☀️ Good Morning, Bitcoin - Saturday, March 1st, 2025
Good morning, Bitcoin builders, privacy enthusiasts, and freedom seekers around the world. Here are some recent updates you might find useful. Have a great weekend.
Tropic Square TROPIC01: Open Architecture, Tamper-proof RISC-V Secure Element
Tropic Square, a startup backed by SatoshiLabs — the company behind Trezor signing devices — unveiled its final pre-production samples before the mass production and market launch of their open-source TROPIC01 secure element.
European States Continue Race for Encryption Backdoors
European policymakers continue to push forward various proposals and regulations that would severely compromise the privacy and security of European citizens.
Sparrow Wallet v2.1.3: OneKey Support, Expanded Labels Export, Lark Fixes
"Sparrow v2.1.3 has been released with OneKey hardware wallet support, expanded wallet labels (BIP329) export, and some remaining Lark integration fixes," announced @craigraw .
Fedimint v0.6.0: On-Chain For Everyone
"Since v0.4.0, Fedimint developers advised not exposing on-chain deposits to end users, due to limitations on processing deposits in very large (in bytes) on-chain transactions. This limitations has been lifted and on-chain deposits are now safe in all cases."
IMF Board Approves $1.4Bn Loan to El Salvador with Further Bitcoin Restrictions
The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) executive board approved a $1.4 billion loan for El Salvador with a condition that the country will further restrict the government's Bitcoin-related economic activities, including transactions and purchases of bitcoin.
Nunchuk Launches New and Improved Group Wallet with Chat
Nunchuk Desktop v1.9.43, Android v1.9.64, and iOS v1.9.71 introduce a new and improved end-to-end encrypted group wallet and chat, utilizing Output Descriptors to derive a single, shared encryption key for the group.
LifPay Temporarily Suspends Operations, Winds Down Wallet Services
"After thorough evaluation and in aligned with regulatory requirements, we have made the difficult decision to temporarily suspend LifPay’s operations."
🌃 Good Morning, Bitcoin - Monday, February 24th, 2025
Good morning! Here comes another freedom-packed No Bullshit GM report, right on time, and precisely when needed.
Validating Lightning Signer v0.13.0: Enhanced Configuration, Better Testing and Security
Validating Lightning Signer (VLS) is a library and reference implementation for a signer module to secure Lightning nodes. It separates your Lightning private keys and security rule validation from your Lightning node into a separate signing device, enhancing security by reducing the attack surface.
Blitz Wallet v0.4.1-beta: The Efficiency Update
Blitz is a self-custodial Bitcoin Lightning, Liquid, and ecash wallet built using the Breez SDK, Greenlight, Liquid Wallet Kit, and Boltz. Available on iOS and Android.
Bybit exchange appears to have been hacked for approximately $1.5 billion worth of ETH. If confirmed, this would constitute the largest cryptocurrency hack to date.