# Square Crypto hires Blockstream co-founder Matt Corallo to boost bitcoin adoption By Charissa Echavez Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/people/3109 Published: 2019-08-21T06:18:21.000Z Updated: 2019-08-21T06:18:21.000Z Section: People > Square Crypto, the crypto initiative of payments company Square, has onboarded Blockstream co-founder and bitcoin developer Matt Corallo. Square Crypto, the crypto initiative of payments company Square, has onboarded Blockstream co-founder and bitcoin developer Matt Corallo. As officially announced on [Twitter](), the big-time hire will “play a vital role at [Square Crypto], as much as he did at [Chaincode Labs], providing valuable experience of Bitcoin engineering within the team and broader ecosystem of new devs.” BIG NEWS: Please welcome [@TheBlueMatt]() to Square Crypto. Woo! THINGS ARE HEATING UP EVERYBODY GET IN HERE LET’S PARTY ???????????????????????? *A lone figure watches from afar, their haunched shape a dark smudge against the gathering gray sky… Gary?* — Square Crypto (@sqcrypto) [August 20, 2019]() According to the company, Corallo’s background is “the best imaginable foundation for our goal of accelerating bitcoin adoption on a massive scale.” It further enumerated the projects Corallo has worked on, including Core, Bitcoinj, FIBRE, BetterHash, Rust-Lightning, and other open-source initiatives like Signal. He also previously served at Bitcoin development company Chaincode Labs as a Bitcoin Open Source Developer. In [response]() to the announcement, Corallo, who will be joining Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s company in the coming weeks, expressed his excitement. “So excited to be joining the @sqcrypto team over the coming weeks. Experimenting with different models to accelerate Bitcoin OSS is awesome!” So excited to be joining the [@sqcrypto]() team over the coming weeks. Experimenting with different models to accelerate Bitcoin OSS is awesome! Gonna miss the [@ChaincodeLabs]() folks, but given they host anyone who works on Bitcoin OSS, I'll probably be there every other day anyway. [https://t.co/L00gqV1LLD]() — Matt Corallo (@TheBlueMatt) [August 20, 2019]() In an [interview]() with CoinDesk, Corallo said that he aims to work with “a team that crosses the entire range of talent and type of experience.” “It’s a little bit different than Chaincode or Blockstream research. To work together on projects with a tightly knit team that are a little bit more focused. Hopefully take on bigger problems, and problems that cross more talent bases,” he said. The latest hire follows after the firm’s project manager Steve Lee said that Square Crypto is [focused on bitcoin]() and not its specific products. Although it appears that most participants think that Square Crypto was made to enhance crypto users’ experience, Lee underscored that the team is not focused on improving the Cash App’s functionality. He further described the payments service company as “an open-source initiative” that is meant to support the bitcoin ecosystem. [TokenPost]() | info@tokenpost.com ## Links in this article - [Twitter](https://twitter.com/sqcrypto/status/1163856166847315972) - [@TheBlueMatt](https://twitter.com/TheBlueMatt?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) - [August 20, 2019](https://twitter.com/sqcrypto/status/1163850926114762755?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) - [response](https://twitter.com/TheBlueMatt/status/1163852530142654464) - [@sqcrypto](https://twitter.com/sqcrypto?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) - [@ChaincodeLabs](https://twitter.com/ChaincodeLabs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) - [https://t.co/L00gqV1LLD](https://t.co/L00gqV1LLD) - [August 20, 2019](https://twitter.com/TheBlueMatt/status/1163852530142654464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) - [interview](https://www.coindesk.com/square-crypto-hires-matt-corallo-to-boost-bitcoin-development) - [focused on bitcoin](https://tokenpost.com/Square-Crypto-head-emphasizes-pro-Bitcoin-goal-2836) - [TokenPost](https://www.tokenpost.com)