Bitcoin Optech #305: Light Client Protocol for Silent Payments This issue covers a proposed light client protocol for silent payments, summarizes two new proposed descriptors for taproot, and links to a discussion about whether opcodes with overlapping features should be added in a soft fork.

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Bitcoin Optech #305: Light Client Protocol for Silent Payments

This issue covers a proposed light client protocol for silent payments, summarizes two new proposed descriptors for taproot, and links to a discuss...

Harbor: Ecash Desktop Wallet for Better Bitcoin Privacy - "At its core, Harbor is a desktop ecash wallet capable of sending and receiving Bitcoin. Using Harbor will feel like using many Bitcoin wallets you already know. What makes Harbor different from our Fedimint-based Mutiny Wallet or other ecash-based wallets is privacy, multi-mint, and automation." - "Harbor isn't ready for mainnet yet, but you can go ahead and start playing around with the wallet on our testing Signet network. It's already fully open-sourced, so if you'd like to contribute, we would gladly welcome any help."

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Harbor: Ecash Desktop Wallet for Better Bitcoin Privacy

Harbor is an open-source ecash desktop wallet for better bitcoin privacy.

Specter DIY v1.9.0: Taproot Miniscript Support, BIP-85 App Specter DIY is a do-it-yourself airgapped signing device that uses QR codes for communication with the host.

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Specter DIY v1.9.0: Taproot Miniscript Support, BIP-85 App

Specter DIY is a do-it-yourself airgapped signing device that uses QR codes for communication with the host.

LND v0.18.0-beta: Smarter UTXO Sweeping, Inbound Fees, Route Blinding & More This release includes support for blinded paths (forwarding), a new native SQL invoice database, deadline aware HTLC/commitment transaction RBF/CPFP fee bumping, experimental support for inbound channel fees (discount only), first class probing for payment fee estimation, 'testmempoolaccept' awareness for all transaction publishing, and much more.

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LND v0.18.0-beta: Smarter UTXO Sweeping, Inbound Fees, Route Blinding & More

The Lightning Network Daemon (LND) is a complete implementation of a Lightning Network node developed by Lightning Labs.

Electrum v4.5.5: Fixes and Improvements "New release: Electrum 4.5.5. Fixes trampoline fee issues for users who have a channel with ACINQ."

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Electrum v4.5.5: Fixes and Improvements

Electrum is a lightweight Bitcoin and Lightning wallet for all desktop platforms and Android.

Cake Wallet v4.18.0: Bitcoin Silent Payments Cake Wallet is an open source and private multi-currency wallet available on Android, iOS, macOS, Windows (beta) and Linux.

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Cake Wallet v4.18.0: Bitcoin Silent Payments

Cake Wallet is an open source and private multi-currency wallet available on Android, iOS, macOS, Windows (beta) and Linux.

Fedi Bravo v1.17: Global Chat "Chat just got a major upgrade! With the introduction of Global Chat, you can now engage with anyone on the Fedi platform as chats are no longer limited to just individuals within your federation — gone are the days of registering a new username for each federation you join."

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Fedi Bravo v1.17: Global Chat

Fedi is the world's first glimpse of a Federated OS, a home for one's money, chat, and data. Fedi Bravo is an exclusive version for builders, devel...

Improving Bitcoin Baselayer Privacy with Dandelion++ "Dandelion was first proposed for Bitcoin routing on the Bitcoin mailing list in 2018, and has since been improved in Dandelion++, Dandelion Lite and Clover, and has been implemented in privacy first currencies and protocols like Monero and Mimblewimble. On Bitcoin, the implementation of Dandelion was rejected due to Denial of Service concerns."

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Improving Bitcoin Baselayer Privacy with Dandelion++

"Dandelion is a propagation protocol designed to obfuscate where a Bitcoin transaction originated," writes L0la L33tz.

Casa Added Support for Bitcoin Wallet Descriptors "Overall, by incorporating support for descriptors, bitcoin wallets can offer users a more versatile, secure, and future-proof way to manage their funds and interact with the rest of the ecosystem. Casa recommends that every bitcoin wallet adds support for descriptors in order to increase interoperability across the ecosystem. However, at time of writing, only a handful of wallets have adopted this framework."

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Casa Added Support for Bitcoin Wallet Descriptors

"Casa is excited to announce that we’re releasing support for bitcoin wallet descriptors," announced Jameson Lopp in a blog post.

Boltz Web App v1.4.0 and Backend v3.7.0: Chain Swaps "Chain Swaps let you swap directly between Liquid and the Bitcoin mainchain and lay the foundation for more chain-to-chain pairs in future."

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Boltz Web App v1.4.0 and Backend v3.7.0: Chain Swaps

Boltz is a non-custodial Bitcoin bridge that enables swaps between different Bitcoin layers.

Alby Extension v3.8.1: Improved Permissions, Settings UI & More

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Alby Extension v3.8.1: Improved Permissions, Settings UI & More

Alby is a Bitcoin Lightning browser extension that connects to different wallet interfaces and brings deep lightning integration to the web.

Minibits v0.1.8-beta: Realtime Encrypted Notifications, Claim Sats on Wallet Start v0.1.8-beta introduces new Minibits architecture for receiving zaps and all lightning payments to minibits.cash addresses.

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Minibits v0.1.8-beta: Realtime Encrypted Notifications, Claim Sats on Wallet Start

Minibits is a mobile e-cash wallet with a focus on performance and usability. Available on Android.

Bitcoin Spot ETFs Now Manage Over 1 Million BTC, BlackRock Flips Grayscale BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) now holds more BTC than Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF (GBTC). Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Funds globally now manage over 1 million BTC.

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Bitcoin Spot ETFs Now Manage Over 1 Million BTC, BlackRock Flips Grayscale

BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) now holds more BTC than Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF (GBTC). Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Funds globally now m...

Mostro CLI v0.10.0: Range Orders Fix, Rewards Board "Test mostro-cli: our command line interface tool, we have a new version v0.10.0. Now users can download compiled binaries and verify them."

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Mostro CLI v0.10.0: Range Orders Fix, Rewards Board

Mostro is a Lightning Network peer-to-peer exchange platform on Nostr.

Riot Platforms Acquires 9.25% Stake in Bitfarms Following Rejected $950M Takeover Offer Bitcoin miner Bitfarms declined Riot Platforms’ $950 million acquisition offer, but Riot Platforms has acquired a 9.25% stake in Bitfarms, becoming one of its largest shareholders.

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Riot Platforms Acquires 9.25% Stake in Bitfarms Following Rejected $950M Takeover Offer

Bitcoin miner Bitfarms declined Riot Platforms’ $950 million acquisition offer, but Riot Platforms has acquired a 9.25% stake in Bitfarms, becomi...

Zeus v0.9.0-alpha5: Purchase Channels in Advance, BOLT 12 Offers & LN Addresses for CLN "ZEUS v0.9.0-alpha5 is now rolling out to community sponsors."

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Zeus v0.9.0-alpha5: Purchase Channels in Advance, BOLT 12 Offers & LN Addresses for CLN

ZEUS is a mobile Bitcoin and Lightning wallet, and a remote node manager for LND and Core Lightning. Available on Android and iOS.

Stratum V2 Reference Implementation (SRI) v1.0.1: Patch Release "New patch version is out and ready for immediate testing. Give it a try and let us know how it works or you."

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Stratum V2 Reference Implementation (SRI) v1.0.1: Patch Release

Stratum V2 is a next-generation bitcoin mining protocol designed to enhance the efficiency, security, flexibility and decentralization. SRI is full...

Lightning Loop v0.28.2-beta: Breaking Changes in Loopd Lightning Loop is a non-custodial service offered by Lightning Labs that makes it easy to move bitcoin into and out of the Lightning Network.

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Lightning Loop v0.28.2-beta: Breaking Changes in Loopd

Lightning Loop is a non-custodial service offered by Lightning Labs that makes it easy to move bitcoin into and out of the Lightning Network.

Marathon Enters Agreement with Kenyan Government to Enhance Its Renewable Energy Sector Marathon Digital Holdings has entered into an agreement with the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum of the Republic of Kenya (MOEP) to "support the utilization of energy and to optimize renewable energy projects across the Republic of Kenya."

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Marathon Enters Agreement with Kenyan Government to Enhance Its Renewable Energy Sector

Marathon Digital Holdings has entered into an agreement with the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum of the Republic of Kenya (MOEP) to "support the u...

zap.store v0.1.2: Categories & Latest Releases zap.store uses nostr to establish identity, linking release artifacts to social profiles validated by the web of trust (WoT). This enables secure installs, new app discoverability layer and developer monetization via zaps.

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zap.store v0.1.2: Categories & Latest Releases

zap.store uses nostr to establish identity, linking release artifacts to social profiles validated by the web of trust (WoT). This enables secure i...