Despite the low fee environment the nostr:nprofile1qy28wumn8ghj7cnvv9ehgu3wvcmh5tnc09aqzrrhwden5te0vfexytnfduqzqwm285amxdvgx6ny68yq9y4edemf3mp45tju53gaa7nt6whna6uynewnpf heuristics reveal almost no coinjoin activity recently. Every now and then there seem to be nostr:nprofile1qyfzqamnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wd3skuep0qytzqamnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wdau8gu3wv3jhvtcqyzfm6rr08n96u3ec3vq6cm8qktqpxy2defxq34hzwyk5lac5qk3ux728f83 rounds, JoinMarket usage seems rather low currently.

Take care of your financial privacy, use collaborative transactions for consolidation and LN channel openings while it's cheap.

But what exactly is Vortex? It's a Raycast extension that allows you to control any nostr:nprofile1qyxhwumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmvqywhwumn8ghj7mn0wd68yttsw43zuam9d3kx7unyv4ezumn9wsqzqtw3gr9gpkmzhneh047mu6xj922m4fqar8zmf9c60qsy4a6evpg6c2uuxc wallet or node ( nostr:nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7etyv4hzumn0wd68ytnvv9hxgtcppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qqsyv47lazt9h6ycp2fsw270khje5egjgsrdkrupjg27u796g7f5k0s0pfy4z , nostr:nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnrda5kummn9e5k7tcqyzagpxgxvmhskm6t55zex3a7kyey9ys723nfu6qqvn9825jk5836v8xsdxk nostr:nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7ct5d3shxtnwdaehgu3wd3skueqpz4mhxue69uhk2er9dchxummnw3ezumrpdejqqgqgkgmpccqr9a363pa8fhv2ufpsecmgy70tugh7a4xquy7drewvqqzvyexc nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyv9kh2uewd9hj7qg6waehxw309aex2mrp0yhx66twd93xjarn9e3kzumg9uqzpveml85hk78n2622qtnthmuwwuzexuly9v9gtf3lykjsa076magdr0dcd7 nostr:nprofile1qyxhwumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmvqqs8u5uf0rd2p9wmdxxaznpn54tkq8wwspmljy0cjqw6jdgm5kv84dsa6ns25 Cashu.me ) at the speed of light — transact on your desktop in the blink of an eye, with no context switching. Just pick your favourite keyboard shortcut.

See Vortex announcement here: https://primal.net/e/note1dgd7rqqeg4y6hu7jhe0gdehvdmt59aye2jxn3p73su44dn594njquqkthp

Now let's get back to the new release:

Let's see each of those:

🥜 Melt any Cashu token directly into your nostr:nprofile1qyxhwumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmvqywhwumn8ghj7mn0wd68yttsw43zuam9d3kx7unyv4ezumn9wsqzqtw3gr9gpkmzhneh047mu6xj922m4fqar8zmf9c60qsy4a6evpg6c2uuxc connected wallet with new "Redeem" command. Vortex automatically reads the token from your clipboard:

https://m.primal.net/OQnn.mp4

🎁 Withdraw sats from any LNURL-withdraw invoice into connected wallet in a heartbeat:

https://m.primal.net/OQno.mp4

💵 Vortex now displays fiat amounts for all transactions (USD, EUR, GBP) and lets you create invoices denominated in fiat. For easier interaction with non-bitcoin unit of accounts!

https://m.primal.net/OQnp.mp4

🧾 Finally, transaction list got a nice revamp! Just click "enter" to see invoice details:

https://m.primal.net/OQnq.mp4

Get Vortex on Raycast Store: https://raycast.com/saunter/vortex

The extension is open source and this release was fully made by @d4rp4t. Thanks for this contribution!

LET YOUR SATS SWIRL🌀

#NWC #bitcoin

You should use Grayjay https://grayjay.app/ it's way better. It also support Desktop btw.

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There's another NWC wallet in the block? Created by nostr:nprofile1qqsyvxan6zmxgf3efhqjgrztpczn94uhegu95vht6ec3ytdhexd0zxgmtmknf , Rizful is a service providing instant, disposable lightning nodes, optimized for education. Easily spin up a node with NWC functionalities for testing.

https://rizful.com

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Olas - new, Instagram-like Nostr client created by nostr:nprofile1qyxhwumn8ghj7e3h0ghxjme0qyd8wumn8ghj7urewfsk66ty9enxjct5dfskvtnrdakj7qg4waehxw309aex2mrp0yhxgctdw4eju6t09uq3wamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwwpexjmtpdshxuet59uqzp75cf0tahv5z7plpdeaws7ex52nmnwgtwfr2g3m37r844evqrr6jh8rnkd that gains lots of traction now, allows you to zap photos of your friends with sats

https://github.com/pablof7z/olas

We now have two NWC Telegram bots: ZapGram allows you to tip users on Telegram directly from your wallet.

https://t.me/zap_gram_bot

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https://nostrcheck.me/

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Pull That Up Jamie! is a private AI web search that integrated Bitcoin Connect for NWC payments per prompt.

https://pullthatupjamie.ai

We added experimental NWC integration with nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7etyv4hzumn0wd68ytnvv9hxgqg4waehxw309ajkgetw9ehx7um5wghxcctwvsqs6amnwvaz7tmwdaejumr0dsqs6amnwvaz7tmwdaejumr0dsq3qamnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wwa5kuegpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejsz9rhwden5te0wfjkccte9ejxzmt4wvhxjmcpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduqzpjdak6fvau05qvekhelq570cgdhxl0pjtgxjap6xcjmngg35ufaynl4wv2 API created by nostr:nprofile1qywhwumn8ghj7mn0wd68yttsw43zuam9d3kx7unyv4ezumn9wsq36amnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3dwp6kytnhv4kxcmmjv3jhytnwv46qzxthwden5te0wfjkcctev4ezuenfv96x5ctx9e3k7mgpr9mhxue69uhhyetvv9uk2u3wve5kzar2v9nzucm0d5qzp047qm839zlfkgr74eyfxjrfxa6jn8zsxtamzl839ka0lzx9r8yz8q2n0z

https://github.com/SamSamskies/strike-nwc-service

Polish bitcoiners community nostr:nprofile1qydhwumn8ghj7cm0w4h8gunfv4ejuenfv96x5ctx9e3k7mgpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduq3wamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwvajhjum9wghxvatwvsq3vamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwwpexjmtpdshxuet5qyv8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnndehhyapwwdhkx6tpdsqzpsrkcrqqkydl2zdt26rtft2vu3c7xgc4lp3lzpjvp256nmdc9674u2kwrr started using NWC bot ThunderTip on its Telegram.

Last but not least — small little fun app Bullish Bulletin is a web cork notice board. You pay with sats per each note you want to share

https://bullishbulletin.vercel.app

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