Trezor Introduces Safe 3 Signing Device & Trezor Keep Metal Backup
Trezor is celebrating its 10th anniversary by releasing new entry-level self-custody products - Trezor Safe 3 (Universal and limited Bitcoin-only editions) for $79, and Trezor Keep Metal 12-word and 24-word standard backups for $99, and 20-word Shamir backups for $249.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/trezor-safe-3-trezor-metal/
Blockstream Greenlight Is Now Open For Business
"Greenlight is our scalable, non-custodial Lightning-as-a-Service, or LaaS, solution that offloads the complexities of operating a Lightning node to Blockstream experts while keeping keys in the user's control for greater security."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/blockstream-greenlight-is-now-open-for-business/
Bitmain Paused Employee Salary Payments For September - Local Reports
Leading Bitcoin application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) manufacturer Bitmain has temporarily halted employee salary payments for September, ceased all staff bonuses, and is considering 50% cut to basic wages, reported several local news outlets.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitmain-pauses-employee-salary-payments-local-news-reports/
Coldcard Mk4 v5.2.0: Seed Vault, PSBTv2 & More
"Seed Vault enables storage of multiple secrets into the COLDCARD’s encrypted settings for easy recall and later use. They are encrypted with a key based on your seed (using AES-256-CTR), but are not themselves stored in the Secure Elements."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/coldcard-mk-v5-2-0/
Survival of the Biggest: Large Banks & Financial Crises
"We show that a country’s largest banks (i.e., the top-5 by assets) typically gain market share in crises, as small banks fail more often or are absorbed, making the largest banks even more dominant after crises. This is despite the fact that the largest banks tend to take more risk before crises, suffer greater equity losses in crises, and contract their lending more."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/survival-of-the-biggest-large-banks-financial-crises/
Bitcoin Optech #272: Specification for OP_TXHASH
This week’s newsletter links to a specification for a proposed OP_TXHASH opcode and includes regular sections summarizing a Bitcoin Core PR Review Club meeting, linking to new releases and release candidates, and descriptions of notable changes to popular Bitcoin infrastructure projects.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-optech-272/
Ride The Lightning v0.14.1-beta: Taproot Channels
Ride The Lightning (RTL) is a full function, device agnostic, web user interface to help manage lightning node operations. RTL is available on LND, Core Lightning and Eclair implementations.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ride-the-lightning-v0-14-1/
Bitcoin Should Be Considered First and Separate From All Other Digital Assets - Fidelity Report
"Bitcoin’s first technological breakthrough was not as a superior payment technology, but as a superior form of money. As a monetary good, bitcoin is unique. Therefore, not only do we believe that investors should consider bitcoin first to understand digital assets, but that bitcoin should be considered first and separate from all other digital assets that have followed it."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-is-fundamentally-different-fidelity/
The Lightning Network Grew by 1212% in 2 Years - River Research
"There are no public metrics on how many people use Lightning, so critics point at metrics such as node count, channels, and capacity, which have plateaued over the past year and thus give a false impression that Lightning's adoption may be stagnating or declining. Our research shows the opposite..."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/the-lightning-network-grew-by-1212-in-2-years-river-research/
Bisq v1.9.14: Added MercadoPago, Updated Java Runtime & More
- "In this release, we add MercadoPago as a new payment method for our Argentinian users."
- "Moreover, the Bisq Price Index uses the blue dollar (free market rate) rate for the Argentine Pesos market."
- "Other changes include an updated Java runtime, bug fixes, and performance improvements."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bisq-v1-9-14/
Block 811118: Important News of the Week
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https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/811118/
RoninDojo v2.1.0: Handling IP Changes
"Not super flashy but definitely plenty of annoying bugs squashed, version bump of Samourai Wallet Dojo to latest and some preparation for bigger releases moving forward."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ronindojo-v2-1-0/
Lightning Terminal v0.11.0-alpha Released
"This release of Lightning Terminal (LiT) updates the integrated LND daemon version to the latest v0.17.0-beta release, as well as updates the integrated Loop daemon to the latest patch release."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/lightning-terminal-v0-11-0-alpha/
Shopstr: Decentralized Classifieds Marketplace Using Lightning & Cashu
"In the near-future we're planning on adding a native Cashu wallet and NIP-15 support. Any feedback is greatly appreciated."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/shopstr-announced/
Strike Private Announced: Strike's White-glove Service
Strike Private lets customers access Strike's Bitcoin infrastructure with no purchase limits, custom pricing, and team of experts ready to aid individual Bitcoin needs.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/strike-private-announced/
Drivechains: From A Bitcoin Miners' Perspective
"In order to discuss the incentives that miners face, we need to understand the core business models that miners deploy and the directional unit economics across the standard set of inputs."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/drivechains-from-a-bitcoin-miners-perspective/
European Commission Initiates €800k Study on How to Best Address 'Bitcoin's Environmental Impact'
The European Commission issued an 800,000 euro ($842,000) contract as it seeks to mitigate what it calls “significant harm” of Bitcoin and other digital assets on the environment.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/european-commission-initiates-800k-environmental-study/
Smart Vaults for Testnet Available on iOS Testflight
"Smart Vaults are miniscript-based, P2TR Bitcoin wallets that use Nostr to coordinate metadata and PSBTs. Users create a single “account” (mnemonic) with the mobile app, and that key is used for both Nostr events and Bitcoin transactions."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/smart-vaults-for-testnet-available-for-ios-on-testflight/
Samourai Wallet v0.99.98i: Full PSBT Support, Post-send UI, Batch Spend JSON Import & More
"This update lays the foundation for our soon to be released Sentinel watch-only app update, as well as introducing a few new sought after features..."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/samourai-wallet-v0-99-98i/
Pacific Bitcoin 2023 - Day 2 Livestream
Pacific Bitcoin is a festival "celebrating Bitcoin, the lifestyle, and the community that is working to build a bright, orange future together." It's taking place on October 5-6 in Los Angeles, CA.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/pacific-bitcoin-2023-day-2-livestream/
Breez SDK Core v0.2.5: Zero Fee Anchor Channels Support
Breez SDK is an end-to-end, non-custodial, drop-in solution powered by Greenlight, a built-in LSP, on-chain interoperability, third-party fiat on-ramps, and other services users and operators need.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/breez-sdk-core-v0-2-5/
ESP Miner Firmware v2.0.0 for Bitaxe Max and Bitaxe Ultra Released
"Super excited to announce the next major release of esp-miner, the Bitaxe firmware! OTA updates, configuration over WiFi or API and more."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/esp-miner-firmware-v2-0-0/
BDK v0.29.0: Maintenance Release
"BDK 0.29.0 is now out! This maintenance release updates rust-bitcoin to 0.30.x and fixes a wallet balance bug with more than one coinbase transaction."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bdk-v0-29-0/
Pacific Bitcoin 2023 Livestream - Day 1
Pacific Bitcoin is a festival "celebrating Bitcoin, the lifestyle, and the community that is working to build a bright, orange future together." It's taking place on October 5-6 in Los Angeles, CA.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/pacific-bitcoin-2023-day-1/
LNbits v0.11.0: Introducing Node Management UI
LNbits node manager allows you to manage your Lightning channels directly from within your LNbits.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/lnbits-v0-11-0/
A Curated List of 150 Bitcoin-only Grassroots Initiatives
"These are predominantly voluntary, community-driven and bottom up initiatives that are trying to onboard people to the Bitcoin network and can have different goals like educating their local communities, community-building though meet ups, organizing conferences, creating study cohorts or building circular economies."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/a-curated-list-of-150-bitcoin-only-grassroots-initiatives/
Zeus v0.8.0-alpha49 with Simple Taproot Channels Rolled Out to Alpha Testers
"The newly shipped Zeus v0.8.0-alpha49 lets you request Simple Taproot Channels from our OLYMPUS LSP. Just go to Settings > LSP and hit the ‘Request Simple Taproot Channels’ toggle."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/zeus-v0-8-0-alpha49/
The Bank Runs Continue: Metro Bank Reportedly Trying to Raise £600 Million
Metro Bank’s chair and chief executive have been summoned to urgent talks with the UK’s top financial regulators today.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/metro-bank-raising-usd-727-million/
Parmanode v3.7.5, ParmanodL v2.0 and ParmaZero Released
Parmanode is 'an easy AF Bitcoin Node' with automated installation for desktop computers, ParmanodL is an installation package for 'Parmanode OS', while ParmaZero is a DIY air gapped Pi Zero Bitcoin seed generating/signing computer.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/parmanode-v3-7-5-parmanodl-parmazero/
Mutiny Wallet v0.4.21: Introducing Gifts
"Introducing Mutiny Gifts: Onboard someone to Bitcoin by simply showing them a QR code. Once they scan the QR code, it will load up Mutiny Wallet on the web, allowing them to redeem the Bitcoin."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/mutiny-wallet-v0-4-21/
Unchained Introduced Its Enterprise Collaborative Custody Network
"The announcement of our partnership with Coincover is the first of many enterprise partners we’ve already signed up to the collaborative custody network."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/unchained-enterprise-collaborative-custody/
US Government Argues That Disclosure of Chainalysis Heuristics Would 'Jeopardize Law Enforcement Investigations'
US govt argues that disclosure of Chainalysis heuristics information in the case US vs Sterlingov would “jeopardize numerous law enforcement investigations and impact the effectiveness of law enforcement tracing tools” by enabling the development of “criminal countermeasures to blockchain analysis.”
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/us-goverment-argues-that-disclosure-of-chainalysis-heuristics-would-empower-criminals/
Nostr Playground: Experiment with Nostr's Multifaceted Features
"Whether you're new to the protocol or an experienced developer, the playground offers a unique, hands-on experience to interact, test, and experiment with Nostr's multifaceted features."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nostr-playground/
Bitcoin Optech #271: Secure Remote Control of LN Nodes & More
This week’s issue summarizes a proposal for remotely controlling LN nodes using a hardware signing device, describes privacy-focused research for allowing LN forwarding nodes to dynamically split LN payments, and looks at a proposal for improving LN liquidity.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-optech-271/
LDK v0.0.117: Improved Payment Success Rates, Bug Fixes & More
"In total, this release features 121 files changed, 20477 insertions, 8184
deletions in 381 commits from 27 authors."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ldk-v0-0-117/
LND v0.17.0 Beta: Simple Taproot Channels
LND v0.17 features Simple Taproot Channels that enable a lower cost and more private LN, Faster Neutrino syncs for mobile development, more efficient Watchtowers, and more.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/lnd-v0-17-0-beta/
Bitcoin Core Merged BIP-324 and AssumeUTXO Proposals
BIP-324 will allow Bitcoin nodes to communicate with each other over encrypted connections, while AssumeUXTO option is set to allow instant UTXO set bootstrapping for Bitcoin nodes.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bip-324-and-assumeutxo-merged/
Hunting the Real Bitcoin Network Hashrate
Casa's CTO Jameson Lopp shared his exploration of hashrate estimate algorithms with the goal of finding an improved way of determining a more accurate global hashrate estimate.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/hunting-the-real-bitcoin-network-hashrate/
Blockstream Jade v1.0.23: Saving Multisig Wallet Configurations
"Users can now save all details of multisig wallet configurations, which means as long as you have access to a Blockstream Jade in your multisig quorum, you can access your Bitcoin even if you lose your backup file!"
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/blockstream-jade-v1-0-23/
Listr v2.0 Beta: UX Improvements, New List Types
"This has been a ground up rebuild of the app to make it faster, easier to use, and set the foundation to add new list types and kinds of things that you might want to add to lists. Lots more coming soon!"
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/listr-v2-0-beta/
Citadel v0.2.6 and v0.2.7 Released: Bug Fixes and Updates
"We've mostly focused on bug fixes in this release, and made some UI improvements to make the user experience a lot better."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/citadel-v0-2-6-and-v0-2-7/
Exit.pub v0.3.0: Reliability Improvements, Satellite CDN Support, Service Relay & More
Exit lets social media users migrate their X data (like old posts, threads and replies) to Nostr with a few clicks.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/exit-v0-3-0/
GrapheneOS v2023100100 Released
GrapheneOS is an open-source, privacy and security-focused mobile operating system based on the Android Open Source Project (AOSP).
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/grapheneos-v2023100100/
Primal Android v0.16.9, iOS v0.30.4 Released
"We are marching towards v1.0 for all Primal apps. Please let us know what’s missing / not working well and what you would like to see in the upcoming releases."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/primal-android-v0-16-9-ios-v0-30-4/
How Bitcoin Blockchain Is Fighting Fraud in Guatemala's Presidential Elections
"In this case, it’s evident how Simple Proof played an important role in protecting key election information. Had OpenTimestamps and bitcoin not been a part of the process of securing that information in a cryptographic, public and decentralized manner, there could’ve been a much bigger outcry and tumultuous procedures to try to ensure the information hadn’t been tampered with."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-blockchain-is-fighting-fraud-in-guatemalas-presidential-elections/
PlebAI: Access Open Source Large Language Models For Sats
"PlebAI exclusively connects to open-source, large language models. These models are neither biased nor tuned to produce a specific set of responses."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/pleb-ai-launched/
Phoenix Wallet v2.0 Upgrade Now Being Deployed to iOS Users, Android v2.0.9 Released
"The splice upgrade is now being deployed to all users, on Android and iOS. Thank you to everyone who took part in the beta!"
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/phoenix-wallet-ios-v2-0-3-android-v-2-0-9/
CEO of Nchain Group Quits, Admits That Craig Wright is a Fraud
"I’m today myself convinced that Dr Craig Wright is NOT Satoshi and I’m persuaded he will lose all his legal battles. The board didn’t take action and my job becomes clearly untenable."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nchain-group-ceo-admits-that-craig-wright-is-a-fraud/
Block 810000: Important News of the Week
No Bullshit Bitcoin is the only audience funded Bitcoin news publication. If you find our feed useful and want to see No Bullshit Bitcoin grow, consider supporting us on Geyser.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/810000/
BitBanana v0.6.7: Channel Fee Management
BitBanana (ex-Zap Android) is a native Android app for Lightning node runners (LND) focused on user experience and ease of use.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitbanana-v0-6-7/
Pay-to-Snitch Surveillance Firm Arkham Intelligence Says It Identified Nearly 1M BTC in Coinbase Wallets
"This makes Coinbase the largest Bitcoin entity in the world on Arkham, with almost 5% of all BTC in existence - about as much as Satoshi Nakamoto," said the surveillance company.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/surveillance-firm-arkham-intelligence-coinbase-1m-btc/
Fulcrum v1.9.2: Maintenance Release
- "This is a bugfix maintenance release of Fulcrum. It fixes a few compile bugs as well as potential BTC-related issues, and adds some optional parameters to the blockchain.*.get_history family of calls."
- "All BTC users of Fulcrum are strongly urged to update to this version at their earliest convenience."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/fulcrum-v1-9-2/
Bitcoin Knowledge and Perceptions 2023 - Block Report
- "Across countries surveyed both years, the share of people who selected only money-making reasons for purchasing bitcoin fell from nearly 1 in 4 adults to 1 in 10 adults and is concentrated in countries with more developed banking infrastructure."
- "We also found that the share of people who only use app or web-based bank accounts instead of traditional bank accounts closely ties to the share of people who think increased financial privacy is a good reason to buy bitcoin."
- "Overall, a slim majority of adults surveyed had heard of self-custody wallets before taking the survey."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-knowledge-and-perceptions-report-pt2/
BTCPay Server v1.11.6: Bug Fixes and Improvements
"Update recommended if your server has lots of logged users, as you may experience HTTP 500 errors."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/btcpay-server-v1-11-6/
Ripple Won't Go Forward With Acquisition of Fortress Trust
"A few weeks ago, we signed a letter of intent to acquire Fortress Trust – we’ve since made the decision not to move forward with an outright acquisition, though Ripple will remain an investor," Ripple's CEO Brad Garlinghouse said.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ripple-wont-go-forward-with-acquisition-of-fortress-trust/
$Prism: Lightning Prisms on Nostr Notes
"Want to create a prism on Nostr right now? Type $boost into the text of your next post on any client and we’ll make a prism with the first 10 people that repost it."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/lightning-prism-nostr/
0xChat v1.2.1 Beta: Voice and Video Call Capabilities
0xchat is a secure chat app built on the Nostr protocol. It prioritizes privacy with features like private key login, encrypted private chats and contacts, coupled with an open communication platform through public channels. Available on iOS and Android.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/0xchat-v1-2-1-beta/
PROXNUT: Cashu Proxy Crafted to Protect and Monetize Web Resources
"PROXNUT is an innovative solution designed to revolutionize API data transactions. It seamlessly integrates with any Cashu ecash wallet, allowing users to access or monetize API data directly using tokens without the need for account setups."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/proxnut-launched/
Bitcoin Optech #270: Using Covenants to Improve LN Scalability
This week’s Optech issue describes a proposal to use covenants to significantly improve LN’s scalability. Also included are our regular sections summarizing popular questions and answers on the Bitcoin Stack Exchange, announcing new releases and release candidates.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-optech-270/
Lightning Network+ Liquidity Pool Launched
"If you have a Bitcoin Lightning Node and you want to get incoming capacity, you can join our liquidity pool."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ln-plus-liquidity-pool/
AnchorWatch Raises $3M Funding Round Led By Ten31
"With this latest investment, AnchorWatch will be in position to complete all regulatory and capital requirements needed to deliver Trident Vault to customers and start selling policies."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/anchorwatch-raises-3m-funding-round-led-by-ten31/
NDK v1.3.0: Massive User Profile Speedup, Zap Slits & More
"NDK is a nostr development kit that makes the experience of building Nostr-related applications, whether they are relays, clients, or anything in between, better, more reliable and overall nicer to work with than existing solutions."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ndk-v1-3-0/
eNuts v0.0.4-beta: Smoother, More Reliable Experience
"eNuts App v0.0.4 is here with important fixes: missing history entries resolved, enhanced QR scanning, and more. Experience a smoother, more reliable eNuts. Hide your nuts with a tap!"
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/enuts-v0-0-4-beta/
Bitcoin Minecraft Server Satlantis Ordered to Shut Down Bitcoin Rewards Functionality After Distributing 1 BTC
A fan-run PC game server for Minecraft will shut down its play-to-earn functionality following a demand from Minecraft's creator Mojang, which, like Minecraft, is owned by Microsoft.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/satlantis-ordered-to-shut-down-bitcoin-rewards/
MicroStrategy Acquired 5445 BTC for ~$147M By Issuing More Common Stock
"MicroStrategy has acquired an additional 5,445 BTC for ~$147.3 million at an average price of $27,053 per #bitcoin. As of 9/24/23 MicroStrategy hodls 158,245 BTC acquired for ~$4.68 billion at an average price of $29,582 per bitcoin," Michael Saylor announced on X.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/microstrategy-acquired-5445btc-by-issuing/
Gigsats v0.2.0: Bitcoin Marketplace for Freelance Services
Gigsats is a marketplace that allows individuals to offer their skills and services for payment in Bitcoin using the Lightning Network.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gigsats-v0-2-0/
SimpleX Chat v5.3: Desktop App, Local File Encryption and Improved Groups
SimpleX Chat is a messaging platform that has no user identifiers and is private by design.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/simplex-chat-v5-3/
SeedSigner Independent Custody Guide
"I am assembling this guide as a living document to (hopefully) help people get to that self-custody finish line, using the custody framework that has evolved over time to make the most sense to me."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/seedsigner-independent-custody-guide/
How Hodl Hodl Used BTCPay to Onboard 20 Merchants & Facilitate 1.1 BTC at Bitcoin Conference - Case Study
"The success story from the Baltic HoneyBadger conference could serve as a blueprint for similar events and potentially for a broader array of retail businesses looking to integrate bitcoin into their operations seamlessly."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/hodl-hodl-btcpay-case-study/
UTXOracle.py: Get Bitcoin Price Without Any Exchange or 3rd Party
"It will work even while you are disconnected from the internet because it only reads blocks from your machine. It does not save files, write cookies, or access any wallet information."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/utxo-live-oracle/
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