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Strike Now Supports Sending Payments to BOLT 12 Offers "Whilst we have successfully achieved our goal of enabling BOLT 12 payments from Strike, our initial integration only supports a basic Offer payment flow. However, it paves the way for exciting and more advanced BOLT 12 features over time."
noStrudel v0.40.0: Encrypted NSec, Blossom Uploads, Wasm Relay, Blindspot Feeds & More "After 7 months of work and procrastination I’ve decided to release another version of noStrudel. I fixed a few bugs and its probably got a few new ones, but most importantly its got a ton of new features," announced @hzrd149.
Core Lightning v24.08: 'Steel Backed-up Channels' "We extend our heartfelt thanks to the 21 contributors who made the v24.08 release possible with their 378 commits since the last update. Your commitment to enhancing CLN is invaluable, and we are grateful for your ongoing support."
Soft-Fork/Covenant Dependent Layer 2 Review - Report - "Our goal here is to do an overview of all these proposals, figure out what technical patterns they share, figure out what kinds of new opcodes and other soft fork upgrades they need to function, and create a comparison table of how all the parts fit together." - "Along the way we’ll also define what an L2 protocol actually is, what kind of scaling Lightning is already capable of, and get an understanding of what improvements we need to do to mempools to achieve all this."
⌛Block 859417: Important News of the Week Here goes another week. No Bullshit Bitcoin raised a total of 479,438 sats (~$278) in August, which is below what we've seen in recent months. The project raised 878,991 sats (~$512) in June and 690,106 sats (~$402) in July. These were the best months this year so far. We've seen a notable uptick in our newsletter subscribers since the launch of GM Report, and Nostr has grown to be our biggest social media channel. Our fundraising campaign that we launched in June with a goal of raising 1 BTC to become a fully-fledged news desk seems to have run out of steam, but we're not ready to hang up our sneakers just yet. Remaining a publication operating solely on the Bitcoin standard is of critical importance to our reporting. No-strings-attached donations allow us to remain impartial and focus on serving the reader. Until the end of the year, we'll be looking into additional support for the project, as well as how to involve more people, including contributors. Huge shoutout to our top supporters. Onward 🫡
Bull Bitcoin Announces Launch in France, Mobile Wallet v0.3.0 Released "Our mission is to equip you with the tools to reclaim your freedom and sovereignty. It started more than 10 years ago in Canada, continued in Costa Rica, and now we open a new chapter in our fight against central bankers, alongside the French people."
Judge Orders X Ban in Brazil, Threatens People Accessing X via VPN with $8,874 Daily Fine Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered internet providers and app stores to block X within five days, and the platform will stay blocked until it complies. Users or companies accessing X via virtual private networks (VPNs) will face daily fines of 50,000 reais (~$8,874).
OpenSats Grants Long-Term Support for Alex Gleason With this grant, Alex aims to introduce features like NIP-05 username purchases with Zaps, a profile customization shop, and better Mastodon app support. He'll grow the community by migrating Soapbox servers, onboarding nostr communities, and launching Henhouse.social for women. Additionally, Alex will improve Ditto with bug fixes, UX enhancements, and performance improvements.
Geyser v0.12.0: Major UX Redesign "We’re excited to introduce a major redesign of Geyser’s user experience (UX), one of the most requested updates from our community. Since launching Geyser almost two years ago, we’ve gained valuable insights and this update reflects what we’ve learned."
☕ Good Morning, Bitcoin - Thursday, August 29th, 2024 GM. Do you feel it? Today is Thursday, August 29th, 2024, and the vibes are high these days. It's beautiful to watch the space buzzing with action lately, and here's just a tiny glimpse of that.
Pavel Durov Released on €5M Bail, Won't Be Allowed to Leave France - "The 39-year-old billionaire’s case is an unprecedented test of the power of governments over multinational tech companies operating under widely varying laws around the world. Durov’s Telegram is unusual for being run from a nonaligned Middle Eastern country, the United Arab Emirates, and for declaring that it shares no information with authorities anywhere about messages or activities on the site." - It is absurd to suggest Durov could be implicated in any crime committed on the app, Durov’s lawyer, David-Olivier Kaminski, told the AFP news agency, adding: "Telegram complies in all respects with European rules concerning digital technology."
Nostr Web Services (NWS) v0.1: Exit Node Internet Relay, .nostr Domains & More "This is just the beginning. With many more features and enhancements on our roadmap, we are excited about the future of NWS and its potential. Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to develop NWS."
Binance Admits to Freezing Palestinian Accounts at Israel's Request The company refutes claims that it seized funds from 'all Palestinians,' clarifying that only 'a small number of accounts' were restricted. The exact number of affected users remains unclear.