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Machankura Implemented Additive Batching with RBF For Onchain Transactions

"This allows us to ensure that users onchain spends never get stuck buried in the mempool. It also gives a user with a sufficient balance the ability to speed up their own onchain spend in the event where their initial transactions gets buried in the mempool. Not forgetting to mention that users will get fee discounts whenever their onchain withdrawals get batched together."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/machankura-users-sats-to-onchain/

BTCPay Server v1.11.4 Released

"Minor update recommended for deployment stacks which were using MySQL/SQLite backend in the past such as Raspiblitz, Umbrel, Embassy OS."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/btcpay-server-v1-11-4/

Libwally Core v0.9.2: Recommended Upgrade

"This is the last planned release before wally moves to semantic versioning and a consistent ABI for elements/non-elements builds with release 1.0.0."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/libwally-core-v0-9-2/

Baltic Honeybadger 2023 Day 2 Livestream

Baltic Honeybadger 2023 is the 5th edition of the European Bitcoin-only event held in Riga, Latvia.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/baltic-honeybadger-2023-day-2/

GrapheneOS v2023090200 Released

GrapheneOS is an open-source, privacy and security-focused mobile operating system based on the Android Open Source Project (AOSP).

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/grapheneos-v2023090200/

Baltic Honeybadger 2023 Day 1 Livestream

Baltic Honeybadger 2023 is the 5th edition of the European Bitcoin-only event held in Riga, Latvia.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/baltic-honeybadger-2023-day-1/

Bitcoin Tribe v2.2.3: Additional Border Wallet Functionality

Bitcoin Tribe is a mobile bitcoin wallet intended to improve the accessibility of bitcoin to the general public while maintaining the tenet of self sovereignty that bitcoin is built on. Available on iOS and Android.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-tribe-v2-2-3/

Peach Bitcoin v0.3.0: Open Source Code, Full Wallet Functionality, GroupHug & Global South Expansion

Peach Bitcoin is a KYC-free peer-to-peer Bitcoin marketplace available on Android and iOS.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/peach-bitcoin-v0-3-0/

Sparrow Wallet v1.7.9: Wallet Accounts Summary Dialog & More

Sparrow is a modern desktop Bitcoin wallet application supporting most hardware wallets and built on common standards such as PSBT, with an emphasis on transparency and usability.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/sparrow-wallet-v1-7-9/

Bitcoin Optech #266: LN Fake Funding, Covenant Mashup

"This week’s newsletter announces the responsible disclosure of a vulnerability affecting old LN implementations and summarizes a suggestion for a mashup of proposed covenant opcodes. Also included are our regular sections...'

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-optech-266/

Joinmarket v0.9.10: RBF Fee Bumping, Improvements & Bug Fixes

JoinMarket is software to create a special kind of bitcoin transaction called a CoinJoin transaction. Widespread use of JoinMarket improves bitcoin's fungibility and privacy. This implementation of JoinMarket also implements PayJoin.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/joinmarket-v0-9-10/

Nayuta Wallet Android v0.2.0: LNURL Pay QR Code Support

Nayuta is a mobile Lightning wallet for easy payments and automatic channel management with LSP.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nayuta-wallet-v0-2-0/

Mutiny Wallet v0.4.14: Web and Android Feature Parity

- "We've made some improvements to load times and fixed an issue causing missing lightning gossip data that could have caused a lot of "no routes found" errors."

- "We also have the android app caught up to feature parity with the web wallet. Log downloads, state downloads & uploads, plus back button navigation."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/mutiny-wallet-v0-4-14/

Grayscale Wins Appeal Against SEC Overturing Its Decision on Bitcoin ETF

The District of Columbia Court of Appeals might have paved the way for bitcoin exchange-traded funds by siding with Grayscale in a lawsuit against the Securities and Exchange Commission which had denied the company’s application to convert the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) to an ETF.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/grayscale-wins-appeal-over-sec/

Floresta v0.5.0 Released

Floresta is a lightweight, fully-validating Bitcoin node powered by Utreexo, with an integrated Electrum Server.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/floresta-v0-5-0/

Zaprite Platform Upgrades: Payment Links, New Receive Integrations, Subscription Plans & More

Zaprite is a non-custodial no KYC platform for Bitcoin invoicing, project management and expense tracking.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/zaprite-platform-upgrades/

River To Reduce Its Lightning Node Capacity Further by 48%

"To properly align capital and manage channels to the right peers, we’ll be reducing River’s Lightning Nodes’ capacity by 48%, from 315 BTC to 151 BTC."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/river-to-reduce-its-lightning-node-capacity-by-48/

Household Electricity Costs to Mine 1 Bitcoin at Home Globally - CoinGecko Report

- "The regional differences in household electricity costs are significant, with Europe standing out with the highest average cost of household electricity, estimated at $85,767.84."

"- In contrast, the Asian region boasts the lowest average cost for solo miners at $20,635.62 when mining 1 Bitcoin."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/household-electricity-costs-to-mine-1-bitcoin-at-home-globally/