Nunchuk Desktop v1.9.19: Inheritance Claiming
Fountain v0.7.0: New Podcast Library, Performance Upgrades & Live (beta)
Bali To Crack Down On Using Bitcoin For Payments
- "Foreign tourists who behave inappropriately, do activities that are not allowed in their visa permit, use crypto as a means of payment, and violate other provisions will be dealt with firmly," Bali Governor Wayan Koster said here on Sunday."
- Indonesian government has not allowed any alternative currencies as means of payment since 2011, but that is yet to stop locals from accepting payments in USD, Bitcoin, stablecoins, and other alternative assets.
- Bitcoin holding, trading, and mining remain unrestricted in the whole country.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bali-to-crack-down-on-bitcoin-payments/
A Collection of Resources Related to Covenants
"Covenants are a category of proposed changes to Bitcoin’s consensus rules that would allow a script to prevent an authorized spender from spending to certain other scripts."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/a-collection-of-resources-related-to-covenants/
Advanced Nostr Search
Advanced Nostr Search lets you search Nostr notes and filter them by npub, date, and keywords.
Alby Wallet Webhooks for Developers & ZapSplitter
- "Alby Webhooks allow services to be instantly notified of user's incoming and outgoing payments and act upon them."
- "ZapSplitter is a simple showcase based on Dergigi's idea of Lightning Prisms, which allows you to configure lightning splits for your Alby account."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/alby-wallet-webhooks-zapsplitter/
Agora Social: New Smart Search
Agora is a Nostr client that lets its users follow posts from different social networks.
ThunderHub v0.13.19 Released
Samourai Dojo v1.20.0: Dojo Tracker Optimizations
"This version has the latest Bitcoin Core v25.0, and contains major tracker optimizations that will help everyone get their Dojo synced up faster."
Amethyst v0.52.2: Sensitive Content (NIP-36)
Lead Developer of GrapheneOS Steps Down, Citing 'Recent Swatting Attacks'
"I'm going to focus on recovery from everything that has transpired since 2018. I have not been doing well, particularly in the past few weeks, but there has been no break from it since 2018."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/lead-developer-of-grapheneos-steps-down/
Black Market for Worldcoin Credentials Pops Up in China
The credentials often come from countries like Cambodia and Kenya, according to social media posts.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/black-market-for-worldcoin-credentials-pops-up-in-china/
Bitcoin Keeper v1.0.4: Whirlpool For iOS
"For the first time ever, introducing Whirlpool for iOS. Keeper now integrates with Samurai's Whirlpool, on your phone. Easily mix your Bitcoin for increased privacy and fungibility."
New Spiral Grantee: Amiti Uttarwar
Amiti Uttarwar focuses on coaching other Bitcoin contributors as well as improving the security and privacy of all bitcoin nodes by harnessing the benefits of alternate networks.
A Beginner-Friendly Guide to Modifying Open Source Projects
Bitcoiner.Guide contributor Bitlevi has written a beginner-friendly guide for aspiring open source project contributors. It covers all the necessary steps and tools one needs to confidently fork a project, make changes, and submit a pull request.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/a-beginner-friendly-guide-to-open-source-projects/
Block 791661: Important News of the Week
BitBanana v0.6.2: Advanced Channel Details
Nostream v1.25.2: Recommended Bug Fix
"All relay operators running 1.25.x SHOULD update to 1.25.2 to avoid issues confirming payments."
Indonesia Bitcoin Conference Will Take Place on October 26-27
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/indonesia-bitcoin-conference-2023/
Bitrefill Integrates Login with Lightning
"You can now connect faster than ever to your Bitrefill account using your Lightning Wallet."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitrefill-integrates-lightning-login/
IRS To Send Agents Abroad To Fight P2P, Mixing, DeFi and Crypto Crimes
"IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) will launch a pilot program in June where cyber attachés will deploy to four continents across the globe to combat cybercrime, focusing on tax and financial crimes that use cryptocurrency, decentralized finance, peer-to-peer payments and mixing services."