Stratum V2 Reference Implementation (SRI) v1.0.1: Patch Release
"New patch version is out and ready for immediate testing. Give it a try and let us know how it works or you."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/sri-v1-0-1/
Lightning Loop v0.28.2-beta: Breaking Changes in Loopd
Lightning Loop is a non-custodial service offered by Lightning Labs that makes it easy to move bitcoin into and out of the Lightning Network.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/lightning-loop-v0-28-2-beta/
Marathon Enters Agreement with Kenyan Government to Enhance Its Renewable Energy Sector
Marathon Digital Holdings has entered into an agreement with the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum of the Republic of Kenya (MOEP) to "support the utilization of energy and to optimize renewable energy projects across the Republic of Kenya."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/marathon-enters-agreement-with-kenyan-government/
zap.store v0.1.2: Categories & Latest Releases
zap.store uses nostr to establish identity, linking release artifacts to social profiles validated by the web of trust (WoT). This enables secure installs, new app discoverability layer and developer monetization via zaps.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/zap-store-0-1-2/
Foundation Passport Firmware v2.3.1: Theya, Zeus, and Coinbits Integrations
"We’re excited to announce that the latest version of Passport firmware – 2.3.1 – is now live! With this version of Passport’s firmware we’ve added connections to Theya, Zeus, and Coinbits, updated dependencies, and made reproducible builds more resilient to upstream changes."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/foundation-passport-firmware-v2-3-1/
Samourai Devs First Court Hearing: Prosecution Promises 'Substantial Evidence,' Hill Still In Portugal
The Southern District of New York held its first hearing on the DOJ's indictment against Samourai Wallet developers Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/samourai-developers-first-court-hearing/
New on Geyser: Bitfiasi, Bands at Bitcoin '24 Nashville, My First Bitcoin Canada
Discover and support to some of the latest Bitcoin grassroots projects and initiatives launched via the Geyser crowdfunding platform.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/new-on-geyser-may-24-2/
Bisq2 v2.0.4: Offerbook List, Tor Improvements
"As a result of our relentless efforts on Bisq2, we are thrilled to announce the release of our latest version, 2.0.4."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bisq2-v2-0-4/
Nix Bitcoin v0.0.108 Released
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-v0-0-108/
Blockstream Jade v1.0.30: Miniscript Support
"Exciting news for all Blockstream Jade users! The new firmware 1.0.30 is now available, and it's Miniscript capable! Bookmark this as the start of a new era."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/blockstream-jade-v1-0-30/
Bitcoin Optech #304: Upgrading LN Channels Without Closing & Reopening & More
This issue covers proposals for upgrading LN channels without closing/reopening them, appropriate payouts for pool miners, safe usage of PSBTs for communicating about silent payments, and announces a proposal of a BIP for miniscript, and more.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-optech-304/
Watch Live: Adopting Bitcoin Arnhem 2024
Adopting Bitcoin Arnhem is a Bitcoin conference to celebrate 10 years of Arnhem Bitcoin City. It takes place in Arnhem, the Netherlands.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/adopting-bitcoin-arnhem-2024/
BitBanana v0.8.0: Core Lightning, LndHub Support
BitBanana v0.8.0 has been released with support for Core Lightning, LndHub, self-hosted fee estimation and exchange rate via Mempool, and many UX improvements.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitbanana-v0-8-0/
Speed Wallet Implements KYC for US-based Users
"We want to assure our customers that the Speed team is committed to take all measures necessary to ensure compliance and provide a seamless Bitcoin payment experience to its users in the United States."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/speed-wallet-kyc-us-customers/
Metamask Is Working to Add Native Bitcoin Support - Sources
One source indicated that access could be available within the next month. Another source mentioned that while the functionality is not yet finalized, initial features could be limited and then expanded over time.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-may-be-coming-to-metamask/
Unleashed.Chat v0.1.21: Internet Search
Unleashed Chat is an AI chatbot designed with privacy in mind. It supports live Nostr data querying, advanced context embedding capabilities, internet search, and accepts Bitcoin payments.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/unleashed-chat-v0-1-21/
White House Wants to Cooperate on Regulation as US House Passes Market Structure Bill
"The Administration is eager to work with Congress to ensure a comprehensive and balanced regulatory framework for digital assets, building on existing authorities, which will promote the responsible development of digital assets and payment innovation and help reinforce United States leadership in the global financial system."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/us-house-passes-market-structure-bill-to-regulate-the-industry-white-house/
GroupHug v1.1.0: Close Groups by Fee & Time
Bitcoin GroupHug is a Bitcoin transactions batching server that does not need coordination between users in order to work. The transactions are batched in different groups depending on the Bitcoin mining fees they are willing to pay. The server does not earn any sat for doing the job.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/grouphug-v1-1-0/
Phoenixd v0.1.5: Official Dockerfile, Authentication to Webhook Calls
phoenixd is a minimal, specialized Lightning node designed for developers and businesses that makes it easy to send and receive Lightning payments without compromising on self-custody. It's just like Phoenix for mobile, except it runs on a server.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/phoenixd-v0-1-5/
Pushtx: Privacy-focused Bitcoin Transaction Broadcaster
Pushtx is "a Rust program that broadcasts Bitcoin transactions directly into the P2P network by connecting to a set of random Bitcoin nodes. This differs from other broadcast tools in that it does not not interact with any centralized services, such as block explorers."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/pushtx-cli-v0-2-2/
Blink Launches Blink Private: An OTC Desk in El Salvador
"We are excited to announce the launch of Blink Private, our OTC Desk in El Salvador. Experience personalized support and seamless transactions with our dedicated OTC Desk, designed to facilitate large-volume Bitcoin trades."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/blink-announces-otc-desk/
Discreet Log Contracts with Ecash Notes
"I see this as a highly promising avenue to transform Ecash into a programmable conditional payments layer, without additional trust in the mint, at near-zero cost to privacy."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/discreet-log-contracts-with-ecash-notes/
RoninDojo v2.1.4: Regroup, Rebuild, Return
"Since April 24th, 2024, we've experienced significant changes and challenges. From legal guidance to the forced repository move, we've faced it all. But we are excited to announce that we are back in action."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ronindojo-v2-1-4/
Mostro v0.12.0: Orders with Amounts by Ranges
"Range orders are not yet implemented in the web client, to test them you must do it in mostro-cli."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/mostro-v0-12-0/
Coracle v0.4.5: Custom Feed Builder & More
"The flagship feature for this update though is CUSTOM FEEDS. One of the biggest promises of nostr has always been to "give control to the user". This is a huge idea, and while being theoretically possible, the tools haven't really been available to make that happen until now."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/coracle-v0-4-5/
LNbits v0.12.6: User Manager, Phoenixd Wallet Integration, Eclair Bug Fix
This version of LNbits adds a dedicated User Manager for simplified monitoring of users and wallets, a critical bug fix for Eclair runners, and a phoenixd wallet integration.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/lnbits-v0-12-6/
RoboSats v0.6.2-alpha: Regression Fix
"RoboSats v0.6.2 is now out! We only fixed a regression introduced in v0.6.1 that makes the depth chart crash."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/robosats-v0-6-2-alpha/
Spiral Issues Grant for Sean Gilligan, Moves Design Grants to Bitcoin Design Foundation
- Sean Gilligan is building on a version of the FOSS Validating Lightning Signer that runs in a Secure Enclave.
- "[Bitcoin Design Foundation] has received a large donation from Spiral. We’d like to express our deep gratitude for the continued support of the mission to support designers and builders who help push the user experience and adoption of bitcoin and related technologies forward."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/spiral-issues-grant-for-sean-giligan-design-grants-bdf/
COPA vs Craig Wright Written Judgement Published
"Dr Wright presents himself as an extremely clever person. However, in my judgment, he is not nearly as clever as he thinks he is. Wright lied to the Court extensively and repeatedly. Most of his lies related to the documents he had forged which purported to support his claim."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/copa-vs-csw-written-judgement/
JUST IN: Peer-to-Peer Rights Fund Launched to Protect Open-Source Devs, Starting with Samourai Case
The P2P Rights Fund will provide resources to subsidize defense counsel and sponsor amicus briefs in pivotal cases, support and finance affirmative impact litigation to secure crucial legal precedents, and offer free or subsidized regulatory advice to developers of non-custodial Bitcoin tools.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/peer-to-peer-legal-defense-fund-to-defend-samourai/
Venezuela Cracks Down on Bitcoin Mining
"We recommend that any person or company that has installed equipment uninstall it and store it to avoid inconvenience. We do not consider that this has a solution in the medium or short term."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/venezuela-cracks-down-on-bitcoin-mining/
Silentium: Proof of Concept for Silent Payments Light Wallets
Silentium is mobile first Progressive Web App (PWA). Install it everywhere, access it from any browser at app.silentium.dev.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/silentium-silent-payments/
Stack Wallet v2.0.0: Frost Multisig & Taproot Support
"We added Bitcoin Frost for mobile devices (desktop coming soon). We added this in collaboration with our good friend Kayaba from Serai, and we’re submitting to the HRF Bounties in hopes of nabbing that prize. Frost is…an interesting and difficult piece of software, but I think we gave it our famous UI/UX polish that makes it about as good as it can be for now."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/stack-wallet-v2-0-0/
Specter Desktop v2.0.3: More Languages for Mnemonics & Fixes
This release adds support for more languages for mnemonics, enables bumpfee on transactions with a single output, adds new documentations and several bug fixes.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/specter-desktop-v2-0-3/
Canaan Launched Avalon A1566 Bitcoin Miner
"The Avalon Miner A1566, as the second generation of Avalon Miner with 1x J/T Power Efficiency ratio, is fine-tuned for the SHA-256 mining algorithm. It can compute more data while consuming less energy with regard to its advanced power efficiency (18.5J/TH)."
https://www.nobsbicoin.com/canaan-avalon-a1566/
How does one lose 't' in nobsbitcoin.com url when formatting a social media post? Mysteries of life... 🤔
Anywho...here's a link that actually works:
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/canaan-avalon-a1566/
BitEscrow Launches Developer Playground & New Website
"This has been a very long time coming - a huge milestone accomplished. It was really hard. 2.5 years in the making...Looking forward to your feedback and seeing what amazing projects you'll build with BitEscrow."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitescrow-beta-v1-0/
bitcoin++ ecash Edition to Take Place on October 10-12
"Join us in Berlin this coming October to explore the exploding ecosystem of decentralized exchange on top of the mintiest, anonymous infrastructure that's being added to the Bitcoin sovereign stack."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-plus-plus-ecash-edition/
IBEX Pay Suspends Services in the United States
"This was not an easy decision to make, but after careful consideration in light of recent events, we have concluded that this is the most appropriate choice for the current circumstances. A big thank you to all our US customers for using our IBEX Pay product and to Swan for being an incredible partner. We have loved working for and with you," said CEO Jose Lemus.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ibex-pay-quits-us/
Bitcoin Optech #302: Utreexod Beta, Proposed Extensions to BIP119
This week’s newsletter announces the beta release of a full node supporting utreexo and summarizes a two proposed extensions to BIP119 OP_CHECKTEMPLATEVERIFY.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-optech-302/
Wasabi Wallet v2.0.7.2: Coinjoin Directly to Another Wallet
"Wasabi 2.0.7.2 release is out! You can now coinjoin directly into another wallet, straight into cold storage. This feature is available from your coinjoin settings after you upgrade."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/wasabi-wallet-v2-0-7-2/
Minibits v0.1.7-beta: Multiple Currency Units, Improved UX & Navigation
"New native release of Minibits wallet is out! Minibits now supports multiple currency units issued by mints."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/minibits-v0-1-7-beta/
Damus v1.8: New Video Player & Emoji Selector
"v1.9 dev is underway, with an up and coming highlighter feature where you can clip highlights from the web and other posts and share them to your feed," said @jb55.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/damus-v1-8/
New on Geyser: Bitcoin Explorama, BitFables, Smart Child Kenya & More
Discover and show support to some of the latest Bitcoin grassroots projects and initiatives launched via the @geyser crowdfunding platform.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/new-on-geyser-mid-may-24/
Sparrow Wallet v1.9.1: Testnet4 Support
Sparrow Wallet v1.9.1 comes with Testnet4 network support, auto increase gap limit where necessary for signing PSBTs, as well as other minor improvements and fixes.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/sparrow-wallet-v1-9-1/
RoboSats v0.6.1-alpha: Android App Returns Stronger Than Ever
- "After we skipped several Android app releases in order to focus on the decentralization, now the Android app comes back with all the strength. The Android app is now THE BEST WAY to use RoboSats."
- "If you have a RoboSats app already installed on your Android device, YOU MUST UNINSTALL BEFORE INSTALLING THE NEW VERSION."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/robosats-v0-6-1-alpha/
Mutiny Wallet v1.7.0: On-chain Fedimint Support & More
"PSA: In case you missed it, Bitcoin Atlantis is shutting down their fedimint. If you have funds there, open mutiny or fedi and transfer your funds to a different mint or wallet."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/mutiny-wallet-v1-7-0/
Utreexod Beta Is Now Available for General Public Testing
utreexod is a full node bitcoin implementation with support for utreexo accumulators. It enables Immediate node bootstrap by having the UTXO state hardcoded into the codebase, uses a tiny amount of memory, and has extremely low disk i/o.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/utreexod-v0-3-1/
Cashu.me v0.1: Modern Ecash Experience in Your Browser
Cashu.me is a Chaumian Ecash wallet for Bitcoin built as a progressive web app (PWA). It is free and open-source software released under the MIT license.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/cashu-me-v0-1/
Block Is Looking for Mining Development Kit (MDK) Beta Testers
"We’re excited to announce the launch of our Mining Development Kit (MDK) beta program! As we begin to allocate a limited number of the first beta kits, we invite interested developers to submit their applications."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/blocks-mdk-heading-to-beta/
GrapheneOS v2024050900: Preliminary Fix for VPN DNS Traffic Leaks
"This is a preliminary defense against this issue and more research is required, along with apps preventing the leaks on their end or they'll still have leaks outside of GrapheneOS."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/grapheneos-v2024050900/
BlueWallet v6.6.5: BIP47 Payment Code Contacts on TX Details & More
BlueWallet is a Bitcoin and Lightning wallet built with React Native and Electrum. Available on iOS, Android, and macOS.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bluewallet-v6-6-5/
zap.store: Nostr-based Permissionless App Store
"Here's the first (very alpha) iteration of zap.store, a permissionless app store leveraging the nostr social graph."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/zap-store/
LDK v0.0.123: 'BOLT12 Dust Sweeping'
LDK/rust-lightning is a highly performant and flexible implementation of the Lightning Network protocol.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ldk-v0-0-123/
Bitcoin Keeper v1.2.6: Canary Wallets to Detect Unauthorized Key Usage
Bitcoin Keeper is an open source, mobile multisig bitcoin wallet with inheritance features. Available on iOS and Android.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-keeper-v1-2-6/
Blockstream Green Desktop v2.0.5: Add Singlesig Watch-only Wallets & More
This update adds the ability to add or import singlesig watch-only wallets, new watch-only section in settings, option to expose xpubs and output descriptors of singlesig accounts, handling of BIP21 payments on Linux, and more.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/blockstream-green-desktop-v2-0-5/
Bitcoin Optech #301: Securing Transactions with Lamport Signatures
This issue describes an idea for securing transactions with lamport signatures without requiring any consensus changes. Also included are regular sections with the summary of a Bitcoin Core PR Review Club, software announcements, and changes to popular Bitcoin infrastructure software.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-optech-301/
AgoraDesk / LocalMonero P2P Exchange to Shut Down on November 7
"After almost 7 years of operation, due to a combination of internal and external factors, we have made the difficult decision to close our platform."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/agoradesk-localmonero-shutting-down/
libsecp256k1 v0.5.0: Faster Key Generation & Signing
"This release includes algorithmic improvements which increase the speed of key generation and signing. At the same time, the binary size has been reduced significantly, which we expect to benefit embedded users in particular. Moreover, a new function to sort public keys has been added."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/libsecp256k1-v0-5-0/
Emessbee: Constructing Coinjoin Transactions Without a Coordinator
@Super Testnet shared a proof-of-concept implementation of the Emessbee protocol for performing coinjoin transactions without a central coordinator.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/introducing-emessbee/
Zeus v0.8.4: Select Wallet/Node on Start-up
Zeus v0.8.4 introduces the ability to select wallet/node on start-up, currency conversion for silver (XAG) and gold (XAU), a revamped theme, and numerous bug fixes and enhancements.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/zeus-v0-8-4/
Block 842175: Important News of the Week
Shoutout to readers who donated to our fundraising campaign or zapped us this week. Our top contributors were:
- anon who donated 79350 sats;
- @npub1clk6vc9xhjp8q5cws262wuf2eh4zuvwupft03hy4ttqqnm7e0jrq3upup9 for supporting us with 78468 sats;
- anon who donated 70000 sats;
- anon who contributed 31000 sats;
- anons who contributed 16357, 16625, 16207, and 12000 sats;
- @npub1cd5tk3trs3w9nachxyfaj4uhqzsrc77c4nar9slvt0cyuhqxhcdsufkrgn for zapping us a total of 10210 sats;
- BlokchainBoog, @npub1aqakd28d95muqlg6h6nwrvqq5925n354prayckr424k49vzjds4s0c237n, and 028b993b618f who sent us 10000 sats each.
Every sat indicates that we're doing something right. Onward 🫡
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/842175/
How to Make Use of BOLT12 in LDK
"BOLT12 is a new payment protocol for Lightning that offers enhanced privacy, reusable payment codes, refunds, and much more, all natively over the Lightning Network."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/how-to-make-use-of-bolt12-in-ldk/
BDK v1.0.0-alpha.10: Improved Address API, Simplified Esplora API
"This incremental bi-weekly release improves the address API, simplifies the Esplora API, and introduced new structures for spk-based scanning that will enable easier syncing with electrum/esplora. It also introduces a new bdk-persist crate, removes the generic T from the Wallet, and makes KeychainTxOutIndex more range based."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bdk-v1-0-0-alpha-10/
OpenSats Receives Additional $21M Funding from #startsmall Initiative
"This donation will top up our funds and operations budget, with $15,000,000 going to our General Fund, $5,000,000 to The Nostr Fund, and $1M to our operations budget."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/opensats-21m-startsmall/
Block to Invest 10% of Bitcoin Profits into BTC Each Month for the Rest of 2024
"Block, Inc. views bitcoin as an instrument of global economic empowerment; it is a way for individuals around the world to participate in a global monetary system and secure their own financial future."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/block-to-invest-10-of-bitcoin-profits-into-btc-each-month/
Which important Bitcoin, nostr and related freedom tech news, releases, research, guides or project updates have we missed this week?
Let us know below.
Can't promise we'll be able to turn everything into a post but let's see where this goes.
BREAKING: zkSNACKs to Suspend Its Coinjoin Coordination Service on June 1st
zkSNACKs, the company pioneering the development of Wasabi Wallet, is shutting down its coinjoin coordination service, effective from June 1st, 2024. Wasabi Wallet will continue to function as a regular bitcoin wallet.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/zksnacks-to-suspend-its-coinjoin-coordination-service-on-june-1st/
OpenSats Grants Long-Term Support for Shashwat Vangani
"This LTS grant will enable Shashwat to focus on the deployment of BOLT-12 within LDK, with a particular focus on blinded paths, invoice overpayments, and retrying invoice requests," said @OpenSats.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/opensats-lts-shashwat-vangani/
Federal Prosecutors Are (Still) Investigating Jack Dorsey's Block a for Alleged Gaps in Compliance
"The company said it believed it had voluntarily reported the “thousands of transactions” described by the former employee to the Office of Foreign Assets Control, or OFAC, a department of the U.S. Treasury that enforces economic sanctions. But the former employee disputed that, saying thousands of different transactions were not reported."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/block-square-cash-app-federal-investigation/
bitcoin++ Austin 2024: Day 2 Livestream
bitcoin++ is an international bitcoin developer conference series aiming to shine a light on the most interesting and cutting edge advances in bitcoin protocols and development.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-plus-plus-austin-2024-day-2/
MicroStrategy Unveils Inscription-based DIDs Spec and Enterprise Platform
"Wouldn't it be great if instead of a blue check, green check, etc., there was an orange check that was a global standard? With MicroStrategy, maybe we could approach this idea of decentralized identity, with Bitcoin," Michael Saylor said in the announcement.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/microstrategy-orange-did-solution/
Bull Bitcoin Introduced Fee Multiple for Fee-efficient Transactions
"We created an indicator which shows clearly if the current Bitcoin Network fees are high or low relative to the average of the past year and the past month. It's similar to the Mayer Multiple, but for fees instead of price. This tool is also available via API, for apps that want to automate tasks or send notifications based on the network fee levels."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bull-bitcoin-fee-multiple/
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