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SimpleX Chat v5.8: Private Message Routing "Private message routing is, effectively, a 2-hop onion routing protocol inspired by Tor design, but with one important difference - the first (forwarding) relay is always chosen by message sender and the second (destination) - by the message recipient. In this way, neither side of the conversation can observe IP address or transport session of another."
Ark Labs Launched to Maintain Open Implementation & Build Services for the Ark Protocol "Until now, Ark has been a theoretical solution to bitcoin’s scaling issues. But with the launch of Ark Labs, we’re making Ark a reality. You can find a working Ark implementation on GitHub today (let us know if you’d like help firing up your own Ark Service Provider or wallet!) and we’ve already started work on the first Ark-based services."
Michael Saylor to Pay a District Record $40M Settlement in D.C. Income Tax Case "Florida remains my home today, and I continue to dispute the allegation that I was ever a resident of the District of Columbia. I have agreed to settle this matter to avoid the continued burdens of the litigation on friends, family, and myself," Saylor told The New York Times.
Trump's Presidential Campaign Partners with OpenNode to Accept Bitcoin Donations "The Trump campaign’s adoption of our solution is a powerful proof-point of how political campaigns and nonprofits across the country can seamlessly accept Bitcoin donations," said OpenNode.
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Amethyst v0.87.2: DVMs and Gossip Model - "This version adds support for Data Vending Machines for content discovery. You can request a job by simply navigating to the 4th tab and choosing one of the DVMs." - "It also starts our support for the Inbox/Gossip model. The relay setup screen has been rewritten to support the many types of relays Amethyst will start to use. Please add your relays as you see fit."
GrapheneOS v2024053100: Duress Password and PIN Duress password is a special type of password used in situations where a user is forced to provide access under threat or coercion. In this case, it triggers the wiping of hardware keystore keys to make all OS data unrecoverable, wipes eSIMs, and shuts down the device.
Wasabi Wallet v2.0.8: Custom Coordinators, Tor Bridges, Repo Transfer & More Wasabi Wallet release version 2.0.8 introduces GUI support for custom coinjoin coordinator selection, connection via Tor bridges, support for TailsOS and WhonixOS, and the “exclude coins from coinjoins” feature, and more.
Gemini Earn Users Receive $2.18M of Their Assets in Kind, Winklevoss Call Genesis 'Old-fashioned Financial Fraud' - In order to ensure successful resolution, Gemini has also contributed $50 million to the Earn users’ recovery. - "It’s important to note that the Genesis bankruptcy was not a crypto problem. It was old-fashioned financial fraud compounded by a lack of regulatory clarity," Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss said.
New 'Opt-In' Version of Chat Control Mass Surveillance Bill Is Making Way Through the EU Council If a user does not consent to the scanning of their private photos and videos, they could still use the service for sending text messages but would lose the ability to share images and videos.
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.