New wave of grants: a mix of protocol research, infrastructure maintenance, privacy-preserving wallets, and mining decentralization. https://opensats.org/blog/fifteenth-wave-of-bitcoin-grants
Thank you nostr:nprofile1qythwumn8ghj7ct5d3shxtnwdaehgu3wd3skuep0qyt8wumn8ghj7etyv4hzumn0wd68ytnvv9hxgtcqypu8xwr40lp96ewdj2fef408wy70gd3carf9n6xu7hrnhq6whpgly925h0z ! Your long term financial support helps BDK provide the long term software support to the downstream projects using our libraries to build awesome #bitcoin apps and services. π€ π§‘
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From SETI@home curiosity to founding BDK, Steve Myers shares how nostr:nprofile1qys8wumn8ghj7cmgdae82uewd45kketyd9kxwetj9e3k7mf6xs6rgtcppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qqsgkmgkmv63djkxmwvdlyaxx0xtsytvkyyg5fwzmp48pwd30f3jtxshyr5ev makes wallets easier, safer, and cross-platform for builders.
https://bitcoinnews.com/p/bitcoin-development-kit-steve-myers
Checkout this interview for a great introduction to the past, present and future of BDK!
Companies and individuals who want to support our mission please consider joining us as a BDK Foundation member.
Welcome π¦ MetaMask users to self custodial #bitcoin! For all you devs checkout bdk-wasm (kudos to nostr:nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7vfs9cczuvfs9cerzw358q6rstcpp4mhxue69uhkyunz9e5k7tcqypct8226te5jctwxtev67uh4ws6mp20yajexqxcplm986jhx27s0728a7ek ) to see how it's done.
π£ BDK Wallet v2.3.0 is out now! it includes a new feature for returning events upon applying block to the Wallet. It also fixes a TxBuilder::build_fee_bump error when a parent of the transaction being fee-bumped isn't found in the wallet.
https://github.com/bitcoindevkit/bdk_wallet/releases/tag/wallet-2.3.0
Did You Know: BDK supports Compact Block Filters via Kyoto
https://bookofbdk.com/cookbook/syncing/kyoto/
Check it out, to use in your app, or try it out on desktop & mobile π
Bitcoin Safe - π»desktop mainnet:
https://bitcoin-safe.org/download
BDK Example iPhone - π±mobile signet:
π’ `bdk-cli` 2.0 release is out ! Highlights: update `bdk_wallet` to 2.1.0, Taproot descriptor and redb support, improved `bdk_kyoto` tx handling. π to nostr:nprofile1qyx8wumn8ghj7cnjvghxjmcpz4mhxue69uhk2er9dchxummnw3ezumrpdejqqg8wnz26hwvuv67wmywyphtx09hum3nwnjwup7svxpunl390yputhc2gesjd for his tireless work as a maintainer and our two new contributors 110CodingP and va-an!
https://github.com/bitcoindevkit/bdk-cli/releases/tag/v2.0.0
Big news from project grantee Nymius (https://bitcoindevkit.org/foundation/grantees/#nymius) π
"First BDK silent payment wallet roundtrip on signet π :
* Funding tx (https://mempool.space/signet/tx/6a92dc86af56439661f046a25a00d7af30e8bd3bafa7630dda6740df4e2a0124) , using bdk-cli and bdk_sp::send::psbt::derive_sp
* 'Cashback' tx (https://mempool.space/signet/tx/7b725847d4fdd95cf0cc4ccc8999856cefa50d774dc6d913769df039c7a1f895) using bdk-sp cli tools. Using kyoto-cbf to request compact block filters and blindbit to request tweaks.
Find the code here:
https://github.com/bitcoindevkit/bdk-sp/compare/master...nymius:bdk-sp:refactor/indexer"
We're excited to award nostr:nprofile1qyv8wumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnrv9ekzv339eehqctrv5q3camnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wveexzcm5v9kxj7n9vshxuet59uqzq65vtslngsuu34mpvw0s0uf2e24gn02u9rwa0pvesuyzym8u6y3fl4sez6 a year long project grant for his work on integrating Floresta, a Utreexo-powered node implementation, with BDK, through the bdk-floresta crate.
A huge thanks to nostr:nprofile1qyf8wumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytn6vfjzuem8qy28wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyv9kh2uewd9hsqgyvraskxpjj8svmnjaxuhrj6luwl42egp3q7s8jff037ff6eysm5gzdpp2c or their early support for Luis and his work through their Vinteum Fellowship program.
π£ bdk_wallet v2.1.0 is out now!
This release introduces two significant features: comprehensive support for BIP-389 two-path multipath descriptors and enhanced transaction building capabilities. It also includes other features and fixes.
https://github.com/bitcoindevkit/bdk_wallet/releases/tag/wallet-2.1.0
π’ Version 2.0.0 of our language bindings libraries (bdk-ffi) have all been released (iOS, Android, Kotlin/JVM, and Python)!
Better clients, arbitrary persistence, new PSBT methods, display implementations, and much more!
- https://github.com/bitcoindevkit/bdk-swift
- https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/org.bitcoindevkit/bdk-android
- https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/org.bitcoindevkit/bdk-jvm
2025 Q2 Update: What Have We Been Up To?
bdk_wallet 2.0, BDK YouTube, and more!
BDK YouTube just posted its most recent video for "Tech Talks", check all of them out from Q2:
https://www.youtube.com/@bitcoindevkit
1 - Language Bindings
2 - Silent Payments
3 - Transactions
4 - CLI
5 - Compact Block Filters
6 - Mobile
https://www.youtube.com/@bitcoindevkit
YouTube.com/@bitcoindevkit
BDK YouTube just posted its most recent video for "Tech Talks", check all of them out from Q2:
https://www.youtube.com/@bitcoindevkit
1 - Language Bindings
2 - Silent Payments
3 - Transactions
4 - CLI
5 - Compact Block Filters
6 - Mobile
π’ bdk_wallet v2.0.0 is out now! This is the final 2.0, even though the major version went up most users will see no API breaking changes, and check the release notes for compatible chain client crates.
See: https://github.com/bitcoindevkit/bdk_wallet/releases/tag/wallet-2.0.0
π£ bdk_wallet v2.0.0-beta.0 is out now! Note this is a beta release in preparation for a final 2.0 while we continue to gather feedback from users. Even though the major version went up most users will see no API breaking changes. See: https://github.com/bitcoindevkit/bdk_wallet/releases/tag/wallet-2.0.0-beta.0
Release notes here:
https://github.com/bitcoindevkit/bdk-cli/releases/tag/v1.0.0
A big thanks to nostr:nprofile1qyx8wumn8ghj7cnjvghxjmcpz4mhxue69uhk2er9dchxummnw3ezumrpdejqqg8wnz26hwvuv67wmywyphtx09hum3nwnjwup7svxpunl390yputhc2gesjd for getting the bdk-cli 1.0.0 release done! and rustaceanrob for adding the cool new kyoto based compact block filter client to it! See release notes for all the details.
2025 Q1 Update: What Have We Been Up To?
bdk_wallet 1.1, Book of BDK, Kyoto, and more!
BDK YouTube is alive! New recent content
- Tech Talk: Language Bindings
- Tutorial: Build a bitcoin wallet in ~11 mins
And more coming this yearβ¦
https://www.youtube.com/@bitcoindevkit
