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⚡ LND v0.18.5-beta is now available This minor release includes important bug fixes for AMP invoices, interactions with external software for normal invoices, fee bump transactions, performance improvements for Postgres backends, and UX improvements for custom channels. Source: https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/releases/tag/v0.18.5-beta

Obscura VPN Is Now Available on macOS Obscura is the first provably private VPN that can't log your network activity by design and outsmarts network filters for enhanced censorship resistance. It is currently available on macOS, with support for other platforms coming sometime soon. https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/obscura-vpn-is-now-available-on-macos/

🌆 Good Morning, Bitcoin - Tuesday, February 11th, 2025 GM! Our latest GM report is now available: https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gm-2025-02-11/

ZEUS v0.10.0-alpha1: Channel Renewals, Nostr Wallet Connect & Developer Tools The ZEUS v0.10.0 open alpha test program has begun and is open to everyone. https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/zeus-v0-10-0-alpha1/

🇬🇧 UK Government Orders Apple to Create Backdoor for Encrypted iCloud Accounts Worldwide "The British government’s undisclosed order, issued last month, requires blanket capability to view fully encrypted material, not merely assistance in cracking a specific account, and has no known precedent in major democracies." https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/uk-government-demands-apple-to-create-backdoor-for-encrypted-icloud-accounts-worldwide/

Proton Wallet Is Now Available to All Users on Android, iOS, and Web "Thank you to everyone who participated in Proton Wallet’s early access period. Your feedback allowed us to dramatically improve the app, such as improving blockchain syncing performance and adding a replace-by-fee feature for speeding up transactions. Thanks to your support, we also have ambitious developments planned for 2025." https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/proton-wallet-v0-0-57-0/

⌛ Block 883093: Important News of the Week https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/883093/

Wasabi Wallet v2.5.1: Configurable Fee & Exchange Rate Providers, Quality of Life Improvements "New release 2.5.0 is here! This version continues to improve resiliency and makes some long-awaited improvements as a thank-you to our community!" https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/wasabi-wallet-v2-5-1/

Aqua Wallet v0.2.7: Swap and Customization Options, Passcode & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/aqua-wallet-v0-2-7/

Bitcoin Keeper v2.0.1: New Design, Miniscript Integration with BitBox02, COLDCARD, Jade, Ledger & More "Bitcoin Keeper 2.0 is here! A reimagined design, powerful new features, and personal support—making it easier than ever to keep your Bitcoin safe." https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-keeper-v2-0-1-keeper-desktop-v0-2-0/

Tails v6.12: Important Security Fixes In Tails 6.11 or earlier, an attacker controlling an application could exploit weaknesses in Onion Circuits and the Tor Browser wrapper, potentially leading to deanonymization. "We are not aware of these attacks being used against Tails users until now. These vulnerabilities can only be exploited by a powerful attacker who has already exploited another vulnerability to take control of an application in Tails," said the project. https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/tails-v6-12/

Vertex: Web of Trust as a Service Vertex is a Web of Trust service for Nostr developers, offering fast and reliable reputation scores to enhance personalized experiences and recommendations while protecting against impersonations and DoS attacks. https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/vertex-web-of-trust-as-a-service/

⛅ Good Morning, Bitcoin - Thursday, February 6th, 2025 GM! The latest news roundup is now available: https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gm-2025-02-06/

The FDIC has released 175 internal documents on "Operation Chokepoint 2.0," potentially hinting at a new direction taken by the agency to allow banking institutions to operate in the Bitcoin and digital assets sector without needing prior regulatory approval. The records consist of the FDIC's correspondence with banks and other regulated entities regarding 'crypto' activities. "The documents that we are releasing today show that requests from these banks were almost universally met with resistance, ranging from repeated requests for further information, to multi-month periods of silence as institutions waited for responses, to directives from supervisors to pause, suspend, or refrain from expanding all crypto or blockchain-related activity," said Travis Hill, the Acting Chairman of the agency. The documents: https://www.fdic.gov/foia/correspondence-related-crypto-related-activities Press release: https://www.fdic.gov/foia/correspondence-related-crypto-related-activities

Pavel Durov's case in France won’t go to trial 'for a year or more' Maylis de Roeck from the French prosecutor's office told WIRED that it is premature to talk about "any kind of settlement agreement." Over five months after his arrest, the founder of Telegram remains in France, leaving the company in uncertainty about potentially replacing its leader. Source: https://www.wired.com/story/pavel-durov-arrest-telegram-content-moderation/

BDK Wallet v1.1.0: v2 Transactions in Tx Builder by Default, Testnet4 Support "The bdk_wallet v1.1.0 release is out! tx builder now defaults to version 2 transactions and we added support for testnet4. This is the first in our planned series of 1.x bi-monthly features releases." https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bdk-wallet-v1-1-0/

Mempool.space now visualizes Merke Branches of Stratum Jobs The new Stratum Jobs section offers real-time visualization of merkle branches that mining pools send to miners as part of stratum jobs, enabling users to monitor and note similarities in mining activity across different pools. Check it out here: https://mempool.space/stratum

🌄 Good Morning, Bitcoin - Wednesday, February 5th, 2025 GM! 🆕 🗞️ 🔻 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gm-2025-02-05/

⚒️ Mining Disrupt 2025 conference is set to take place on March 25-27 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida It is said to be the world's largest Bitcoin mining conference and expo. More info: https://miningdisrupt.com/

SeedSigner v0.8.5: En Español (First Multilingual Release) "This is a huge step forward in our efforts to support worldwide bitcoin adoption. And with these code changes in place, we can now quickly add many more languages and plan to do so very soon!" https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/seedsigner-v0-8-5/