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 🚀 Thrilled to announce that our grantee, @npub1ur8m24ya8nmakn38xmuwr0yy7cjgdtm6gy54mpnudgcngkgyy55qxc58yl, has just released v0.6.0 of Floresta, a lightweight Bitcoin full node powered by utreexo!🌳 Over the past year, we’ve supported his journey to make Bitcoin more accessible. Testers are welcome!

https://medium.com/vinteum-org/floresta-update-simplifying-bitcoin-node-integration-for-wallets-6886ea7c975c 
 Today, we’re pleased to announce a new release of Floresta! This release introduces libflorestad, enabling easy integration by any wallet or application, making running full nodes more accessible.

This release includes an enhanced JSON-RPC, BIP-158 compact block filter integration, an embeddable library for the daemon, Signet support for PoW fraud proof, and extensive testing!
https://github.com/vinteumorg/Floresta/releases/tag/0.6.0

Compact Block Filters allow you to find your historical transactions without downloading all blocks. 

With PoW fraud proof, you can get a node up and running quickly, offering a security model far superior to traditional SPV.

Finally, with libflorestad, existing Bitcoin applications can embed a node that exposes an Electrum Server. The node requires minimal changes to work on any Electrum-compatible app.

For more details, check out my technical blog post: https://blog.dlsouza.lol/2024/08/01/florestad.html

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