Wasabi Wallet v2.0.8.1: Safeguards for Coinjoin Fees - "Wasabi Wallet v2.0.8.1 adds additional safeguards for coinjoin fees. Clients can now set their own fee policies to avoid participating in coinjoin rounds that cost more than expected." - "These changes lay the groundwork to further minimize trust in coordinators. Additional efforts have yet to be implemented, but with default values, this update ensures coordinators can’t trick clients into fund extraction by manipulating parameters or lying about free remixes."

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Wasabi Wallet v2.0.8.1: Safeguards for Coinjoin Fees

"Wasabi Wallet v2.0.8.1 adds additional safeguards for coinjoin fees. Clients can now set their own fee policies to avoid participating in coinjoin...

Joinstr Electrum Plugin v0.1.0 (Pre-alpha) Released "A pre-alpha release for electrum plugin to try joinstr protocol is available. Joinstr is a protocol for coinjoin using nostr. I have also updated docs and website. Feel free to share your feedback after reviewing the code, docs and testing the plugin."

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Joinstr Electrum Plugin v0.1.0 (Pre-alpha) Released

Joinstr is a free and open-source coinjoin implementation using nostr relays to coordinate coinjoin rounds.

ESP Miner Firmware v2.1.8: Fix for Possible Overheat If WiFi Disconnects "If you've updated your Bitaxe to 2.1.7 there is a possibility of overheating if the WiFi disconnects. Please Update to 2.1.8."

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ESP Miner Firmware v2.1.8: Fix for Possible Overheat If WiFi Disconnects

ESP Miner is an open source miner firmware designed to run on a BitAxe v2+.

Bitdeer Acquires Desiweminer, Unveils SEALMINER Technology Roadmap Bitcoin miner Bitdeer acquired ASIC chip designer Desiweminer following a $100M investment from Tether. The company also unveiled its R&D technology roadmap for SEALMINER machines.

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Bitdeer Acquires Desiweminer, Unveils SEALMINER Technology Roadmap

Bitcoin miner Bitdeer acquired ASIC chip designer Desiweminer following a $100M investment from Tether. The company also unveiled its R&D technolo...

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Block 847038: Important News of the Week

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Bitcoin Optech #306: Disclosure of Vulnerabilities Affecting Older Versions of Bitcoin Core This issue announces an upcoming disclosure of Bitcoin Core vulnerabilities, and describes: a draft BIP for testnet4, functional encryption covenants, proposed updates to 64-bit arithmetic in Bitcoin Script, looks at OP_CAT script to validate proof of work, as well as proposed update to BIP21.

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Bitcoin Optech #306: Disclosure of Vulnerabilities Affecting Older Versions of Bitcoin Core

This issue announces an upcoming disclosure of Bitcoin Core vulnerabilities, and describes: a draft BIP for testnet4, functional encryption covenan...

Burak Introduces Ark v2 with Liquidity-efficient Design "The founding idea behind Ark was to eliminate technical barriers and scale bitcoin payments for all in a user-friendly manner. This is where Ark v2 comes in."

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Burak Introduces Ark v2 with Liquidity-efficient Design

"The founding idea behind Ark was to eliminate technical barriers and scale bitcoin payments for all in a user-friendly manner. This is where Ark v...

Roger Ver Released on $160K Bail in Spain Roger Ver has been released on bail in Spain, where he faces extradition to the U.S. on tax fraud charges, according to Bloomberg.

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Roger Ver Released on $160K Bail in Spain

Roger Ver has been released on bail in Spain, where he faces extradition to the U.S. on tax fraud charges, according to Bloomberg.

Cake Wallet to Integrate Lightning Network Support with Breez SDK "With the partnership between Cake Wallet and the Breez SDK, Lightning is ready to play in the crypto world. It opens Lightning to millions of crypto users with nearly $3 trillion worth of liquidity across the currencies available on the Cake Wallet app."

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Cake Wallet to Integrate Lightning Network Support with Breez SDK

Lightning infrastructure solutions provider Breez has announced a partnership with multicoin Cake Wallet to incorporate Lightning payments.

Ginger Wallet: Wasabi Wallet Fork with 'Compliant' Coinjoins Ginger Wallet is an open-source, non-custodial, privacy-focused Bitcoin wallet for desktop. It is a fork of Wasabi Wallet with an unchangeable default coordinator that sends all CoinJoin input transactions to a chain surveillance partner.

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Ginger Wallet: Wasabi Wallet Fork with 'Compliant' Coinjoins

Ginger Wallet is an open-source, non-custodial, privacy-focused Bitcoin wallet for desktop. It is a fork of Wasabi Wallet with an unchangeable defa...

Robinhood to Acquire Bitstamp in $200M Deal Robinhood Markets Inc. will acquire the European cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp Ltd. for $200 million as part of its strategy to expand beyond the US market. The deal is anticipated to close in the first half of 2025.

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Robinhood to Acquire Bitstamp in $200M Deal

Robinhood Markets Inc. will acquire the European cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp Ltd. for $200 million as part of its strategy to expand beyond th...

Nigerian Banks Can Start Collecting Customers’ Social Media Handles for KYC Checks, High Court Rules “For all it is worth, I do not see how asking a banking or potential banking customer to provide his social media handle can ever amount to a breach of privacy,” the judge said.

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Nigerian Banks Can Start Collecting Customers’ Social Media Handles for KYC Checks, High Court Rules

Tthe Lagos Federal High Court, presided over by Justice Dimgba, upheld a Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) regulation requiring financial institutions ...

Empty Block Report - mempool research - "Ocean employees have publicly speculated that antpool released firmware which intentionally causes miners to work on old jobs for over 60 seconds while using different firmware, which lacks this issue, for their own mining. This is not supported by the data, which shows that the percentage of empty blocks found by antpool has actually been increasing following the most recent halving." - "If antpool were using patched firmware to reduce the time to switch from empty templates, we would expect antpool's empty block rate to be falling, not rising."

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Empty Block Report - mempool research

This mempool research report aims to thoroughly explore the causes and frequency of empty blocks through Bitcoins history.

Open Beta of Clams Bitcoin Accounting App Launched "To start we support CLN and LND nodes as connections. We plan to add a bunch more like onchain, exchanges, custodial wallets and more. You can help us test, catch bugs and decide on priorities by joining our Discord."

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Open Beta of Clams Bitcoin Accounting App Launched

Clams is an accounting software for bitcoin that lets you see wallet balances in one place, visualize your bitcoin flows and generate reports. Clam...

Core Lightning v24.05: 'The Infinitely Divisible Satoshi' "We are pleased to announce the v24.05 release of Core Lightning, code named "The Infinitely Divisible Satoshi."

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Core Lightning v24.05: 'The Infinitely Divisible Satoshi'

Core Lightning is a lightweight, highly customizable and standard compliant implementation of the Lightning Network protocol.

BTCPay Server v1.13.2: BoltCard Plugin, Refund Reports, Bug Fixes & Improvements "BTCPay Server 1.13.2 is out! This release sets a great foundation for the 2.0.0 and is only a small glimpse into what's coming next!"

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BTCPay Server v1.13.2: BoltCard Plugin, Refund Reports, Bug Fixes & Improvements

BTCPay Server is a free and open-source Bitcoin payment processor. It allows you to accept bitcoin without extra fees or intermediaries.

Volt Wallet: A Modern Descriptor-based Financial Freedom Bitcoin Wallet Volt is a mobile descriptor-based "Financial Freedom Wallet" that focuses on self-custody, privacy and sleek UI/UX. Available on Android and iOS (iOS beta Testflight coming soon).

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Volt Wallet: A Modern Descriptor-based Financial Freedom Bitcoin Wallet

Volt is a mobile descriptor-based "Financial Freedom Wallet" that focuses on self-custody, privacy and sleek UI/UX. Available on Android and iOS (i...

OpenCash Association Launched to Support Projects Building on Cashu Protocol Cashu developer @calle announced the launch of the OpenCash Association at the Oslo Freedom Forum 2024. This non-profit organization aims to support the open-source development of projects built on the Cashu protocol.

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OpenCash Association Launched to Support Projects Building on Cashu Protocol

Cashu developer Calle announced the launch of the OpenCash Association at the Oslo Freedom Forum 2024. This non-profit organization aims to support...

HRF Bitcoin Development Fund Grants 10 BTC to 13 Bitcoin Projects "HRF’s latest batch of grants focus on education for people living under authoritarian regimes, privacy and Lightning development, decentralized communications, and providing nonprofits and human rights groups with easier onramps to financial freedom tools. Areas of focus include key countries and regions in Latin America, the Middle East, Asia, and Africa."

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HRF Bitcoin Development Fund Grants 10 BTC to 13 Bitcoin Projects

"The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is pleased to announce 1 billion satoshis of gifts from its Bitcoin Development Fund," announced the organization.

Oslo Freedom Forum 2024: Financial Freedom Track Livestream The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is hosting the seventh annual Financial Freedom track at the 2024 Oslo Freedom Forum.

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Oslo Freedom Forum 2024: Financial Freedom Track Livestream

The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is hosting the seventh annual Financial Freedom track at the 2024 Oslo Freedom Forum.