @HelloStillmark]

When a data breach at Unchained leads hackers to your digital doorstep- a true story presented by @Nneuman CEO @CasaHODL.

[Nick Neuman @Nneuman]

Recently I was called by someone pretending to be Coinbase support, trying to steal bitcoin.

I decided to turn the tables on him and ask him about being a scammer.

Things got wild - he completely changed his personality & told me everything.

Presenting: To Catch a Scammer 🕵️‍♂️

[Alexandre Roubaud ⚡️ @alexroubaud]

Top 10 des apps Finance les plus téléchargées en France 🚀

@bitstack #Bitcoin

[Bloomberg TV @BloombergTV]

.@AlyseKilleen of Stillmark says she's optimistic about the future of Crypto regardless of who wins the US election, as both the Trump and Harris campaigns want to be partners with the industry https://t.co/02AtbasQmX

[AMBOSS ⚡ @ambosstech]

1/ ⚡️ The Lightning Network is key to Bitcoin’s scalability, but traditional metrics like capacity & node count only scratch the surface. There’s a better way to measure network health: Max Flow.

[Simanta Gautam 🏔️ @simanta]

So excited to announce @Strata_BTC

We believe verifiable compute (ZKPs) unlocks the next phase of bitcoin: trust-minimized, accessible financial apps that expand the utility of BTC.

It's an absolute privilege getting to work with world-class cryptographers, protocol engineers, and builders at @AlpenLabs who are determined to bring this vision to life through Strata.

[Nick Neuman @Nneuman]

Here's a full walkthrough of setting up Casa, with all the random questions you might think of answered along the way.

If you've been thinking about trying Casa to secure your BTC, check this out to see how easy it is. Shows 2of3 and 3of5 mutlisig, including yubikey!

[ALYSE @AlyseKilleen]

Bitcoin Intersects With Today’s Most Pivotal Macro Investment Trends via @forbes https://t.co/mTAKn8hOea

[Vikash Singh @vsingh_5]

⚡️⚡️⚡️ Payment channel networks like Lightning are architecturally our best shot at moving the velocity and fluidity of money significantly closer to that of information (the internet). There is only one payment channel network (Lightning) in production today...

[Unchained @unchained]

"We are investing in companies that we believe, if the opportunity is well executed, that that company can be a public company."

- @AlyseKilleen from @HelloStillmark

[Stillmark @HelloStillmark]

Stillmark team member @AlyseKilleen discussed how Stillmark supports founders at the frontier of bitcoin innovation w @IIICapital on The Bitcoin Frontier podcast.

Thank you for a great discussion Joe!

[Unchained @unchained]

In the latest episode of The Bitcoin Frontier podcast, @AlyseKilleen discusses the unique challenges faced by first-time founders of bitcoin startups operating outside of Silicon Valley.

[Joe Burnett, MSBA @IIICapital]

.@AlyseKilleen and @HelloStillmark do incredible work for the future of bitcoin.

Thank you Alyse for taking the time to sit down with me in Nashville. Really enjoyed this!

[J64 @_J64_]

💳 Alyse Killeen (@AlyseKilleen) and Cathie Wood (@CathieDWood) believe @lightning can help “solve the credit problem”. They team up @TheBitcoinConf to discuss investments in the Bitcoin ecosystem that are fueling the global economy. The increase in transaction speed and removal of counter party risk enable us to move away from the 2-5% “processing tax” and free up working capital.

🎙️ "Bitcoin represents a convergence of three key ideas: technology, a monetary system, and a new asset class." - Cathie Wood

🔑 Key insights:

📈 Bitcoin's Growth: Surging 50% YTD and 130% over 12 months, thanks to the spot ETF's launch and $60B in assets.

🤖 Tech Convergence: Bitcoin merges technology, a monetary system, and a new asset class, creating unique investment opportunities.

💡 AI & Payments: Bitcoin, through the Lightning Network, can revolutionize micropayments in AI, enabling seamless transactions. They shout out @roasbeef for his contributions to towards the progress.

🌍 Energy Transition: Bitcoin mining aids renewable energy infrastructure, stabilizes grids, and utilizes flared natural gas.

📜 Regulation & Adoption: Positive strides in regulation with a push for thoughtful policies to protect innovation and self-custody.

🎥 quick bio:

Cathie Wood: CEO & CIO of @ARKInvest
Alyse Killeen: VC @HelloStillmark

Full video thanks to @BitcoinMagazine: https://t.co/QVDRqJJLaV

#Bitcoin #Crypto #Investment #AI #Energy #ARK