**WalletScrutiny.com Is Down Due to DMCA Takedown Notice By a Custodial Exchange**
WalletScrutiny.com aims to improve the security of Bitcoin wallets by examining products for transparency and potential attacks.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/walletscrutiny-com-is-down-due-to-dmca-takedown-notice/
**LNbits v0.10.8 Released**
LNbits is free and open-source Lightning wallet and accounts system that comes with a variety of useful plugins and integrations.
**RaspiBlitz v1.9.0: Updates & New Apps**
RaspiBlitz is a do-it-yourself Lightning Node (LND and/or Core Lightning) running together with a Bitcoin full node on a RaspberryPi.
**RaspiBlizt v1.9.0: Updates & New Apps**
RaspiBlitz is a do-it-yourself Lightning Node (LND and/or Core Lightning) running together with a Bitcoin full node on a RaspberryPi.
**Ledger Pauses The Launch of Recover Service, Accelerates Open Source Roadmap**
"We have decided to accelerate our open-sourcing roadmap to bring more verifiability to everything we do."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ledger-accelerates-open-source-roadmap/
**Hong Kong To Open Bitcoin Trading For Retail From June 1st**
"Hong Kong is coming full circle as it used to be a digital-asset hub in the industry’s earlier years before taking a more skeptical stance. China’s ban on crypto in 2021 dulled the city’s allure as a conduit for mainland cash."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/hong-kong-expected-to-lift-bitcoin-trading-ban/
**Nutstash Wallet v0.1.12 Released**
Nutstash is a Cashu Wallet with multi-mint and send-to-nostr-key functionality.
**RoboSats Guide: Simple & Private Lightning-based P2P Exchange**
"RoboSats is an Open Source peer-to-peer exchange for buying and selling sats using the Lightning Network. It requires zero sign up information, is accessible via the Tor browser or an Android app and allows you to obtain sats directly to your own wallet."
**LNDK: External Bolt 12 Support for LND**
LNDK is an experimental standalone daemon that allows LND nodes to forward onion messages. It is built with LDK and aims to bring LND users Bolt 12 support.
**Torq v0.22.1: Core Lightning**
Torq is a node management software for handling and automating large nodes.
**Amboss Privacy Policy Raises Concerns About Sharing User Information with Third-Parties**
"Any data collection we do is either public or is explicitly opt-in. We do not collect data without consent. Destroying lightning's privacy features would be counter-productive to our goals," Amboss responded.
**Mercury Wallet v0.8.13: Required Upgrade**
Mercury wallet is a cross-platform GUI for Mercury written in node.js using Electron.
**Voltage Partners with Google Cloud to Expand Hosting and Locations**
Voltage is a Lightning as a Service (LaaS) provider that offers a suite of node, liquidity, and data services.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/voltage-partners-with-google-cloud-to-expand-hosting-locations/
**BitMEX Renews Sjors Provoost's Bitcoin Developer Grant**
"BitMEX has extended Sjors Provoost’s Bitcoin developer grant until November 2023, a six month extension from the previous grant. This is the fourth consecutive time BitMEX has provided Sjors a grant, over a three year period."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitmex-renewed-sjors-provoost-grant/
**Bitwage Integrates with 23 Payroll Providers to Cover 'Almost Any Employer in The United States'**
Bitwage is a leading provider of Bitcoin payroll solutions.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitwage-integrates-with-22-us-payroll-providers/
**Bottlepay App Is Closing Down Again**
Bottlepay is a UK-based payments startup building FCA-regulated custodial services on Bitcoin and Lightning Network.
**EmbassyOS Renamed to StartOS, v0.3.4.2 Released**
StartOS is a browser-based, graphical operating system for a personal server.
**SeedHammer v0.11.1: Constant Time Engraving**
SeedHammer is a metal engraving machine for bitcoin used for creating robust singlesig/multisig with mnemonic seed, descriptor and QRs. It is air gapped, open source, verifiable and trustless.
**Fedi Alpha Is Now Available For Testing**
Fedi Alpha is a first step towards Federated OS. It lets builders and protocol pioneers to test Federations.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/fedi-alpha-available-for-testing/
**Bitcoin 2024 Will Take Place In Nashville on July 25-27 Next Year**
The Bitcoin Conference, the world's largest gathering of the Bitcoin industry, is set to take place in Nashville, Tennessee, from July 25-27, 2024.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-2024-will-take-place-in-nashville-on-july-25-27-next-year/