Nostr Design Initiative Launched
OpenSats announced Nostr Design initiative to help open source developers with product development, UI/UX, and general design considerations.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nostr-design-initiative-launched/
CLBOSS v0.13: Bring Back to Life Release
"We've tagged the first release of CLBOSS [1] that is now compliant with modern CLN versions."
RoboSats v0.5.2-alpha: Updates and Improvements
RoboSats is an Open Source peer-to-peer exchange for buying and selling sats using the Lightning Network. It requires zero sign up information, is accessible via the Tor browser or an Android app and lets you get sats directly to your own wallet.
Chainalysis Denounces Bitcoin Core Contributor Bryan Bishop as 'Unqualified' to Audit Its Code
"Chainalysis attempts to evade source code audit by denouncing Bitcoin Core contributor as "unqualified", cites risk of "irreparable damage" to its business," L0la L33tz wrote.
eNuts Wallet v0.0.3: First Public Beta Release
eNuts is a custodial cashu wallet for Android and iOS. eNuts is a strictly typed mobile Cashu wallet that has Lightning support and can connect to multiple mints. A Nostr integration allows seemless transactions between you and your contacts.
ERCOT Paid Riot Platforms $7 Million to Shut Down During Heat Wave in August
- "In August, Riot provided over 84,000 megawatt hours of energy to the market in Texas to reduce overall demand, lower consumer prices, and stabilize the grid during a heat wave. This ensured that consumers did not experience disruptions during extreme temperatures."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/texas-paid-riot-31-7-million-to-shut-down-during-heat-wave-in-august/
Block 806888: Important News of the Week
Top stories of the week include the announcement of BTCPay App, upcoming fair value accounting rules for companies that hold bitcoin, El Salvador bringing Bitcoin education to public schools, as well as a ton of cool software updates.
Coldcard Mk4 Firmware v5.1.4: Batch PSBT Sign, Bugfixes & More
COLDCARD Mk4 Firmware 5.1.4 has been released. It comes with batch PSBT signing, enhancements, Sparrow Wallet added as an individual export option and bug fixes.
SimLN: A Tool For Simulating Realistic Lightning Payment Activity
"SimLN is a simulation tool that can be used to generate realistic payment activity on any lightning network topology."
Ripple Acquires Fortress Trust Used by Swan Bitcoin
Ripple has acquired Fortress Trust few months after it splashed $250 million on Swiss custody startup Metaco. Fortress is used by popular bitcoin exchange Swan Bitcoin, and is being run by former Prime Trust founder and CEO Scott Purcell.
BitBlockBoom 2024 to Take Place in Dallas on April 11-14
Tickets for BitBlockBoom the Halving Event are now on sale.
OpenSats Announces Long Term Support for Bitcoin Core Developer Sjors Provoost
"Sjors Provoost is the latest bitcoin core developer receiving long-term support from OpenSats, after Marco Falke in July and Josi Baker in August."
JoinStr: Decentralized CoinJoin Implementation Using Nostr
- JoinStr operates by creating a CoinJoin transaction with the coordination of the Nostr protocol.
- Joinstr also integrates seamlessly with the Electrum wallet, providing a user-friendly way to access CoinJoin functionality.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/joinstr-decentralized-coinjoin-implementation-using-nostr/
Bitcoin Mining Around the World: Oman
"Due to a continuous buildout of natural gas and solar, Oman's total generating capacity is expected to grow by 8.7% annually until 2027. There will be more than enough electricity for the country's bitcoin miners."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-mining-around-the-world-oman/
BLASTPASS iPhone Zero-Click, Zero-Day Exploit: Users Urged to Update Immediately
"We refer to the exploit chain as BLASTPASS. The exploit chain was capable of compromising iPhones running the latest version of iOS (16.6) without any interaction from the victim."
NDK v1.0 Released: OutBox Model
"In short, the outbox model allows nostr to fragment, instead of everybody coalescing around a few popular relay and using things like Blastr. Nostr simply doesn't work without the outbox model."
Liana v2.0: Simplified Installation, Reuse xPub in Descriptor & More
- Liana is a simple Bitcoin wallet that features a timelocked recovery path for all your coins. It can be used for inheritance, decaying multisigs or safer backups.
- This major release significantly simplifies the installation of Liana. It also fixes a number of small bugs and glitches.
New KYC/AML Compliance Protocol Proposed by Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin
Ethereum founder collaborated with surveillance firm Chainalysis to produce a paper on 'regulated privacy' using Privacy Pools. In the proposal, privacy service users would generate zero-knowledge proof to prove their funds are associated with approved sets of past deposits.
New KYC/AML Compliance Protocol Proposed by Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin
Ethereum founder collaborated with surveillance firm Chainalysis to produce a paper on 'regulated privacy' using Privacy Pools. In the proposal, privacy service users would generate zero-knowledge proof to prove their funds are associated with approved sets of past deposits.
RGB v0.10 Becomes Stable
"It's been 5 month since the first alpha of RGB v0.10 - and today we are thrilled to make the stable release of the RGB command-line tool and runtime library for desktop and mobile integration."