Formstr: Free and Open Source Alternative to Google Forms
"Still at a very early phase, please help me test, and let me know what you think!"
Blockstream Green Lightning Integration Coming by the End of September - Q2 Report
Blockstream shared its Q2 2023 quarterly update, which includes interesting details and updates on major products.
Mutiny Node v0.4.17: NWC Budgeting
"Our most requested feature has been auto approval of NWC invoices, and now we have it! It also comes with a nice budgeting system to prevent over-payment."
Zeus v0.8.0-alpha Now Available to Olympus Subscribers, Open Beta Is Coming Soon
"New v0.8.0 build is available for testers (alpha41). Contacts aren't quite ready yet, but we'll but that in a build in the coming days."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/zeus-v0-8-0-alpha-opened-to-waitlist-subscribers/
Breez Mobile v0.16 (iOS v1.0.22): UI Improvements & Bug Fixes
Breez is a Lightning Network mobile client and a hub. It provides a platform for simple, instantaneous bitcoin payments. Breez is currently in a public beta, available on Android and on iOS.
Fold Is Working to Onboard New Trading and Custody Partners
"Over the next few weeks, we will announce new trading and custody partners that will be incorporated into our offering, as well as updated timelines on when we will relaunch the [bitcoin buying] feature."
Phoenix Android v2.0.6, iOS v2.0 Beta is Now on Testflight
- "iOS beta has now started, we are sending Testflight invites.
- To apply for the beta mail to: phoenix@acinq.co.
Block 808000: Important News of the Week
Another big week already in the books!
Here's what you might have missed.
Parmanode v3.6.2: BTC RPC Explorer, electrs & More
ZeroSync's Header Chain Verifier: Instant Bitcoin Header Chain Verification
"This is a simple demo of a chain state proof. It runs the miniSTARK verifier in WebAssembly to verify a recursive proof of Bitcoin's header chain in your browser."
Torq v1.1.1: Notifications via Workflows, Discord Integration & More
"We've just rolled out a new release of Torq, packed with the features you've been asking for."
Tor Browser, Tails Issued Patches for WebP Critical Zero-Day Exploit Affecting All Major Browsers
Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Apple’s Safari browser have all been impacted by a single zero-day vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-4863, which is caused by a heap buffer overflow in the WebP code library.
Amboss Launched Hydro: Automated Lightning Liquidity Solution
"Hydro offers a simple way for businesses to automatically source payment liquidity from decentralized sources to their lightning node, a key for adoption of the lightning network."
Swan Bitcoin Partners with BitGo to Create USA's First Bitcoin-Only Trust Company
BitGo and Swan Bitcoin announced plans to create the first Bitcoin-only trust company, pending regulatory approval.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/swan-bitcoin-partners-with-bitgo/
F2Pool Returned 19.8 BTC Fee Overpayment Back to Paxos
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/f2pool-returned-20-btc-overpayment/
MyNode v0.3.20: Feature Upgrades, Enhanced Debugging Tools
MyNode v0.3.20 includes:
- "Feature upgrades to Thunderhub, BTC RPC Explorer, Dojo, LNbits, and more."
- "Enhanced debugging tools and updated icons optimize the node management experience. "
GPUtopia: Sell GPU Capacity for Sats
- "We launched the beta version of our GPU seller experience. It enables anyone to sell their GPU compute for bitcoin using nothing but their web browser."
- "Later this month we'll launch the buyer experience, enabling anyone to easily purchase that compute for a variety of AI/ML workloads."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gputopia-sell-cycles-for-ai-workloads-and-earn-sats/
MyCitadel v1.5: UI Improvements, Fixes & More
MyCitadel is a Bitcoin, Lightning and RGB wallet. Desktop version is available for Linux, Windows & MacOS. Made with GTK+.
Cashu LNURL: LN Address Payments via Cashu & Nostr
Cashu LNURL is a service that allows users to sign up for an ln address via nostr. Sats paid to this address are minted as cashu tokens of the users preferred mint and direct messaged to them via nostr.