The future of Cove wallet is bright...
📱 Android
🔄 Payjoin
🤫 Silent Payments
🧩 Kyoto compact block filters (BDK)
🧪 Bad entropy detection
🖥 Desktop w/ xPub sync via iCloud or iroh
🔐 JoinMarket UI
@Praveen Perera shares the exciting roadmap with @NVK in BR097.
Bitcoin.Review
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A Podcast and Newsletter review of Bitcoin Software updates and related topics with NVK and guests.
Imagine a wallet that graduates users from custodial ecash to lightning self custody, automatically.
Reducing LSP load, simplifying UX, improving self-custody. 👌
@benthecarman shares the concept of his latest project with @npub1p4kg...cxf8 , @Praveen Perera and @NVK in BR097.
✅ You protect your keys.
🚫 But you still give up your name, address, selfie & passport to comply with KYC.
Coinbase leaked 1M+ records — a predictable failure.
@NVK & @npub1p4kg...cxf8 discuss how KYC puts us all in danger in BR097.
Bitcoin-only exchange @BULL BITCOIN recently dropped v5.0.0 of their mobile app:
⚒ Rewritten from scratch
📲 BDK wallet engine
⚡ Liquid & LN swaps, Payjoin
🛡 Hardware wallet support on the way
@NVK , @npub1p4kg...cxf8 & @Praveen Perera discuss the major release in BR097.
What would it take to bring a frictionless #Lightning wallet to the Mac desktop?
@NVK & @npub1p4kg...cxf8 discuss the potential, and the hurdles that would need to be overcome, in BR097.
Bitcoin’s “non-consensual receive” nature is pertinent for protocols like Fedimint & Cashu.
On-chain deposits into Harbor work if the mint allows it - but with no safeguard against large dumps.
@NVK , @npub1p4kg...cxf8 & @benthecarman discuss the different ecash modalities in BR097.
🚨 Ledger Donjon disclosed a critical flaw in Tangem’s Android app, where fake cards could pass as genuine by spoofing public keys and IDs.
The issue? Improper attestation checks. (Patched in v5.18.3).
@NVK covers the bug, the fix, and its security implications in BR097.
Built by researchers at @Blockstream & Ledger, #DahLIAS enables:
• Constant-size sigs
• ~2x faster verification
• Preprocessing support
• Path to cheaper, more private txns
@benthecarman , @NVK & @npub1p4kg...cxf8 discuss the potential in BR097.
Mullvad just launched VPN Loader ✅
A simple integrity checker that verifies app authenticity on Windows & macOS.
@NVK and @npub1p4kg...cxf8 argue this should be the norm: PGP > OS gatekeeping. [BR097]
Running an LSP in the U.S. is still a legal gray area 🚫
The BRCA (Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act) aims to fix that - providing legal cover for non-custodial actors.
@benthecarman , @Praveen Perera , @NVK & @npub1p4kg...cxf8 discuss the legal initiative in BR097.
bdk_chain 0.23.0 drops with SPK cache support for faster wallet startup ⚡
This marks another step in @Bitcoin Dev Kit ‘s transition toward modular libraries.
@NVK and @Praveen Perera explain the benefits of this shift in BR097.
📲 iOS app @Maple now supports #Bitcoin payments for in-app services - likely the first to do so.
They're using Zaprite, which just shipped Auto-pay, Stripe tools & LNURL integration.
@NVK and @npub1p4kg...cxf8 discuss the integration and @Zaprite ‘s positive momentum. [BR097]
Signal vs Microsoft’s surveillance vision:
👀 Microsoft: Wants to monitor your screen 24/7 “for productivity”
📵 Signal: DRM to block screen capture
@NVK , @benthecarman and @npub1p4kg...cxf8 discuss AI overreach and the defensive role of apps like Signal in BR097.
Smart defaults save sats. 🙏
New UX in Cove wallet blocks transactions where the fee is >100% of the amount, and warns >20%.
COLDCARD has similar footgun protections, with customizable thresholds.
@Praveen Perera and @NVK compare design decisions in BR097.
Android v1.68.1 of @npub1cvql...yjt3 adds custom explorers, wallet reordering & archiving, and an "anti-fee sniping" setting.
What’s anti-fee sniping? 🤔
A defense against miners reorging to claim high-fee txs.
@NVK , @Praveen Perera & @benthecarman break it down in BR097.
A clean Rust core + Swift UI = fast, flexible app development. ✅
@Praveen Perera explains why his @Bitcoin Dev Kit integration went smoothly, how Android support will be easy to add, and how feedback led to real improvements when building Cove wallet. [BR097]
Ecash privacy and interoperability just got a level up with Harbor.
✅ Tor routing
✅ Cashu ↔ Fedimint via ⚡️Lightning
✅ On-chain receive support
Devs @npub1p4kg...cxf8 and @benthecarman discuss the project with @NVK and @Praveen Perera in BR097.
Dev + designer teams = 👌
@Praveen Perera credits much of Cove Wallet’s UX success to working with a non-Bitcoiner designer.
@NVK encourages more dev-designer pairs to apply to @OpenSats (and start bitcoin businesses) in BR097.
Coin control has been added to Cove Wallet 🛠️
Wallet developer @Praveen Perera explains how Cove's advanced users can now search, filter & select UTXOs via a hidden menu - without compromising simplicity for casual users. [BR097]
Harbor is a new ecash wallet for desktop, designed for privacy from the ground up.
🤖 Rust backend & frontend
🧅 Tor by default
🪙 Supports multiple mints (Fedimint + Cashu)
Devs @npub1p4kg...cxf8 and @benthecarman give @NVK the lowdown in BR097.