# The Liquid Network

> The Financial Layer for Crypto Capital Markets

The Liquid Network is a Bitcoin sidechain enabling fast, confidential settlement and digital asset issuance through a federated consensus model.

The Liquid Network is a Bitcoin layer-2 solution that enables faster settlement, confidential transactions, and digital asset issuance. Users can move Bitcoin to Liquid via a two-way peg to access one-minute block times, privacy-preserving transactions, and the ability to create tokens representing stablecoins, securities, and other financial instruments.

- Type: Network
- Sector: Blockchain Platforms
- Status: Active
- Founded: 2018-10-01
- Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/the_liquid_network

## Products

- [Liquid Network](https://thegrid.id/profiles/the_liquid_network): Liquid Network is a bitcoin layer-2 sidechain that enables rapid, confidential settlement and issuance of digital assets such as stablecoins and security tokens. (L2, Live)
- [Liquid Explorer](https://thegrid.id/profiles/the_liquid_network): Liquid Explorer is a block explorer for the Liquid Network that enables users to search and view blocks, transactions, addresses, and assets on the Liquid blockchain. The explorer provides real-time network information, supports testnet exploration, and offers multi-language access. (Block Explorer, Live)

## Assets

- [Liquid Bitcoin (LBTC)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/the_liquid_network): LBTC is the native asset of the Liquid Network sidechain. It is used to pay transaction fees and facilitate value transfer on Liquid. Users can move Bitcoin to Liquid via a two-way peg where each LBTC maintains a verifiable 1:1 backing with BTC secured by the Liquid Federation. (Native)

## Links

- [Main](https://liquid.net)
- [Documentation](https://docs.liquid.net)
- [Blog](https://blog.liquid.net)
- [Whitepaper](https://blockstream.com/assets/downloads/pdf/liquid-whitepaper.pdf)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/Liquid_BTC)
- [Telegram](https://t.me/liquid_devel)
- [Telegram](https://t.me/Liquid)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/ElementsProject)
- [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/company/liquid-network)
- [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@LiquidNetwork)

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- [Blockstream](https://thegrid.id/profiles/blockstream): Parent organization

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