North Carolina To Commission A $50K Treasury Study To Find Out Whether It Should Hold Bitcoin
"The bill, titled State Precious Metals Depository Study, aims to examine the process of securely holding, insuring, and liquidating virtual currency on behalf of the state. It has now been referred to the Senate for further consideration."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/north-carolina-to-spend-50k-for-bitcoin-research/
Nix Bitcoin v0.0.94 Released
Core Lightning v23.05.2: Bugfix Release
"This is a bugfix-only release which repairs several issues reported in the wild. It is a recommended upgrade for anyone on v23.05."
BitBox App v4.38.0, Firmware v9.14.1: Updates & Security Improvements
"Today we have prepared a substantial update for the BitBoxApp. This release contains security improvements, optimizes usability and adds new features for advanced users."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitbox-app-v4-38-0-firmware-v9-14-1/
SeedHammer v1.0.0: Reproducible Builds
"We now have reproducible builds and no more known software security issues."
Will add it soon, thanks!
nsecBunker v1.0 Release Opens Up Nostr For Shared Projects and Companies
"Starting today, you can now BUY an nsecBunker for a few thousands sats a year, or just deploy one yourself following the instructions in the website."
Slovakia Lowers Bitcoin Capital Gains Tax Rate From 39% To 7%
- Slovak parliament has accepted a new law lowering tax rate for the fiat profits from Bitcoin sales to just 7%. Until now the profits were taxed by a rate of 36-39% (together with variable health insurance fees).
- The new rate comes into effect on January 1, 2024.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/slovakia-reduced-bitcoin-capital-gains-tax-from-39-to-7/
Bitmain Launched New Antminer S19j XP
- Antminer S19j XP boasts of a hashrate of 151 TH/s, and 21.5 J/TH efficiency.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitmain-antminer-s19j-xp-launched/
ZBD Launched Time-Based Bitcoin Rewards For Over 100 Android Games
Bitcoin payments startup Zebedee launched a feature in its Android app that pays people small amounts of Bitcoin for playing over 100 eligible mobile games via its ZBD app.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/zbd-launched-time-based-rewards/
Nostur v1.2.0: Viewing of Long Form Articles
GrapheneOS v2023062800 Introduces Experimental Pixel Fold Support
"GrapheneOS now has experimental support for the Pixel Fold. It's available for download on our staging site. It can also be installed with our easy to use web installer."
Tether & Bitfinex: Signed MOU with Georgia, Launched Bitfinex P2P, Issued $100k Grant to Qubes OS
Tether has signed a MOU with the government of Georgia, Bitfinex launched its P2P platform in Venezuela, Argentina and Colombia, and both companies provided funding for Qubes OS.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/tether-georgia-bitfinex-p2p-funds-qubes-os/
Tor Browser v12.5: Improved User Experience
Tor Browser v12.5 includes updates circuit display, new onion site icons, improved connection experience, accessibility improvements, Finnish language, and many other improvements.
Simplicity: Holes and Side Effects
"Eventually, in practice, almost nobody will be writing Simplicity code at all. Simplicity provides a well-defined foundation for blockchain programs, but it is just that: a foundation. The real work will be done in higher-level languages, which compile down to Simplicity code alongside proofs of their correct operation."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/simplicity-holes-and-side-effects/
Bitcoin Savings App Coinbits Caught in Prime Trust Fallout
"Most of the features of Coinbits App are currently offline, but we are developing new solutions and intend to restore our services soon."
Validating Lightning Signer (VLS) Beta Released
"VLS (the Validating Lightning Signer), is an open-source Rust library and reference implementation of software that separates a user's private keys from their Lightning node, ensuring that if the node is compromised, the attacker cannot steal the user's funds."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/validating-lightning-signer-vls-beta-released/
MicroStrategy Issued and Sold $333M Worth of Shares, Bought Another 12333 BTC
The company now claims to be holding a total of 152,333 BTC.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/microstrategy-buys-another-12333-btc/
Bitcoin Optech #257: Preventing the Pinning of Coinjoin Transactions
Nostr Nests Code Is Now Open Source
"We're open sourcing the new Nostr Nests and seeking help to build this service for Nostr. It's a service that will be used by all of us."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nostr-nests-code-is-now-open-source/