Fedi Launched First Ever Pop-Up Federation For BTC Prague Event
Users who join the Prague Pop-Up Federation can use it to receive live updates from the conference, chat securely with other participants, send and receive sats to and from other attendees of Bitcoin Prague Conference and much more.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/fedi-btc-prague-pop-up-federation/
Lnprotest: Lightning BOLT Protocol Test Framework
"lnprototest is a set of test helpers written in Python3, designed to make it easy to write new tests when you propose changes to the lightning network protocol, as well as test existing implementations."
ZEBEDEE Integrates ZBD App with Nostr
“The ZBD app is now a Nostr client with full capabilities,” said ZEBEDEE co-founder and CTO, Andre Neves.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/zebedee-integrates-zbd-app-with-nostr/
A New Class of ECDSA Signature Vulnerability Observed in the Wild on the Bitcoin Blockchain
"Our analysis illustrates how vulnerabilities in a custom ECDSA implementation can not only reveal private keys, but can also be used to compromise Bitcoin-pseudonymity and addresses to (online) personas."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/the-curious-case-of-the-half-half-bitcoin-ecdsa-nonces/
Tor Browser v12.0.7 Released
"This release updates Firefox to 102.12.0esr, including bug fixes, stability improvements and important security updates. We also backported the Android-specific security updates from Firefox 114."
BREAKING: BitGo Signed Letter of Intent to Acquire Prime Trust
BitGo Holdings, Inc. signed a non-binding term sheet to acquire 100% of the equity of Prime Core Technologies, Inc., the parent company of Prime Trust.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitgo-signs-letter-of-intent-to-acquire-prime-trust/
Rumor Has It: Prime Trust On The Verge of Bankruptcy, Users Urged To Withdraw Funds From Exchanges
"The information that I have is that they need to receive $25 million dollars in funding by the start of business on Monday so...a lot could happen in four days."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/prime-trust-may-be-facing-bankruptcy/
Musig Playground: Send BTC With Multiple People While Looking Like One Person
"You can construct a custom musig spend on testnet and set parameters like how many people should participate. It also serves as a proof that you really can do musig in the browser."
Bitcoin-Denominated Life Insurer Sets Up Shop with $19M Funding From Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI & Google's VC Fund
"We think hundreds of millions of folks will be onboarding into the bitcoin economy in the coming decades, and we’re building the life insurance company for them."
North Korea's Lazarus Group Likely Behind $35M Atomic Wallet Hack, Says Surveillance Firm Elliptic
"Elliptic analysis of the thief’s transactions leads us to attribute this hack to North Korea’s Lazarus Group, with a high level of confidence."
Amboss Launched LINER Index For Measuring Cost and Yield on The Lightning Network
"Just as with LIBOR in traditional finance, it is incredibly useful to have a reference rate for the true cost of capital," said writer and investor Allen Farrington.
Lightning Terminal v0.10.1-alpha: Updates and Bug Fixes
"This release of Lightning Terminal (LiT) includes updates to the versions of the integrated LND, Loop and Pool daemons, along with a few LiT bug fixes."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/lightning-terminal-v0-10-1-alpha/
May 2023 Mining Ops Updates: Riot, Marathon, Core Scientific, Cipher, Stronghold, CleanSpark, Argo, TeraWulf, Bitfarms, Iris Energy, Bit Digital
Riot Platforms Awards Research Grant to Tobin C. Harding
"Tobin's proof-of-work in rust libraries continues to improve the developer experience and engineering quality. The easier it is to build software with Bitcoin, the faster mainstream adoption happens," said Riot's VP of Research Pierre Rochard.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/riot-platforms-research-grant-tobin-harding/
BTCPay Server v1.10.2: Bug Fixes
Cashcrab: Cashu Wallet with Flutter UI
Cashcrab is "a Cashu wallet with a flutter UI and with as much logic as possible in rust using cashu-crab with nostr integration for contacts and messaging."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/cashcrab-cashu-wallet-with-flutter-ui/
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BIP for Silent Payments Is Out For Review
"A single silent payment address is enough to receive funds from anyone without loss of privacy."
Bitcoin Optech #254: Using MATT to Replicate CTV & Manage Joinpools
Stakwork Pledges $180K To Fund Bitcoin Development
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/stakwork-pledges-180k-to-fund-bitcoin-developers/