**EU Council Signs On MiCA Regulation, New Reporting Requirements on Crypto Assets**
"Markets in Crypto Assets regulation was given final approval by the EU’s Council, which also agreed a new law for sharing data on crypto tax holdings."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/eu-council-signs-on-mica-regulation-agrees/
**Storm: Protocol Suite For Decentralized Storage and Messaging**
"Storm operates on top of Lightning Network and provides a way of setting up long-term trustless storage channels, as well as an API for structured data propagation, storage and - last but not least - querying."
**Keet v1.2.1: Faster Rendering of Chat Messages**
Keet is a private and encrypted peer-to-peer video and text chat application that also allows for large file sharing and has built in Lightning and USDT micropayments. Available on Windows, MacOS, Linux, Android and iOS.
**Block's Bitkey Will Not Require Customers to Hold Onto Seed Phrases, Will Not Have A Screen**
Block's Max Guise shared some key characteristics of Bitkey - Block's upcoming signing device.
**Bitcoin Tribe v2.1.7: Backups with Bitcoin Keeper**
Bitcoin Tribe (formerly Hexa Wallet) is a simple bitcoin wallet made to be used with Friends and Family. Available on iOS and Android.
**River Raises $35M Series B Funding Round Led By Kingsway Capital**
River offers the full suite of Bitcoin brokerage, custody, and mining services in one easy-to-use mobile app and on River.com, and is also one of the leading Lightning service providers.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/river-raises-35m-series-b-round/
**US Senators Reintroduce Accountability for Cryptocurrency in El Salvador Act**
Two US senators have reintroduced legislation that requires State Department to produce reports on El Salvador’s adoption of Bitcoin and potential impacts on bilateral economic relations and law enforcement cooperation.
**Ledger Launches Distributed, KYC-Based, Cloud Seed Recovery Service Then Quickly Deletes It**
Previous articles state that Ledger Recover service splits a wallet recovery phrase into three encrypted shards and distributes them to three custodians. The service is supposed to cost $9.99 per month.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ledger-to-launch-kyc-cloud-based-recovery-service/
**Fold Expands to El Salvador as Base for Latin American Operations**
Fold's expansion to El Salvador marks a significant milestone for the company.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/fold-expands-to-el-salvador-as-base-for-latin-american-operations/
**Plebstr Now Available on App Store and Google Play**
Plebstr is a user-friendly Nostr mobile client available on iOS and Android.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/plebstr-now-available-on-app-stores/
**DOJ's Head Of Crypto Promises A Crackdown On Exchanges, Mixers, Tumblers and Scams**
"The top US cryptocurrency enforcement tsar is promising a crackdown on illicit behaviour on digital platforms, saying the scale of crypto crime has grown “significantly” in the past four years."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/dojs-head-of-crypto-promises-crypto-crime-crackdown/
**Nostr App Manager: Discover Nostr Apps**
Nostr App Manager is a way to discover Nostr apps and switch between them.
**ZEBEDEE Opens Its API, SDK & API Dev Playground**
Zebedee has opened its API to all developers and digital platforms through a subscription model, including a completely free option for starters.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/zebedee-launches-api-sdk-dev-playground/
**libsecp256k1 v0.3.2 Released**
"We strongly recommend any users of the library to upgrade if their code may end up being compiled with an affected version of GCC."
**Fake Trezor Wallets Designed to Steal Bitcoin Spotted in the Wild**
"It looks and feels like a Trezor wallet, but puts all your crypto-investments into the hands of criminals."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/fake-trezor-wallets-designed-to-steal-bitcoin-spotted-in-the-wild/
**Whirpool Surge Rounds: If Mining Fee Is Higher Than Needed Additional Remixers May Be Added**
Whirlpool surge cycles have been activated - if incoming UTXOs overpay miners fees the coordinator may select additional remixers.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/whirlpool-implements-surge-rounds/
**Nutminer: Proof-of-Work Based Cashu Faucet**
"Nutminer is a difficulty-adjusted proof-of-work based Cashu faucet that emits a constant rate of tokens, no matter how many people use it."
**Snort v0.1.8: Wallet Connect, Trending Notes & More**
Snort is a Nostr UI built with React aiming for speed and efficiency.
**Nostream v1.23.0 Released**
Nostream is a Nostr relay written in Typescript.
**Countries Where Internet Access Has Been Restricted At Least Once**
Autocratic governments around the world are increasingly turning to internet blackouts and censorship to maintain their rule, prevent the dissemination of information and to impede organizational efforts.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/countries-where-internet-access-has-been-restricted-at-least-once/