(1)证明:∵an+1=2an+1,∴an+1+1=2(an+1),∵bn=an+1,∴bn+1=2bn,∴数列{bn}是等比数列;(2)解:由(1)知,数列{bn}是等比数列,∴bn=2?2n-1=2n,∴an+1=2n,∴an=2n-1.