Bitcoin Optech #320: Mutation Testing for Bitcoin Core

This week’s newsletter announces a new testing tool for Bitcoin Core and briefly describes a DLC-based loan contract.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-optech-320/ 

 ARK 21 Shares ETF Diversifies Bitcoin Custodians with Anchorage Digital and BitGo

"We consider our custody partners to be crucial to the risk management and operational excellence of our product lineup. Diversifying custodians adds to the safety and security from potential online threats to our offering."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ark-21-shares-etf-diversifies-custodians/ 

 COLDCARD Mk4 v5.4 & Q v1.3: XOR from Seed Vault, Optimizations & More

- This release brings the ability to restore geographically distributed SeedXOR without physically bringing the parts together, improved side channel protection, speed improvements, and many bug fixes.

- COLDCARD Q now supports importing Seed XOR by scanning SeedQR parts, ability to input backup password via QR scan, and BBQR file sharing of arbitrary files. Create an Airgapped Multisig Wallet now works with BBQRs, in addition to MicroSD cards.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/coldcard-mk4-v5-4-q-v1-3/ 

 OpenSats Grants Long-Term Support for WireGuard Creator Jason Donenfeld

Jason Donenfeld is the creator of WireGuard, a secure VPN protocol, and primary author of the Linux kernel's RNG. WireGuard secures node and data center communications, while the Linux RNG generates cryptographic keys essential for Bitcoin's security.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/opensats-lts-jason-donenfeld/ 

 LNbits v0.12.11: Fixes, Refactors, UI Improvements, New Funding Sources

"This is a biggie. A bunch of fixes and refactors, more developer tests, dependency updates and some UI improvements, such as the lovely gradient option."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/lnbits-v0-12-11/ 

 Bitkit v1.0.4: Transfer Notifications, RBF by Default & More

This update brings notifications on transfer activity, enables RBF and improved CPFP functionality, improves the transfer flow experience, and delivers a variety of bug fixes and improvements.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitkit-v1-0-4/ 

 LND v0.18.3-beta: Route Blinding with BOLT11 & Bugfixes

This release complements some of the features launched with v0.18.0 and also addresses bugs which were encountered and reported after the launch.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/lnd-v0-18-3-beta/ 

 OpenSats Announces Long-Term Support for Mike Dilger

With the LTS grant, Mike plans to improve support for replying to versions of replaceable events, add NIP-96 file uploads, implement Blossom support, Web of Trust, and search at the relay level, and enhance reporting and labeling (NIP-56/NIP-32).

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/opensats-lts-mike-dilger/ 

 ☕Good Morning, Bitcoin - Wednesday, September 11th, 2024

GM. It is Wednesday, September 11th, 2024, and here's your daily report on all things you may find relevant today.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gm-2024-09-11/ 

 Fed Hits United Texas Bank with Cease-and-Desist Order for Serving 'Virtual Currency Customers'

The Fed issued a cease-and-desist order to United Texas Bank last Wednesday for "significant deficiencies" in adhering to anti-money laundering laws, especially in dealings with cryptocurrency customers.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/fed-hits-united-texas-bank-with-cease-and-desist-order-for-serving-virtual-currency-customers/ 

 Foundation Passport v2.3.2: Ephemeral Seed Support

This version of Passport’s firmware brings ephemeral seed support, adds the ability to sign messages via QR code, and introduces a connection flow for Fully Noded.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/foundation-passport-firmware-v2-3-2/ 

 Tails v6.7: Secure Chat Rooms via OnionShare

"Tails 6.7 is out. It includes a major update of OnionShare."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/tails-v6-7/ 

 ☕Good Morning, Bitcoin - Tuesday, September 10th, 2024

GM. It is Tuesday, September 10th, 2024, and here's your latest Bitcoin news digest. Enjoy!

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gm-2024-09-10/ 

 Japan's Largest Electricity Provider Explores Bitcoin Mining with Surplus Renewable Energy

"What we are doing has few parallels in Japan. Success of our framework would prompt more green energy to be introduced."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/japans-largest-electricity-provider-explores-bitcoin-mining-with-surplus-renewable-energy/ 

 Live Wallet v0.7.0: Consolidation Mode

Live Wallet is a desktop app to help estimate the effect of bitcoin transaction fees on invididual UTXOs and transactions containing multiple UTXOs. Available on MacOS.

It allows users to set a hypothetical fee rate to estimate the potential fee burden of using each UTXO. The application highlights what percentage of the UTXO will be consumed by the fee, which at certain fee rates may exceed the UTXO’s total value, rendering it unspendable.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/live-wallet-v0-7-0/ 

 Blitz Wallet v0.2.7-beta: Ecash Integration

"The first Blitz beta to include Ecash is now available. We only have the bare basics down. No swapping between layers with Ecash yet but the basics are there. An Ecash/Liquid and Lightning wallet all in 1."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/blitz-wallet-v0-2-7-beta/ 

 RoboSats v0.7.0-alpha: Desktop App, Nostr Orderbook & More

This version comes with Android built-in torified notifications, RoboSats desktop app for Windows, Mac, and Linux, and a Nostr-enabled order book.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/robosats-v0-7-0-alpha/ 

 10101 to Wind Down Operations by November 3rd

"10101 will be winding down its operations by November, 3rd 2024, and we will remove the apps from the app stores by the end of the year," announced the project.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/10101-to-wind-down-operations-by-november-3rd/ 

 ⏳Block 860512: Important News of the Week

Tik tok, next block. Grateful for all the support No Bullshit Bitcoin has received lately. September is already the best month we've had in two years since the launch of our Geyser campaign. Huge shoutout to everyone who's supporting the project – it keeps us in check, accountable, and going.

We're pumped for what's coming next, and hope you are too. Freedom tech is not just hope. It's a whole new playing field. Onward.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/860512/

 

 Amethyst v0.91.0: Edge to Edge Feeds

"Hidden words now filter by the user's fields as well. You can hide by name, profile picture, banner, lightning and nip-05 addresses and about me fields."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/amethyst-v0-91-0/ 

 Mercury Layer v0.2.0: Fix for Malicious Backup Transactions Vulnerabilities

"This update fixes vulnerabilities related to malicious backup transactions bypassing receiver verification checks. We've revamped the way backup transaction checks are constructed to ensure robust security."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/mercury-layer-v0-2-0/ 

 ☕Good Morning, Bitcoin - Friday, September 6th, 2024

GM and happy Friday. Grateful for all the support and kind words we've received lately. Use freedom protocols and tools. Support the developers. Mind your security. Live free.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gm-2024-09-06/ 

 Bitcoin Optech #319: Stratum v2 Extension for Fee Revenue Sharing

Newsletter #319 covers a proposal for allowing Stratum v2 pool miners to receive compensation for the transaction fees contained in the block templates they turn into shares, a research fund investigating OP_CAT , and a discussion about mitigating merkle tree vulnerabilities with or without a soft fork.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-optech-319/ 

 Only Three Examples of 'Illicit' Tornado Cash Use Cited By US Treasury in Sanctions Case

"You're a solution in search of an entity, in a way."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/only-three-examples-of-illicit-tornado-cash-use-cited-by-the-us-treasury-in-sanctions-case-2/ 

 ☕Good Morning, Bitcoin - Thursday, September 5th, 2024

GM, 58K gang. Today is Thursday, September 5th, 2024, and here's your daily Bitcoin news roundup.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gm-2024-09-05/ 

 Alby Hub v1.7.2: Friends & Family App

"In this release we introduce a brand new Friends & Family app in the app store! try it out to easily onboard your friends and family with a few clicks. We also added a receive-only PoS app, which you can freely share with employees. Let us know what you think."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/alby-hub-v1-7-2/ 

 Blixt Wallet v7.0.0: New Syncing Nodes, Stability Improvements & More

"Blixt Wallet v0.7.0 is here! Enjoy this release with new features and bug fixes."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/blixt-wallet-v7-0-0/ 

 Breez SDK Liquid v0.3.0: LNURL-Pay Support,Go & C# Bindings & More

This new release includes LNURL-Pay support, Go & C# bindings, background receive via mobile notifications, new API features, optimizations, and fixes.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/breez-sdk-liquid-v0-3-0/ 

 LNDK v0.2.0: Payment to Offers with Blinded Paths

LNDK is a standalone daemon that connects to LND (via its grpc API) that aims to implement BOLT 12 functionality externally to LND.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/lndk-v0-2-0/ 

 LDK v0.0.124: 'Papercutting Feature Requests'

This release features a new crate structure, a ton of features that various users requested, a pile of BOLT 12 improvements, faster route-finding, and a handful of small-moderate bugfixes.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ldk-v0-0-124/

 

 ☀️Good Morning, Bitcoin - Wednesday, September 4th, 2024

GM! It is Wednesday, September 4th, 2024, and if you're looking to get irrationally angry about something trivial and waste a couple of productive hours, you're in the wrong place. Here's your daily No Bullshit GM report.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gm-2024-09-04/ 

 Mutiny Wallet Shutdown Timeline Announced

The app will be removed from app stores and the web by December 31, 2024. Mutiny Wallet users need to move funds out and close open lightning channels.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/mutiny-wallet-shutdown-timeline-announced/

 

 Older YubiKeys Vulnerable to Sophisticated Cloning Attacks - Report

- The attack requires $11,000 in equipment and advanced electrical and cryptographic knowledge, likely limiting it to nation-states or similar entities in targeted scenarios. The risk of widespread attacks is extremely low.

- YubiKeys with firmware before version 5.7 (released in May with a custom cryptolibrary) are vulnerable. Firmware updates aren't possible, so affected YubiKeys remain permanently at risk.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/older-yubikeys-vulnerable-to-cloning-attacks/ 

 Strike Now Supports Sending Payments to BOLT 12 Offers

"Whilst we have successfully achieved our goal of enabling BOLT 12 payments from Strike, our initial integration only supports a basic Offer payment flow. However, it paves the way for exciting and more advanced BOLT 12 features over time."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/strike-now-supports-sending-payments-to-bolt-12-offers/ 

 ☕ Good Morning, Bitcoin - Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024

GM. Hoping you're having a great Tuesday. Here are some of the latest items and talking points that have been making headlines and circulating on socials.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gm-2024-09-03/ 

 noStrudel v0.40.0: Encrypted NSec, Blossom Uploads, Wasm Relay, Blindspot Feeds & More

"After 7 months of work and procrastination I’ve decided to release another version of noStrudel. I fixed a few bugs and its probably got a few new ones, but most importantly its got a ton of new features," announced  @hzrd149.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nostrudel-v0-40-0/ 

 Core Lightning v24.08: 'Steel Backed-up Channels'

"We extend our heartfelt thanks to the 21 contributors who made the v24.08 release possible with their 378 commits since the last update. Your commitment to enhancing CLN is invaluable, and we are grateful for your ongoing support."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/core-lightning-v24-08/ 

 Soft-Fork/Covenant Dependent Layer 2 Review - Report

- "Our goal here is to do an overview of all these proposals, figure out what technical patterns they share, figure out what kinds of new opcodes and other soft fork upgrades they need to function, and create a comparison table of how all the parts fit together."

- "Along the way we’ll also define what an L2 protocol actually is, what kind of scaling Lightning is already capable of, and get an understanding of what improvements we need to do to mempools to achieve all this."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/soft-fork-covenant-dependent-layer-2-review-report/ 

 ☕ Good Morning, Bitcoin - Monday, September 2nd, 2024

GM. It's Monday, September 2nd, 2024, and here's your first autumn No Bullshit GM report with the latest in Bitcoin and freedom tech.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gm-2024-09-02/ 

 ⌛Block 859417: Important News of the Week

Here goes another week. No Bullshit Bitcoin raised a total of 479,438 sats (~$278) in August, which is below what we've seen in recent months. The project raised 878,991 sats (~$512) in June and 690,106 sats (~$402) in July. These were the best months this year so far.

We've seen a notable uptick in our newsletter subscribers since the launch of GM Report, and Nostr has grown to be our biggest social media channel.

Our fundraising campaign that we launched in June with a goal of raising 1 BTC to become a fully-fledged news desk seems to have run out of steam, but we're not ready to hang up our sneakers just yet.

Remaining a publication operating solely on the Bitcoin standard is of critical importance to our reporting. No-strings-attached donations allow us to remain impartial and focus on serving the reader. Until the end of the year, we'll be looking into additional support for the project, as well as how to involve more people, including contributors.

Huge shoutout to our top supporters. Onward 🫡

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/859417/ 

 Bull Bitcoin Announces Launch in France, Mobile Wallet v0.3.0 Released

"Our mission is to equip you with the tools to reclaim your freedom and sovereignty. It started more than 10 years ago in Canada, continued in Costa Rica, and now we open a new chapter in our fight against central bankers, alongside the French people."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bull-bitcoin-announces-launch-in-france-mobile-wallet-v0-3-0-released/ 

 Judge Orders X Ban in Brazil, Threatens People Accessing X via VPN with $8,874 Daily Fine

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered internet providers and app stores to block X within five days, and the platform will stay blocked until it complies. Users or companies accessing X via virtual private networks (VPNs) will face daily fines of 50,000 reais (~$8,874).

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/judge-orders-x-ban-in-brazil-threatens-people-accessing-x-via-vpn-with-8-874-daily-fine/ 

 Bitcoin Optech #318: Bitcoin Mining Dev Mailing List

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-optech-318/ 

 ☕ Good Morning, Bitcoin - Friday, August 30th, 2024

GM. It is Friday, August 30th, 2024, and the last weekend of summer 2024 is upon us. Enjoy it and make the best of your time.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gm-2024-08-30/ 

 NymVPN: First Commercially Available VPN on a Decentralized Mixnet

Harry Halpin, CEO of Nym Technology, officially announced the launch of public beta testing phase of NymVPN at Web3 Summit last week.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nymvpn-available-for-beta-testing/ 

 OpenSats Grants Long-Term Support for Alex Gleason

With this grant, Alex aims to introduce features like NIP-05 username purchases with Zaps, a profile customization shop, and better Mastodon app support. He'll grow the community by migrating Soapbox servers, onboarding nostr communities, and launching Henhouse.social for women. Additionally, Alex will improve Ditto with bug fixes, UX enhancements, and performance improvements.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/opensats-lts-alex-gleason/ 

 Geyser v0.12.0: Major UX Redesign

"We’re excited to introduce a major redesign of Geyser’s user experience (UX), one of the most requested updates from our community. Since launching Geyser almost two years ago, we’ve gained valuable insights and this update reflects what we’ve learned."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/geyser-v0-12-0/ 

 ☕ Good Morning, Bitcoin - Thursday, August 29th, 2024

GM. Do you feel it? Today is Thursday, August 29th, 2024, and the vibes are high these days. It's beautiful to watch the space buzzing with action lately, and here's just a tiny glimpse of that.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gm-2024-08-29/ 

 Pavel Durov Released on €5M Bail, Won't Be Allowed to Leave France

- "The 39-year-old billionaire’s case is an unprecedented test of the power of governments over multinational tech companies operating under widely varying laws around the world. Durov’s Telegram is unusual for being run from a nonaligned Middle Eastern country, the United Arab Emirates, and for declaring that it shares no information with authorities anywhere about messages or activities on the site."

- It is absurd to suggest Durov could be implicated in any crime committed on the app, Durov’s lawyer, David-Olivier Kaminski, told the AFP news agency, adding: "Telegram complies in all respects with European rules concerning digital technology."


https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/pavel-durov-released-on-eu5m-bail-wont-be-allowed-to-leave-france/ 

 OpenSats Announces Support for The Tor Project

This grant will expand The Tor Project's onion service team to enhance DDoS protection and ensure reliable, anonymous communication, crucial for Bitcoin and nostr users in censored regions.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/opensats-announces-support-for-the-tor-project/ 

 Nostr Web Services (NWS) v0.1: Exit Node Internet Relay, .nostr Domains & More

"This is just the beginning. With many more features and enhancements on our roadmap, we are excited about the future of NWS and its potential. Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to develop NWS."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nws-v0-1/ 

 Binance Admits to Freezing Palestinian Accounts at Israel's Request

The company refutes claims that it seized funds from 'all Palestinians,' clarifying that only 'a small number of accounts' were restricted. The exact number of affected users remains unclear.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/binance-admits-to-freezing-palestinian-accounts-at-israels-request/ 

 🌄 Good Morning, Bitcoin - Wednesday, August 28th, 2024

GM. Today is Wednesday, August 28th, 2024. Here's the latest about the greatest. We know your time is scarce and we're here to help you maximize it.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gm-2024-08-28/ 

 Amethyst v0.90.3: Torrents & Outbox Restructuring

This update introduces support for NIP-35 Torrent files (dtan.xyz), significantly prunes memory for encrypted payloads and large events (DMs, Notifications, Zaps, etc.), and restructures caching to enable immediate subscription updates using the outbox model on custom feeds with NIP-51 lists.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/amethyst-v0-90-3/ 

 OpenSats Grants Long-Term Support for Daniele

With this grant,  @dtonon will refine Gossip and Coracle's user experience, explore group and community applications, develop marketplace NIPs and support apps, and create a new onboarding tool.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/opensats-grants-long-term-support-for-daniele/ 

 ☕Good Morning, Bitcoin - Tuesday, August 27th, 2024

GM, and happy Tuesday, sovereign individuals. So many incredible projects are being bootstrapped by incredibly talented, burned out, and underpaid devs. We're doing our best to catch up with it all. Keep pushing forward, speak your truth, and never stop.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gm-2024-08-27/ 

 Envoy v1.8.2: SeedQR Import & More

This release focuses on refining the Envoy user experience, improving the new Buy Bitcoin feature, and adds the ability to import a SeedQR seed as your Envoy mobile wallet seed.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/envoy-v1-8-2/
 

 UPDATED: Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Charged on 12 Criminal Counts in France

The United Arab Emirates is closely monitoring the case of Pavel Durov. The UAE has requested that the French government urgently provide all necessary consular services. It is noted that Durov holds Emirati citizenship and resides in Dubai.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/telegram-founder-pavel-durov-charged-on-12-criminal-counts-in-france/ 

 ZEUS Wallet v0.9.0: Hardware Wallet Support, CLNRest Backend, LSP Service & More

- "ZEUS v0.9.0 introduces some great new functionality, but we're already looking forward to the next release. v0.10 is already being planned out and we're already well into development on v0.9.1."

- "We are immensely grateful for the continued support from our users, contributors, and community sponsors, without whom none of this would be possible. Expect major new wallet releases and LSP services in Q4 and throughout 2025. We should have a few more LSP integrations announced soon too."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/zeus-v0-9-0/ 

 Mempool v3.0.0: Accelerator™ & Goggles™ Integration, Full-RBF Timelines & More

"Be your own explorer™ and self-host mempool on your own hardware, but remember: if your transaction gets stuck, Mempool Accelerator™ fixes this."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/mempool-v3-0-0/ 

 BREAKING: Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Charged on 12 Criminal Counts in France

Paris Prosecutor Laure Beccuau announced that Telegram founder Pavel Durov faces 12 charges, including facilitating illegal online transactions, unauthorized cryptology services, enabling organized crime, and obstructing justice.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/telegram-founder-pavel-durov-charged-on-12-criminal-counts-in-france/
 

 Block 858445: Important News of the Week

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/858445/

 

 Baltic Honeybadger 2024 - Day 2 Livestream

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/baltic-honeybadger-2024-day-2/ 

 Baltic Honeybadger 2024 - Day 1 Livestream

Baltic Honeybadger 2024 is the 6th edition of the biggest European OG conference dedicated to Bitcoin and the technologies built around it.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/baltic-honeybadger-2024-day-1/ 

 🌇 Good Morning, Bitcoin - Friday, August 23rd, 2024

GM. Today is Friday, August 23rd, also know as Segwit Activation Day. Here are some of the latest news and important project updates you may want to check out.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gm-2024-08-23/ 

 Nostriga 2024 - Day 2 Livestream

Nostriga 2024 is the 3rd edition of Nostr Unconference bringing together Nostr pioneers from all over the globe for conversations on everything nostr. It takes place on August 22 - 23 in Riga, Latvia.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nostriga-2024-day-2/ 

 Nostriga 2024 - Day 1 Livestream

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nostriga-2024-day-1/ 

 🔥Fountain v1.1: Open Social Podcasting Powered by Nostr

Fountain, a Lightning-powered value-for-value podcasting app, is now a Nostr client. Your Fountain profile syncs with your Nostr profile, making your activity visible across the Nostr ecosystem.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/fountain-v1-1/ 

 ☕ Good Morning, Bitcoin - Wednesday, August 21st, 2024

GM. Today is Wednesday, August 21st, 2024, otherwise known as The Bitcoin Infinity Day. It celebrates Bitcoin as the ultimate currency, with all value denominated in BTC. 8/21. 🫡

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gm-2024-08-21/



 

 SeedSigner v0.8.0: The 'Low Time Preference' Release

"It's admittedly been a minute since our last release – we've always built carefully and deliberately, and we continue to refine our software so bitcoiners everywhere can have a better and better permissionless signing device."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/seedsigner-v0-8-0/ 

 🏔️Good Morning, Bitcoin - Tuesday, August 20th, 2024

GM, and happy Tuesday, freedom builders and enthusiasts. Here's what's landed on our radar in the last 24 hours.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gm-2024-08-20/ 

 Stratum Benchmarking Tool v0.1.0 Released

The tool is available for immediate testing by any miner or a mining pool interested in understanding the enhancements of Stratum V2.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/stratum-benchmarking-tool-v0-1-0-released/ 

 bitaxeGamma: 5th Major Revision with BM1370 ASIC from Antminer S21 Pro

"The bitaxeGamma is go! The newest member in the BitAxe lineup features the BM1370 ASIC from the Antminer S21 Pro. So far we've been able to pull 1 - 1.2 TH/s at around 15 J/TH from a single chip," announced  @7xl.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitaxegamma-5th-major-revision-with-bm1370-asic-from-antminer-s21-pro/ 

 OpenSats Announces Long-Term Support for Vitor Pamplona

"OpenSats is proud to announce that Vitor Pamplona has been granted long-term support for his exceptional contributions to the nostr ecosystem."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/opensats-announces-lts-vitor-pamplona/ 

 ☕ Good Morning, Bitcoin - Monday, August 19th, 2024

GM. It is August 19th, 2024, and here's your Monday news digest.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gm-2024-08-19/ 

 BlueWallet v7.0.0: BIP-47 Payment Codes Available to Everyone

The latest BlueWallet release adds a toggle to disable privacy blur, lock screen widgets for iOS, and makes BIP-47 payment codes available to everyone (you have to enable it in wallet settings).

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bluewallet-v7-0-0/ 

 Bisq v2.1.0: Support Lightning Network as Additional Bitcoin Settlement Method

The latest Bisq 2 release, v2.1.0, brings support for the Lightning Network as an additional Bitcoin settlement method, a QR code scanner, upgraded chats, improved Tor startup, and more.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bisq-v2-1-0/ 

 Ark v0.2.0: Covenant-less, Offline Payments, Client SDKs, MutinyNet Support

Ark is a layer-two protocol designed to scale Bitcoin transactions.

This update includes covenant-less Ark implementation, offline payments, client SDKs, MutinyNet support, and enhancements to Ark's codebase and documentation.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ark-protocol-v0-2-0/ 

 🔥Block 857323: Important News of the Week

Here's what happened in Bitcoin last week, summarized in over 3,400 words. We appreciate each and every one of you who supports our free and independent reporting on a Bitcoin standard.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/857323/ 

 ₿trust Announces Q3 2024 Grant Recipients to Drive Open-Source Bitcoin Development

Jay-Z and Jack Dorsey-funded bitcoin non-profit ₿trust, focused on nurturing Bitcoin developers from the Global South, announced the recipients of its Q3 Starter Grants and new members of its ₿trust Open-Source Cohort.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/trust-announces-q3-2024-grant-recipients/ 

 ⛅Good Morning, Bitcoin - Friday, August 16th, 2024

GM, and in case we don't see ya, good afternoon, good evening, and good night. Here’s your Friday edition of our GM report, featuring the latest in Bitcoin, freedom tech, and more.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gm-2024-08-16/

 

 Bitcoin Optech #316: Time Warp Vulnerability in Testnet4, Onion Message DoS & More

This issue describes a new time warp in testnet4, proposed mitigations for onion message denial-of-service concerns, a proposal to allow LN payers to optionally identify themselves, and a major change to Bitcoin Core’s build system that could affect downstream developers and integrators.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-optech-316/ 

 Blockstream Jade Firmware v1.0.31: Auto Green 'Multisig Shield' PSBT Validation, CLI Tool & More

"Jade 1.0.31 is here, bringing a host of improvements that make it more powerful, secure, and user-friendly."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/blockstream-jade-firmware-v1-0-31/ 

 Mi Primer Bitcoin Is Raising 5 BTC to Reach 100k Students

Mi Primer Bitcoin (aka My First Bitcoin), the world's leading organization in community-led Bitcoin-only education, has announced a new fundraiser in an effort to teach a total of 100,000 students about Bitcoin.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/mi-primer-bitcoin-is-raising-5-btc-to-reach-100k-students/ 

 DVMDash v0.1: Monitoring and Debugging Tool for DVMs

The long-term goals of DVMDash are to provide a centralized view of the DVM ecosystem using metrics and graphs, and to offer real-time tools for developers to monitor, debug, and improve their DVMs.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/dvmdash-v0-1-monitoring-and-debugging-tool-for-dvms/ 

 ☕ Good Morning, Bitcoin - Thursday, August 15th, 2024

GM! It's Thursday, August 15th, and everything is gradually coming together. On this day in 2010, Bitcoin experienced its first network downtime event due to the Value Overflow Incident (CVE-2010-5139). The bug occurred because there was no check to prevent sending excessively large values. Fortunately, Bitcoin's founder, Satoshi Nakamoto, posted a code update to fix the issue about five hours after it was discovered.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gm-2024-08-15/ 

 OpenSats Announces New Round of Grants Focused on Bitcoin Core

"These grants are sourced from our General Fund, which is supported by generous donors like you. If you would like to support free and open-source projects that help Bitcoin flourish, consider donating to the fund."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/opensats-announces-new-round-of-grants-focused-on-bitcoin-core/ 

 SimpleX Raises $1.3M from Jack Dorsey & Asymmetric VC, Releases Chat v6.0

"We are very happy to announce that we now have funds to move faster – we raised a $1.3 million pre-seed round led by Jack Dorsey, with participation of Asymmetric Capital Partners (ACP) VC fund," announced SimpleX.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/simplex-chat-v6-0/ 

 ☕ Good Morning, Bitcoin - Wednesday, August 14th, 2024

GM. It is Wednesday, August 14th, and here's your freshly cooked and still steaming GM report.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gm-2024-08-14/ 

 Bankify: Turn Cashu Mints into Lightning Wallets with NWC

Bankify is a highly experimental tool for turning any Cashu mint into a Lightning wallet with Nostr Wallet Connect (NWC) support.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/introducing-bankify/ 

 Up to 2.9 Billion Records Stolen in a Hack of a US Background Check Company

The exposed data for potentially hundreds of millions of people includes full names, Social Security numbers, current and past addresses, and information about relatives, including deceased family members.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/up-to-2-9-billion-records-stolen-in-a-hack-of-a-us-background-check-company/ 

 ZEUS Announces Olympus Integrations with Lightning.Pub & Mutiny Wallet

ZEUS announced the integration of its lightning service provider (LSP), Olympus by ZEUS, into Lightning.Pub and Mutiny Wallet.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/zeus-announces-olympus-integrations-into-lightning-pub-mutiny-wallet/