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 Hodl Hodl Introduces New Interface

"Check out our new interface live on hodlhodl.com and lend.hodlhodl.com."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/hodl-hodl-introduces-new-interface/ 
 PoW Centralisation: What Size War Chest Is Required?

"Although the problem is currently manifesting itself on the network to an extreme extent, this variance smoothing issue does not appear to be as much of a long term fundamental incentive problem as some may think...Perhaps another reason for this alarming degree of centralisation right now is that many in the mining industry simply don’t care enough."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/pow-centralisation-what-size-war-chest-is-required/

 
 Samourai Dojo v1.25.0: Removed Whirlpool CLI

"RoninDojo is NOT dead. You can't kill an idea. Becoming more censorship resistant and enhanced security and privacy for our team is our current focus. The RoninDojo team is not part of the Samourai team... We are Samourai community members who developed tools FOR the Samourai community. Their vision will NOT die."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/samourai-dojo-v1-25-0/ 
 Lightning Terminal v0.12.5-alpha: Updated LND, Loop Daemons

This release of Lightning Terminal (LiT) includes updates to the versions of the integrated LND and Loop daemons.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/lightning-terminal-v-12-5-alpha/ 
 bitcoin++ Austin 2024: Day 1 Livestream

Tune in for a live view of talks and workshops at bitcoin++ in Austin, May 1-4 2024.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/btc-plus-plus-austin-2024-day-1/ 
 Bitcoin Optech #300: CTV-like Exploding Keys Proposal

This week’s issue summarizes a CTV-like proposal that uses commitments embedded in public keys, examines the analysis of a contract protocol with Alloy, announces the arrests of Bitcoin developers, and links to summaries of a CoreDev.tech developer meetup.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-optech-300/ 
 Roger Ver Charged with Mail Fraud, Tax Evasion & Filing False Tax Returns

"Even though Ver was not then a U.S. citizen, he was still legally required to report to the IRS and pay tax on certain distributions such as dividends from MemoryDealers and Agilestar, which were U.S. corporations. Ver allegedly concealed from his accountant that he had received and sold MemoryDealers’ and Agilestar’s bitcoins that year. As a result, Ver’s 2017 individual income tax return did not report any gain or pay any tax related to the distribution of MemoryDealers’ and Agilestar’s bitcoins to him." 

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/roger-ver-indicted-for-tax-fraud/ 
 Binance's Founder CZ Sentenced to 4 Months in Prison

Zhao received a significantly reduced sentence of four months from a Seattle federal court, much less than the three-year term federal prosecutors were pursuing.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/cz-sentenced-to-4-months-in-prison/ 
 Coinbase Starts Rolling Out Lightning Network Support in Partnership with Lightspark

Coinbase has finally introduced the Lightning Network to its customers, fulfilling a promise made by CEO Brian Armstrong back in April last year.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/coinbase-starts-rolling-out-lightning/ 
 OCEAN Pool Integrates BOLT12 Lightning Payouts

“Using BOLT12 also allows us to prove to the world that a payment was made, the size of the payment, the node to which it was paid, and that it was paid by us. This means we can continue to offer fully transparent and verifiable pooled mining while no longer being restricted by the base layer.”

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ocean-pool-integrates-bolt12-lightning-payouts/ 
 New on Geyser: Bitcoin Films, Social Causes & Latest Communities

Discover and support some the latest Bitcoin grassroots projects and initiatives launched via the  @geyser crowdfunding platform.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/geyser-launches-end-of-april-2024/ 
 Samourai Wallet Co-Founder Keonne Rodriguez Pleads Not Guilty, Released on $1M Bond

Samourai Wallet co-founder Keonne Rodriguez pleaded not guilty to two criminal charges tied to creating and marketing the privacy-focused bitcoin wallet in a Manhattan courtroom on Monday.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/samourai-wallet-co-founder-keonne-rodriguez-pleads-not-guilty/ 
 MyNode v0.3.28 Released

MyNode is a free and open source Bitcoin and Lightning node and management interface optimized for uptime, reliability and ease-of-use.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/mynode-v0-3-28/ 
 Helm Wallet: Liquid Web Wallet Using Boltz Swaps for Lightning

"I believe there’s a huge gap between the ease of use of Wallet of Satoshi and the self-custody of Phoenix. To minimize this gap, I created a new web app, a wallet that has the self-custody of Phoenix and is easy to use as Wallet of Satoshi."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/helm-wallet/ 
 DOJ Challenges Tornado Cash Developers' Motion to Dismiss Criminal Indictment

"The Government has not charged the defendant with a crime that involves solely writing code or maintaining a website. Rather, the charged offenses require the Government to prove that the defendant conspired to conduct financial transactions designed to conceal criminal proceeds (Count One), operate a money transmitting business (Count Two), and receive or provide goods or services to sanctioned entities or deal in blocked property (Count Three)."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/doj-challenges-roman-storms-motion-to-dismiss-indictment/ 
 Block 841254: Important News of the Week

The first week of the 5th halving epoch marks an unprecedented period in the history of Bitcoin, privacy, and open-source software. As illustrative as it was of potential challenges Bitcoin may encounter this epoch, it also serves as an important reminder of why so many people are so passionate about Bitcoin and freedom tech - a hope for a more fair, free and secure future built on open standards.

Our top patrons this week were:

- anon who donated 79350 sats.
- anon who donated 15652 sats.
- anon who contributed 12000 sats.
- @Bitcoin Explorama, anon, and 03414a2b117f for getting us 10000 sats each.

Every sat indicates that we're doing something right. All sats donated will be held long term to fund our operation. We're grateful for all your zaps and support. Onward!

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/841254/ 
 SimpleX Chat v5.7.0: Quantum Resistant End-to-End Encryption

"This release focus is improving the app usability, and preparing the foundation for v5.8 that will provide an in-built protection of user IP addresses when connecting to unknown file and messaging servers, reducing the need to use Tor (which would still remain supported via SOCKS proxy, for additional privacy)."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/simplex-chat-v5-7-0/ 
 BREAKING: zkSNACKs Coordinator is Now Blocking US Residents and Citizens

"In light of recent announcements by U.S. authorities, zkSNACKs is now strictly prohibiting U.S. users from using its services. An IP address blocking for U.S. residents is effective on wasabiwallet.io, api.wasabiwallet.io and zksnacks.com."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/zksnacks-is-now-blocking-u-s-residents-and-citizens/ 
 Custodia Bank Appeals District Court Decision Denying It Fed Master Account Access

Custodia, a full reserve crypto bank from Wyoming that has been actively seeking this account for several years, has filed an appeal against a court decision confirming the Federal Reserve's refusal of its application for a master account.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/custodia-bank-files-court-appeal/ 
 Labelbase v2.1.1: Self-Hosted Labelbase Only

"Labelbase 2.0.0 and all subsequent updates (especially version 2.1.0) are tailored for a self-hosted environment, enhancing privacy, security, and functionality. We are committed to helping you transition smoothly to this model, which allows greater control over your data."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/labelbase-v2-1-1/ 
 Phoenix Wallet to Stop Serving US Customers on May 3rd

"Recent announcements from US authorities cast a doubt on whether self-custodial wallet providers, Lightning service providers, or even Lightning nodes could be considered Money Services Businesses and be regulated as such. We are removing Phoenix Wallet from US app stores and will be assessing other potential impacts to our operations."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/phoenix-wallet-to-be-removed-from-us-app-stores-on-may-3/ 
 Sentrum: Daemon for Monitoring Watch-only Bitcoin Wallets

sentrum is a daemon that monitors the Bitcoin blockchain for transactions involving your wallets and sends notifications via different configurable channels.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/sentrum-v0-1-8/ 
 Lightspark Gets Debanked by Bill.com

"On Tuesday, Bill.com notified Lighspark that based on their processing banks requirements, they couldn’t serve us anymore."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/lightspark-gets-debanked-by-bill-com/ 
 FBI Issues Warning Against Using 'No-KYC Cryptocurrency Money Transmitting Services'

- "The FBI warns Americans against using cryptocurrency money transmitting services that are not registered as Money Services Businesses (MSB) according to United States federal law and do not adhere to anti-money laundering requirements."

- "Using a service that does not comply with its legal obligations may put you at risk of losing access to funds after law enforcement operations target those businesses."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/fbi-warns-americans-against-using-no-kyc-services/ 
 Envoy Wallet v1.6.2: Improved UI/UX for Larger Displays, New Domain & Bug Fixes

"In Envoy v1.6.2 we've focused heavily on improving the user experience for those of you running larger text or display sizes, fixed a bug around transaction cancellation using RBF, and migrated to our new domain, Foundation.xyz."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/envoy-wallet-v1-6-2/ 
 PayPal Proposes Scheme To Selectively Mine With ESG Compliant Miners

The paper proposes routing transactions to whitelisted 'green miners' using low fees and a 'locked' BTC reward in a multisig payout address.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/paypal-proposes-scheme-to-selectively-mine-with-esg-compliant-miners/ 
 Primal Introduces Top Zaps to All of Its Nostr Clients

"You’ll notice that we now render several top zaps at the bottom of each note. The top zapper gets their zap message displayed."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/primal-introduces-top-zaps-to-all-of-its-nostr-clients/ 
 Sparrow Wallet v1.9.0: Remove Whirlpool Client & Soroban-related Features

"In light of recent developments, Sparrow v1.9.0 has been released which removes the Whirlpool client and other Soroban related features. All wallets and accounts are still accessible."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/sparrow-wallet-v1-9-0/ 
 Finney by Nunchuk: Bitcoin Wallet for Families

"We are thrilled to unveil Finney—a revolutionary Bitcoin wallet designed for families seeking security and financial autonomy. Say goodbye to third-party dependencies."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/finney-by-nunchuk/ 
 How to Migrate Samourai Wallet & Implications for Whirlpool Users

Privacy and freedom tech advocate  @Seth For Privacy shared key insights regarding the implications of yesterday's indictment for users of Samourai Wallet and Whirlpool.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/how-to-recover-samourai-wallet-and-implications-for-different-types-of-users/

 
 Five New Editors Added to Oversee Bitcoin Improvement Proposals

After public discussion, Bryan “Kanzure” Bishop, Jon Atack, Mark “Murch” Erhardt, Olaoluwa “Roasbeef” Osuntokun, and Ruben Somsen have been made BIP editors.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/five-new-editors-added-to-bitcoin-improvement-proposals/ 
 Strike Launches Services in Europe

"I’m thrilled to announce that today, Strike launches to eligible customers in Europe, giving millions of people access to buy bitcoin with free, instant, and unlimited deposits, sell, send and withdraw bitcoin, global payments, bitcoin and lightning wallet features, and more," announced  @jack mallers.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/strike-launches-in-europe/

 
 EU Parliament Adopts New Financial Surveillance Rules for Service Providers

The EU Parliament approved a new AML package that will come into effect in 3 years. The new rules contain enhanced customer surveillance measures for financial institutions and EU wide limit of 10000 EUR on cash payments for obligated entities.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/eu-adopts-new-financial-surveillance-aml-rules/ 
 BREAKING: Samourai Wallet Founders Arrested & Charged with Money Laundering, Unlicensed Money Transmitting Offenses

- The charges include conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to run an unlicensed money transmitting business.
- The Samurai Wallet website has been confiscated, and a seizure warrant for Samurai's mobile application has been submitted to the Google Play Store.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/samourai-wallet-founders-arrested-and-charged-with-money-laundering/ 
 *Samourai

The story will be updated with more useful information and key details and  as they emerge. 
 Bitcoin Optech #299: Weak Blocks Proof-of-Concept Implementation

This week’s newsletter describes a proposal to relay weak blocks to improve compact block performance in a network with multiple divergent mempool policies and announces the addition of five BIP editors.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-optech-299/ 
 nos2x v2.3.0: NIP49 Support

"Pushed a new nos2x update, with marvelous changes." -  @fiatjaf

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nos2x-v2-3-0/ 
 Zeus v0.9.0-alpha1 Rolls Out to Community Sponsors

- ZEUS v0.9.0-alpha1 is now rolling out to community sponsors.
- Zeus v0.8.4-beta2 is now also available to anyone who wants to test it.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/zeus-v0-9-0-alpha1/
 
 Sparrow Wallet v1.8.6: Wallet Search Improvements, Mix from Postmix & More

Sparrow is a free and open source desktop Bitcoin wallet focused on security and privacy. v1.8.6 comes with wallet search improvements, all open wallets summary, option to mix from the Postmix account, support for importing a Samourai backup file, and more.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/sparrow-wallet-v1-8-6/ 
 El Salvador's Chivo Wallet Source Code & VPN Access Leaked

The hackers released the stolen information to the public to punish the Salvadoran government for refusing to engage with them. It's unclear what the hackers want to discuss with El Salvador officials.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/el-salvadors-chivo-wallet-source-code-vpn-access-leaked/

 
 Block Announces 3nm Bitcoin Mining Chip & Development of Full Bitcoin Mining System

"We are pleased to announce that we have finished development of our three-nanometer (nm) bitcoin mining chip and are in the process of completing a full tapeout of the design with a leading global semiconductor foundry. Additionally, with our chip design complete, we are excited to share that we are developing a full bitcoin mining system."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/block-announces-3nm-bitcoin-mining-chip-development-of-full-bitcoin-mining-system/

 
 Blockstream Green Wallet Desktop v2.0.4: BIP39 Passphrase Login & More

This update introduces BIP39 passphrase login, external BIP21 payment support, support for message signing with software wallets, and other improvements.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/blockstream-green-wallet-desktop-v2-0-4/ 
 NDK v2.8: Optimistic & Threaded Signature Verification

"I'm happy to announce the release of NDK 2.8 which comes with a plethora of new performance improvements, threading capabilities and many many other things," announced  @PABLOF7z.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ndk-v2-8/ 
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 Liquid Wallet Kit (LWK): Liquid Wallets Made Easy

Liquid Wallet Kit (LWK) is a collection of Rust tools to build Liquid wallets. The goal of LWK is to provide all the necessary building blocks for Liquid wallet applications development and simplify the life of developers by addressing common pain points of the current tooling.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/liquid-wallet-kit-lwk/ 
 LND v0.17.5-beta: bitcoind 27 Compatibility Hot Fix

This hot fix release bumps a dependency to ensure that lnd is compatible with the latest version of bitcoind.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/lnd-v0-17-5-beta/ 
 Africa Bitcoin Conference 2024 to Take Place on December 9-11 in Nairobi, Kenya

"The conference will serve as a pivotal platform for thought leaders, innovators, policymakers, human rights activists, and African and International developers, to convene and explore the latest developments and opportunities in the realm of Bitcoin within the African continent."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/africa-bitcoin-conference-2024-announcement/ 
 Aqua Wallet v0.1.50: Send to LNURL Pay & Lightning Addresses, BIP21 Unified QR Support

Aqua Wallet is an open-source mobile Bitcoin, Lightning, Liquid and Tether wallet. Available on Android and iOS.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/aqua-wallet-v0-1-50/ 
 OpenSats Receives $1M Donation From The Reynolds Foundation

"100% of said donation will be used to support open-source projects and contributors working on freedom tech."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/opensats-receives-1m-from-reynolds-foundation/ 
 Blossom Drive: Store & Retrieve Data on Public Servers Using sha256 Universal ID

Blossom is a spec for a set of HTTP endpoints that allow users to store blobs of data on publicly accessible servers. Blobs are packs of binary data addressed by their sha256 hash.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/blossom-intro/ 
 Gossip v0.10.0: Nostr Connect Signer, Whitelist Support for Relays, SpamSafe

Gossip is a highly performant and security-oriented desktop client for Nostr. Available on Windows, MacOS and Linux.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gossip-v0-10-0/ 
 Nix Bitcoin v0.0.106: Updates & Removed Plugins

nix-bitcoin is a collection of Nix packages and NixOS modules for easily installing full-featured Bitcoin nodes with an emphasis on security.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nix-bitcoin-v0-0-106/

 
 Bisq v2.0.3: Fixes & Improvements

"Bisq v2.0.3 has been released with a number of important improvements and fixes, including allowing buyers who make their own offers to decide the trade price, and making the process more consistent for sellers to acquire reputation."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bisq-v2-0-3/ 
 Biden Signs Reauthorization of Expanded FISA 702 Warrantless Surveillance Program After It Passes Senate

Section 702 has been reauthorized, not just without any meaningful reforms but also with 'dramatic and terrifying' expansions of the US government surveillance authority.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/biden-signs-fisa-702-warrantless-surveillance-program-after-it-passes-senate/ 
 Block 840075: Important News of the Week

Happy halving and huge thanks to our top supporters (as well as everyone else who contributed!) this week:

- anon who contributed 73672 sats.
- anon who supported us with 14830 sats.
- anon 1, anon 2 and  @BitcoinLizard who donated 10000 sats each.

Every contribution indicates that we're doing something right. All sats donated will be held long term to fund our operation. Onward!


https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/840075/ 
 Braiins Pool Lightning Payouts Now Available to All Users

"Enter your lightning address in a Financial Account and set up a payout rule. Then, get your sats lightning fast. Improve your mining margins just in time for the fourth halving."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/braiins-pool-lightning-payouts-public-release/ 
 Cashu Nutshell v0.15.3: Improved Mint Crash Resistance

"This update improves the crash resistance of a mint. If the mint should fail during an outgoing Lightning payment, the startup routine will now pick up those payments and invalidate all pending proofs associated with them if the payment succeeded."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/cashu-nutshell-v0-15-3/ 
 AntPool & Bitmain Acting as 'a Pool of Pools' - Report

"AntPool/Bitmain is essentially a pool of pools. This is causing mining centralization." -  @b10c

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitmain-antpool-pool-of-pools-report/ 
 tbDEX v1.0: Open Source Liquidity and Trust Protocol

"tbDEX allows for a permissionless network, meaning you do not need our blessing to use the SDK. It's all open source, so feel free to begin building with tbDEX today!"

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/tbdex-v1-0/ 
 BDK v1.0.0-alpha.9: Updated Dependencies, Chain Module Improvements

"This regular bi-weekly alpha release updates dependencies rust-bitcoin to v0.31.0 and rust-miniscript to v11.0.0 plus replaces the deprecated rust-miniscript function max_satisfaction_weight with max_weight_to_satisfy. It also adds chain module improvements needed to simplify syncing with electrum and esplora blockchain clients."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bdk-v1-0-0-alpha-9/ 
 Bitcoin Keeper v1.2.3: Fee Insights, Multiple Mediums for Signers, Hide & Delete Wallets

"Version 1.2.3 is a full-feature release. Download it from the App/ Play Store or use the PGP-signed APK."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-keeper-v1-2-3/ 
 BlueWallet v6.6.2: UI Improvements & Bug Fixes

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bluewallet-v6-6-2/ 
 US Government Rejects Calls To End Assange Case, Submits 'Non-Assurances' For Extradition

“The United States has issued a non-assurance in relation to the First Amendment and a standard assurance in relation to the death penalty. It makes no undertaking to withdraw the prosecution's previous assertion that Julian has no First Amendment rights because he is not a U.S citizen,” Stella Assange said.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/us-government-rejects-calls-to-end-assange-case-submits-non-assurances-for-extradition/ 
 Craig Wright Discontinues Tulip Trading Case in Major Win for Bitcoin Developers

"Wright’s discontinuance is an important victory for developers named in the Tulip Trading lawsuit and the entire Bitcoin community. These developers have had to deal with years of Wright’s relentless legal harassment and intimidation, and the entire Bitcoin community suffers when these developers feel so threatened that they choose to stop contributing to the network."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/craig-wright-down-bad/ 
 RaspiBlitz v1.11.0: Enabling NVMe PCIe Hats, New Documentation & More

"[RaspiBlitz] now supports RaspberryPi 4 & 5 with NVMe PCIe drive. Many updates: Bitcoin 26.0.0, LND 0.17.3, Core Lightning 24.02.1, LNbits 0.11.3 .. and new documentation."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/raspiblitz-v1-11-0/ 
 UmbrelOS v1.1.0: Terminal, Beta Program, UX Improvements & Bug Fixes

"This update brings Terminal access, the umbrelOS Beta Program, several enhancements, and bug fixes."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/umbrelos-v1-1-0/ 
 Mutiny Wallet v0.6.5 Released

"0.6.5 rolling out now which fixes an issue with the Bitcoin Atlantis federation. If you had this issue, please let us know if it was fixed after you update. Thanks to everyone that submitted logs and described their situation."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/mutiny-wallet-v0-6-5/ 
 India Bitcoin Conference 2024 To Take Place on September 20-22 in Goa

India Bitcoin Conference promises to be "the most important Bitcoin gathering of builders, innovators, and businesses in the Indian Subcontinent."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/india-bitcoin-conference-2024/ 
 Bitcoin Optech #298: Cluster Mempool Analysis with 2023 Transactions

This week’s issue summarizes an analysis of how a node with cluster mempool behaved when tested with all transactions seen on the network in 2023.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-optech-298/ 
 Phoenix Wallet iOS v2.2.4: Swap-in Failures Fix

"Phoenix v2.2.4 fixes a regression bug on iOS causing swaps to be stuck in."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/phoenix-wallet-ios-v2-2-4/ 
 Wasabi Wallet v2.0.7.1: New Interface, Trezor 3 Support, Full-RBF Detection

"Wasabi Wallet has released version 2.0.7. This includes a complete redesign of its user interface, Trezor Safe 3 hardware device support and Full RBF enhancement."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/wasabi-wallet-v2-0-7/
 
 Bitcoin Core v0.27: BIP324 v2 Transport On by Default, New mempool.dat Format & More

Bitcoin Core is free and open-source software that serves as a bitcoin node (the set of which form the Bitcoin network) and provides a bitcoin wallet which fully verifies payments.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-core-v0-27/ 
 FISA Section 702 Reauthorization Bill Allowing NSA to Force US Businesses Serve as Surrogate Spies Advances to Senate

"If the bill becomes law, any company or individual that provides ANY service whatsoever may be forced to assist in NSA surveillance, as long as they have access to equipment on which communications are transmitted or stored—such as routers, servers, cell towers, etc."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/fisa-section-702-reauthorization-bill-advances-to-senate/ 
 Labelbase v2.1.0: Introducing Attachments

"The new Attachments feature significantly expands the functionality of Labelbase by allowing you to attach images and files directly to your labels. This enhancement is designed to streamline your workflow and enrich the data associated with each label, ensuring that all pertinent information is easily accessible and well organized."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/labelbase-v2-1-0/ 
 OpenSats Grants Long-Term Support for Nostr Developers Stuart Bowman and hzrd149

OpenSats announced long-term support (LTS) for nostr developers Stuart Bowman and hrzd149.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/opensats-lts-stuart-bowman-hzrd149/ 
 BTCPay Server v1.13.1: Bug Fixes

"BTCPay Server v1.13.1 - a minor bug-fix release is out."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/btcpay-server-v1-13-1/ 
 Norway Wants to Curb Bitcoin Mining with Europe's First Data Center Regulation

“[Bitcoin miners] are not welcome in Norway. We want serious actors who are important to society, and the society-serving computer industry is important to us,” said the country's energy minister Energy Minister Terje Aasland.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/norway-new-data-center-regulation/ 
 Bitcoin ASIC Manufacturer Auradine Raised Another $80M in Series B Round

This Series B funding follows Auradine’s $81 million Series A, led by Celesta Capital and Mayfield in 2022.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/auradine-raises-80m-series-b-round/ 
 eNuts v0.4.0-beta: Scan & Paste LNURLs

eNuts is a mobile cashu wallet for Android and iOS.

 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/enuts-v0-4-0-beta/ 
 Satoshi 7B: Open-Source Bitcoin-Centric Large Language Model

Satoshi 7B is a large language model fine-tuned on a Q&A dataset related to Bitcoin principles, technology, culture, in addition to Austrian economics and non-woke political perspectives. It is intended for use as a bitcoin education, culture and economics assistant.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/satoshi-7b-open-sourced/ 
 RGB v0.11.0-beta5 Has Been Released

"This is another milestone on the stabilization of the new v0.11 RGB version. It is the first complete beta release of both consensus-level libraries, standard libraries and tools happening in 2024, opening a way for independent developers integrating with RGB to test all the new functionality."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/rgb-v0-11-0-beta5/ 
 Boltz Backend v3.5.0 & Boltz Web App v1.3.2 Released

This release features a WebSocket API to subscribe to swap status updates and miscellaneous fixes and quality of life improvements for Taproot Swaps.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/boltz-backend-v3-5-0/ 
 BitBlockBoom 2024 - Day 1 Livestream

BitBlockBoom is the longest-running annual Bitcoin conference that takes place in Austin, Texas.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitblockboom-2024-day-1/ 
 Block 839000: Important News of the Week

Shoutout to our top supporters from the last 7 days: 

- anon who donated 144967 sats.
- anon who donated 10000 sats.
-  @realjode for 5000 sats.

Together, we'll grow No Bullshit Bitcoin into a fully-fledged Bitcoin news publication Bitcoiners deserve. Onwards!

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/839000/ 
 UPDATE: Patriot Act v2.0: US House Passes FISA 702 Surveillance Expansion 'Reform'

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a two-year extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (“FISA 702”), a controversial warrantless spying authority, and in an extremely narrow tie vote, rejected critical reforms to stop rampant abuse of the law.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/patriot-act-v2-0-us-house-votes-on-fisa-702-surveillance-expansion/ 
 Patriot Act v2.0: US House Votes on FISA 702 Surveillance Expansion Today

Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which is scheduled to expire on April 19 unless renewed, is a warrantless surveillance authority that is supposed to be targeted at non-Americans located abroad even though it has been widely abused to spy on Americans.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/patriot-act-v2-0-us-house-votes-on-fisa-702-surveillance-expansion/ 
 Bitcoin-Native Startup and Venture Capital Landscape in 2023 - Report

The report highlights a 360% year-over-year rise in Bitcoin startup deal transaction count, although the total amount of capital raised declined by 12.5% in 2023. Meanwhile, the total amount raised by 'crypto' startups was down by 64.5%.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/2023-bitcoin-native-startup-ecosystem-report/
 
 Paraguay Reconsiders Mining Ban In Favor of Selling Excess Energy to Bitcoin Miners

The country's recently proposed anti-mining law has been postponed for 30 days as lawmakers explore options to monetize surplus energy with the help of bitcoin miners.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/paraguay-reconsiders-bitcoin-mining-ban/ 
 Phoenix Wallet v2.2.2: Updated Fee Estimation for On-The-Fly Channel

Phoenix is a self-custodial Bitcoin mobile wallet using Lightning to send and receive payments. Available on Android and iOS.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/phoenix-wallet-v2-2-2/ 
 Blockstream Green Android v4.0.27, iOS v4.0.26, Desktop v2.0.3 Released

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/blockstream-green-updates-4-0-27/ 
 Atlanta 2022 CoreDev Event Probed by the FBI

FBI was looking for more information about Bitcoin developers who attended CoreDev Atlanta event back in October 2022 as a part of investigation into the theft of more than 200 BTC from Bitcoin developer Luke Dashjr.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/atlanta-2022-coredev-event-probed-by-the-fbi/ 
 Bisq v1.9.15: Bug Fixes and Improvements

Bisq is a secure, private and decentralized bitcoin P2P exchange network.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bisq-v1-9-15/ 
 Beignet: Instant Bitcoin Wallet Implementation for JS Devs

"Initially, Beignet was baked into Bitkit. Decoupling it into a JS library speeds up debugging and troubleshooting, slashing iteration times and enhancing the developer experience."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/beignet-bitcoin-wallet-for-js-devs/ 
 Sparrow Wallet v1.8.5: Whirlpool Over Decentralized Soroban

Sparrow Wallet v1.8.5 has been released. This version comes with updated Samourai Whirlpool client, faster initial server connections, ability to restart Sparrow in a different home folder and many other improvements.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/sparrow-wallet-v1-8-5/ 
 OpenSats Announces Long-Term Support for PabloF7z

"We hope that our long-term support will allow Pablo to work on freedom tech for many years to come," said OpenSats.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/opensats-announces-lts-to-pablof7z/ 
 Mi Primer Bitcoin Introduces 2024 Edition of Its Student Workbook

"If you are looking for a tool to orangepill your friends, family, city or club; check out our free and open source Student Workbook. 175 pages, pure bitcoin, 100% empowerment. Download the pdf and join our education movement today!"

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/mi-primer-bitcoin-workbook-2024/ 
 LDK v0.0.122: Bug Fixes

LDK/rust-lightning is a highly performant and flexible implementation of the Lightning Network protocol.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ldk-v0-0-122/