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Ashigaru Whirlpool and Terminal v1.0.0 Released Ashigaru ...

2025-06-23T14:58:48Z

Ashigaru Whirlpool and Terminal v1.0.0 Released

Ashigaru Whirlpool is a ZeroLink coinjoin implementation designed to sever all deterministic links between inputs and outputs, ensuring enhanced bitcoin transaction privacy.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ashigaru-whirlpool-and-terminal-v1-0-0/

LND v0.19.0-beta: RBF Cooperative Close, Improved Payment ...

2025-06-03T21:16:43Z

LND v0.19.0-beta: RBF Cooperative Close, Improved Payment Reliability & More

The Lightning Network Daemon (LND) is a complete implementation of a Lightning Network node developed by Lightning Labs.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/lnd-v0-19-0-beta/

Samourai Dojo v1.27.0: Soroban Network, PandoTx, API Key ...

2025-05-23T07:00:00Z

Samourai Dojo v1.27.0: Soroban Network, PandoTx, API Key Management

Samourai Dojo is an end-to-end bitcoin wallet backing server for powering Samourai Wallet and other light clients.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/samourai-dojo-v1-27-0/

Sparrow Wallet v2.2.1: Recent Blocks View, Improved Camera, Tor ...

2025-05-21T18:36:32Z

Sparrow Wallet v2.2.1: Recent Blocks View, Improved Camera, Tor & P2A Updates

Sparrow is a free and open-source modern desktop Bitcoin wallet application supporting most hardware wallets and built on common standards such as PSBT, with an emphasis on transparency and usability.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/sparrow-wallet-v2-2-1/

Cake Wallet v4.28: Payjoin v2 Support Cake Wallet is an ...

2025-05-21T14:38:33Z

Cake Wallet v4.28: Payjoin v2 Support

Cake Wallet is an open-source, privacy-oriented multi-currency wallet available on Android, iOS, macOS, Windows (beta) and Linux.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/cake-wallet-v4-28/

Good Morning, Bitcoin - Tuesday, May 20th, 2025 Good Morning, ...

2025-05-20T09:10:54Z

Good Morning, Bitcoin - Tuesday, May 20th, 2025

Good Morning, Bitcoin is your latest news roundup delivering key stories, project updates, new releases, guides, research, and all things related to Bitcoin and freedom tech.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gm-2025-05-20/

Bitcoin Safe v1.3.0: Interactive Chart, CPFP, Testnet4 Support ...

2025-05-19T10:54:00Z

Bitcoin Safe v1.3.0: Interactive Chart, CPFP, Testnet4 Support

Bitcoin Safe is a secure, user-friendly Bitcoin savings wallet for all users. It comes with step-by-step setup guides, support for all major hardware signers, transaction visualization, and built-in multisig collaboration tools. Compact Block Filters for enhanced privacy are in development.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-safe-v1-3-0/

Damus Notedeck v0.4.0 Beta: Zaps, Dave AI Assistant, Android ...

2025-05-17T12:59:05Z

Damus Notedeck v0.4.0 Beta: Zaps, Dave AI Assistant, Android Improvements

Notedeck is a modern, multiplatform Nostr client built with Rust. It provides a feature-rich experience for interacting with the Nostr protocol on both desktop and Android platforms.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/damus-notedeck-v0-4-0-beta/

Wasabi Wallet v2.6.0: First Version to Sync & Operate Without ...

2025-05-06T04:51:15Z

Wasabi Wallet v2.6.0: First Version to Sync & Operate Without a Central Server

Wasabi Wallet is a free and open-source, privacy-focused Bitcoin wallet for desktop.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/wasabi-wallet-v2-6-0/

RoboSats v0.7.7-alpha: New Coordinators View RoboSats offers a ...

2025-04-28T11:50:24Z

RoboSats v0.7.7-alpha: New Coordinators View

RoboSats offers a simple and private way for exchanging bitcoin for fiat currencies. It streamlines the peer-to-peer experience and utilizes Lightning hold invoices to minimize custody and trust requirements as deterministically generated avatars help users stick to the best security practices.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/robosats-v0-7-7-alpha/

Block 894207: Important News of the Week News. Updates. Research. ...

2025-04-27T19:00:49Z

Block 894207: Important News of the Week

News. Updates. Research. Stats. Everything Important You Need to Know.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/894207/

Good Morning, Bitcoin - Saturday, April 26th, 2025 Good Morning, ...

2025-04-26T13:12:35Z

Good Morning, Bitcoin - Saturday, April 26th, 2025

Good Morning, Bitcoin is your latest news roundup delivering key stories, project updates, new releases, guides, research, and all things related to Bitcoin and freedom tech.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gm-2025-04-26/

Good Morning, Bitcoin - Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025 Good Morning, ...

2025-04-23T18:02:25Z

Good Morning, Bitcoin - Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025

Good Morning, Bitcoin is your latest news roundup delivering key stories, project updates, new releases, guides, research, and all things related to Bitcoin and freedom tech.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gm-2025-04-23/

Good Morning, Bitcoin - Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025 Good Morning, ...

2025-04-22T18:46:39Z

Good Morning, Bitcoin - Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025

Good Morning, Bitcoin is your latest news roundup delivering key stories, project updates, new releases, guides, research, and all things related to Bitcoin and freedom tech.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gm-2025-04-22/

Block 893376: Important News of the Week News. Updates. Research. ...

2025-04-21T13:43:34Z

Block 893376: Important News of the Week

News. Updates. Research. Stats. Everything Important You Need to Know.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/893376/

COLDCARD Mk4 v5.4.2 & Q v1.3.2: Co-sign and Key Teleport ...

2025-04-19T16:08:21Z

COLDCARD Mk4 v5.4.2 & Q v1.3.2: Co-sign and Key Teleport

COLDCARD Mk4 is an ultra-secure, verifiable Bitcoin cold wallet. COLDCARD Q is the higher-end model, featuring a full QWERTY keyboard, larger LCD screen, real QR scanner, and additional features.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/coldcard-mk4-v5-4-2-q-v1-3-2/

Coinswap v0.1.1: Protocol Efficiency, Security & Usability ...

2025-04-18T07:47:55Z

Coinswap v0.1.1: Protocol Efficiency, Security & Usability Improvements

Coinswap is a functioning, minimal-viable binaries and libraries to perform a trustless, peer-to-peer Maxwell-Belcher Coinswap Protocol. With v0.1.0, Coinswap marketplace is now live on Testnet4.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/coinswap-v0-1-1/

Good Morning, Bitcoin - Thursday, April 17th, 2025 Good Morning, ...

2025-04-17T12:42:50Z

Good Morning, Bitcoin - Thursday, April 17th, 2025

Good Morning, Bitcoin is your latest news roundup delivering key stories, project updates, new releases, guides, research, and all things related to Bitcoin and freedom tech.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gm-2025-04-17/

OpenSats Unveils the Eleventh Wave of Nostr Grants The latest ...

2025-04-16T19:17:38Z

OpenSats Unveils the Eleventh Wave of Nostr Grants

The latest grantees include Swae, HAMSTR, Vertex, Nostr Double Ratchet, and Nostr Game Engine.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/opensats-unveils-the-eleventh-wave-of-nostr-grants/

Good Morning, Bitcoin - Wednesday, April 16th, 2025 Good Morning, ...

2025-04-16T14:36:00Z

Good Morning, Bitcoin - Wednesday, April 16th, 2025

Good Morning, Bitcoin is your latest news roundup delivering key stories, project updates, new releases, guides, research, and all things related to Bitcoin and freedom tech.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gm-2025-04-16/

Bitcoin Core v29.0: Ephemeral Dust, Enhanced Orphan Handling, ...

2025-04-16T05:30:53Z

Bitcoin Core v29.0: Ephemeral Dust, Enhanced Orphan Handling, CMake & More

Bitcoin Core version 29.0 is now available, featuring updates and improvements in networking, mempool policy, mining, RPCs, and overall system behavior.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-core-v29-0/

Good Morning, Bitcoin - Tuesday, April 15th, 2025 Good Morning, ...

2025-04-15T11:43:27Z

Good Morning, Bitcoin - Tuesday, April 15th, 2025

Good Morning, Bitcoin is your latest news roundup delivering key stories, project updates, new releases, guides, research, and all things related to Bitcoin and freedom tech.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gm-2025-04-15/

BTCPay Server v2.1.0: New MultiSig, Integrations, Fee ...

2025-04-14T12:00:38Z

BTCPay Server v2.1.0: New MultiSig, Integrations, Fee Acceleration & More

BTCPay Server is a free and open-source Bitcoin payment processor that comes with a variety of useful plugins and integrations. It allows you to accept bitcoin without extra fees or intermediaries.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/btcpay-server-v2-1-0/

Liana Wallet v10.0: Wallet Backups & Dependencies Update ...

2025-04-14T11:59:59Z

Liana Wallet v10.0: Wallet Backups & Dependencies Update

Liana is a Bitcoin wallet that uses miniscript output descriptors, with extensive use of relative timelocks (OP_CSV). It features a timelocked recovery path for coins and can be used for inheritance, decaying and expanding multisigs, and safer backups. Available on Windows, Mac and Linux.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/liana-wallet-v10-0/

LNbits v1.0.0: Stable, Hardened, and Production-Ready LNbits is a ...

2025-04-11T18:27:57Z

LNbits v1.0.0: Stable, Hardened, and Production-Ready

LNbits is a free and open-source Python server that functions as a Lightning wallet and accounts system. It is compatible with nearly all Lightning funding sources and offers a powerful suite of Bitcoin tools.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/lnbits-v1-0-0/

Trump Signs Resolution Blocking IRS Reporting Rule for 'DeFi ...

2025-04-11T05:05:01Z

Trump Signs Resolution Blocking IRS Reporting Rule for 'DeFi Brokers'

U.S. President Donald Trump signed a congressional resolution, H.J.Res.25, which nullifies an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rule introduced in the final days of 2024 by the Biden administration. This rule would have imposed unworkable reporting requirements on non-custodial services.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/trump-signs-resolution-blocking-irs-reporting-rule-for-defi-brokers/

RoboSats v0.7.6-alpha: Coordinator Rating Over Nostr RoboSats is ...

2025-04-10T08:25:35Z

RoboSats v0.7.6-alpha: Coordinator Rating Over Nostr

RoboSats is a simple and private way to exchange bitcoin. It simplifies the peer-to-peer user experience and uses lightning hold invoices to minimize custody and trust requirements while helping users stick to best privacy practices. Available on the web, Android, Windows, MacOS, and Linux.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/robosats-v0-7-6-alpha/

Cove Wallet v0.3.0: TAPSIGNER Support Cove (beta) is a mobile ...

2025-04-09T13:04:56Z

Cove Wallet v0.3.0: TAPSIGNER Support

Cove (beta) is a mobile Bitcoin wallet built on top of the BDK library. It is available on iOS, with an Android version expected to be released in the future.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/cove-wallet-v0-3-0/

U.S. Justice Department Ends Crypto Enforcement Unit, Marking ...

2025-04-08T13:50:28Z

U.S. Justice Department Ends Crypto Enforcement Unit, Marking Significant Policy Shift

The Justice Department directed federal prosecutors not to target virtual currency exchanges, mixing and tumbling services, and "offline wallets" for their end users' actions or unintentional regulatory violations.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/u-s-justice-department-ends-crypto-enforcement-unit-marking-significant-policy-shift/

Mempool v3.2.0: Stratum Jobs, UTXO Bubble Chart, Address ...

2025-04-07T20:02:37Z

Mempool v3.2.0: Stratum Jobs, UTXO Bubble Chart, Address Poisoning Detection & More

Mempool is a fully-featured open-source mempool visualizer, explorer, and API service. A live instance is running at mempool.space, and it can also be self-hosted on a wide variety of your own hardware.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/mempool-v3-2-0/

Bisq v2.1.7: More Reliable Message Delivery, Trade & ...

2025-04-02T15:52:40Z

Bisq v2.1.7: More Reliable Message Delivery, Trade & Mediation Enhancements

Bisq is a secure, private and decentralized bitcoin P2P exchange network. Bisq2 is set to be the successor to Bisq v1 and will support multiple trade protocols, multiple privacy networks and multiple identities.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bisq-v2-1-7/

OpenSats Announces the 10th Wave of Nostr Grants "We're ...

2025-03-27T16:31:06Z

OpenSats Announces the 10th Wave of Nostr Grants

"We're excited to introduce our latest wave of grants, supporting seven innovative projects that showcase the growing versatility of the Nostr ecosystem," announced the non-profit.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/opensats-announces-the-10th-wave-of-nostr-grants/

Braiins BCB100: Bitcoin Control Board Open Sourced Braiins has ...

2025-03-27T16:30:41Z

Braiins BCB100: Bitcoin Control Board Open Sourced

Braiins has open-sourced its Control Board BCB100 and the accompanying tools for users to build their own mining firmware. This control board is designed to serve as a replacement for the standard Antminer control boards.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/braiins-bcb100-bitcoin-control-board-open-sourced/

Good Morning, Bitcoin - Tuesday, March 25th, 2025 Good Morning, ...

2025-03-25T15:47:46Z

Good Morning, Bitcoin - Tuesday, March 25th, 2025

Good Morning, Bitcoin is your latest news roundup delivering key stories, project updates, new releases, guides, research, and all things related to Bitcoin and freedom tech.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gm-2025-03-25/

Ditto v1.3: Explore Tab, Search Filter UI & More Ditto is a ...

2025-03-25T13:58:29Z

Ditto v1.3: Explore Tab, Search Filter UI & More

Ditto is a Nostr server for building resilient online communities. It allows users to create their own social networks that are decentralized and customizable, while being free from ads and tracking.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ditto-v1-3/

Good Morning, Bitcoin - Monday, March 24th, 2025 Good Morning, ...

2025-03-24T13:26:32Z

Good Morning, Bitcoin - Monday, March 24th, 2025

Good Morning, Bitcoin is your latest news roundup delivering key stories, project updates, new releases, guides, research, and all things related to Bitcoin and freedom tech.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gm-2025-03-24/

Block 889101: Important News of the Week(s) News. Updates. ...

2025-03-23T19:35:46Z

Block 889101: Important News of the Week(s)

News. Updates. Research. Stats. Everything Important You Need to Know.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/889101/

Key Dates Set for Samourai Wallet Developers Pre-trial Motion ...

2025-03-19T11:46:31Z

Key Dates Set for Samourai Wallet Developers Pre-trial Motion Schedule

According to the reports, Samourai Wallet developers Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill appeared in good spirits for the first hearing in their case since September of 2024.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/key-dates-set-for-samourai-wallet-developers-pre-trial-motion-schedule/

Demand Pool Opens Applications to Miners for Stratum V2 Mining ...

2025-03-18T23:12:09Z

Demand Pool Opens Applications to Miners for Stratum V2 Mining Pool

Bitcoin mining startup DMND is inviting miners to apply as launch partners for its Stratum V2 pool, with a 0% fee for the first two months. Applications are open until March 28, 2025.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/demand-pool-opens-applications-to-miners-for-stratum-v2-mining-pool/

Krux v25.03.0: Taproot and WSH Miniscript Support Krux is ...

2025-03-18T12:15:14Z

Krux v25.03.0: Taproot and WSH Miniscript Support

Krux is open-source firmware for building DIY Bitcoin signing devices using off-the-shelf parts. It runs on Kendryte K210 devices like the M5StickV and Maix Amigo, turning them into airgapped devices that can sign transactions for singlesig and multisig wallets.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/krux-v25-03-0/

OpenSats Announces 10th Wave of Bitcoin Grants & Support for ...

2025-03-18T11:08:43Z

OpenSats Announces 10th Wave of Bitcoin Grants & Support for Developer Organizations

OpenSats, a non-profit organization focused on open-source Bitcoin and freedom technologies, has unveiled new Bitcoin grants to support six projects and six organizations dedicated to advancing open-source Bitcoin development.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/opensats-announces-10th-wave-of-bitcoin-grants-support-for-developer-organizations/

RoninDojo v2.2.0: Improved Feature Set for Backups RoninDojo is ...

2025-03-17T18:52:49Z

RoninDojo v2.2.0: Improved Feature Set for Backups

RoninDojo is an Installation Assistant and Administration Tool for Samourai Wallet's Dojo, Indexer, and related tools.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ronindojo-v2-2-0/

Eclair v0.12.0: RPCs to Create and Manage BOLT12 Offers & ...

2025-03-17T17:48:45Z

Eclair v0.12.0: RPCs to Create and Manage BOLT12 Offers & More

Eclair (French for Lightning) is a Scala implementation of the Lightning Network developed by ACINQ.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/eclair-v0-12-0/

Core Lightning v25.02: 'Onion Packet Filler ...

2025-03-17T11:22:59Z

Core Lightning v25.02: 'Onion Packet Filler Accreditation'

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

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/core-lightning-v25-02/

ZEUS v0.10.0: Renewable Channels, Multiple Embedded Wallets, NWC ...

2025-03-17T08:53:20Z

ZEUS v0.10.0: Renewable Channels, Multiple Embedded Wallets, NWC Client Support

ZEUS is a mobile Bitcoin and Lightning wallet, and remote node manager for LND and Core Lightning (CLN). Available on Android and iOS.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/zeus-v0-10-0/

Phoenix Wallet v2.5.0: APK Size Reduction, Improved QR Scanning, ...

2025-03-05T11:58:00Z

Phoenix Wallet v2.5.0: APK Size Reduction, Improved QR Scanning, Tor Changes

Phoenix is a mobile self-custodial Bitcoin wallet using Lightning to send and receive payments. Available on Android and iOS.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/phoenix-wallet-v2-5-0/

Block 886042: Important News of the Week News. Updates. Research. ...

2025-03-02T21:05:33Z

Block 886042: Important News of the Week

News. Updates. Research. Stats. Everything Important You Need to Know.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/886042/

President Trump Confirms Strategic 'Crypto' Reserve with ...

2025-03-02T18:06:13Z

President Trump Confirms Strategic 'Crypto' Reserve with Bitcoin and Altcoins

The United States President, Donald Trump, has announced a Strategic Crypto Reserve that will include XRP, Solana, and Cardano, along with Bitcoin and Ethereum at its core.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/president-trump-confirms-strategic-crypto-reserve-with-bitcoin-and-altcoins/

Good Morning, Bitcoin - Saturday, March 1st, 2025 Good Morning, ...

2025-03-01T18:18:46Z

Good Morning, Bitcoin - Saturday, March 1st, 2025

Good Morning, Bitcoin is your latest news roundup delivering key stories, project updates, new releases, guides, research, and all things related to Bitcoin and freedom tech.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gm-2025-03-01/

Tropic Square TROPIC01: Open Architecture, Tamper-proof RISC-V ...

2025-03-01T16:18:30Z

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.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/tropic-square-tropic01/

BitBanana v0.9.0: Coin Control, Send All Option, Design ...

2025-03-01T14:07:57Z

BitBanana v0.9.0: Coin Control, Send All Option, Design Improvements

BitBanana is a native Android app for LND and Core Lightning node operators focused on user experience and ease of use.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitbanana-v0-9-0/

umbrelOS v1.4: Files Manager umbrelOS is a home server OS for ...

2025-02-28T13:50:25Z

umbrelOS v1.4: Files Manager

umbrelOS is a home server OS for self-hosting with a built-in app store.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/umbrelos-v1-4/

Alby Go v1.10.0: Support for Pick n Pay QRs & BTC Map Alby Go ...

2025-02-28T13:49:58Z

Alby Go v1.10.0: Support for Pick n Pay QRs & BTC Map

Alby Go is a simple Lightning mobile wallet interface for bitcoin payments over the Lightning Network. It works well with Alby Hub or any other Nostr Wallet Connect (NWC) wallets. Available on iOS and Android.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/alby-go-v1-10-0/

European States Continue Race for Encryption Backdoors European ...

2025-02-28T10:27:34Z

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.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/european-states-continue-race-for-encryption-backdoors/

Good Morning, Bitcoin - Thursday, February 27th, 2025 Good ...

2025-02-27T20:33:17Z

Good Morning, Bitcoin - Thursday, February 27th, 2025

Good Morning, Bitcoin is your latest news roundup delivering key stories, project updates, new releases, guides, research, and all things related to Bitcoin and freedom tech.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gm-2025-02-27/

Sparrow Wallet v2.1.3: OneKey Support, Expanded Labels Export, ...

2025-02-27T16:28:55Z

Sparrow Wallet v2.1.3: OneKey Support, Expanded Labels Export, Lark Fixes

Sparrow is a free and open-source modern desktop Bitcoin wallet application supporting most hardware wallets and built on common standards such as PSBT, with an emphasis on transparency and usability.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/sparrow-wallet-v2-1-3/

Fedimint v0.6.0: On-Chain For Everyone Fedimint is a module-based ...

2025-02-27T16:28:26Z

Fedimint v0.6.0: On-Chain For Everyone

Fedimint is a module-based system for building federated applications, offering a trust-minimized, censorship-resistant, and private alternative to centralized apps. It comes with three default modules: Bitcoin, Lightning, and ecash.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/fedimint-v0-6-0/

Phoenixd (Server) v0.5.0: Rework of Internal Payments Database ...

2025-02-27T12:04:00Z

Phoenixd (Server) v0.5.0: Rework of Internal Payments Database

Phoenixd is the server equivalent of the Phoenix wallet for developers and businesses that makes it easy to send and receive Lightning payments without compromising on self-custody. It is written in Kotlin Multiplatform and runs natively on Linux, MacOS (x86 and ARM), and Windows (WSL).

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/phoenixd-server-v0-5-0/

Nunchuk Launches New and Improved Group Wallet with Chat Nunchuk ...

2025-02-27T11:57:59Z

Nunchuk Launches New and Improved Group Wallet with Chat

Nunchuk is a Bitcoin multisig wallet with premium features such as inheritance planning, scheduled transactions, emergency lockdown, Taproot Multisig, Decoy wallets, and more. Available on Android, iOS, and desktop.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nunchuk-group-wallet/

Lark v1.1.0: Improvements & Bug Fixes Lark is a command line ...

2025-02-26T23:57:56Z

Lark v1.1.0: Improvements & Bug Fixes

Lark is a command line application for interacting with USB hardware wallets in Bitcoin related functions. It is designed to be a drop-in replacement for HWI.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/lark-v1-1-0/

Ark v0.5.0: Branch-only Signing Sessions and Connector Trees Ark ...

2025-02-26T23:14:25Z

Ark v0.5.0: Branch-only Signing Sessions and Connector Trees

Ark is a layer-two protocol designed to scale Bitcoin transactions .

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ark-v0-5-0/

Satochip v0.14-0.2 (Beta): Schnorr Support for Taproot & ...

2025-02-26T22:38:31Z

Satochip v0.14-0.2 (Beta): Schnorr Support for Taproot & Nostr

Satochip is an open-source javacard applet implementing a cryptocurrency signing device with full BIP32/BIP39 support.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/satochip-v0-14-0-2-beta/

GRAIN Relay v0.3.0: Nostr Login & Profile Page, User Sync ...

2025-02-26T13:45:58Z

GRAIN Relay v0.3.0: Nostr Login & Profile Page, User Sync Functionality

GRAIN is an open-source Nostr relay implementation written in Go, aiming to provide a highly efficient and configurable Nostr relay.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/grain-v0-3-0/

LifPay Temporarily Suspends Operations, Winds Down Wallet ...

2025-02-25T13:28:59Z

LifPay Temporarily Suspends Operations, Winds Down Wallet Services

The custodial mobile Lightning wallet service provider is asking users to withdraw their funds within the next 60 days.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/lifpay-temp-suspends-operations/

Frostr: Turn Your Nsec Into Rotatable Multisig Frostr is a simple ...

2025-02-25T11:29:43Z

Frostr: Turn Your Nsec Into Rotatable Multisig

Frostr is a simple t-of-n remote signing and key rotation protocol for Nostr, powered by FROST.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/frostr-turn-your-nsec-into-rotatable-multisig/

Good Morning, Bitcoin - Monday, February 24th, 2025 Good Morning, ...

2025-02-24T20:24:29Z

Good Morning, Bitcoin - Monday, February 24th, 2025

Good Morning, Bitcoin is your latest news roundup delivering key stories, project updates, new releases, guides, research, and all things related to Bitcoin and freedom tech.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gm-2025-02-24/

Validating Lightning Signer v0.13.0: Enhanced Configuration, ...

2025-02-24T18:31:38Z

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.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/vls-v0-13-0/

Blitz Wallet v0.4.1-beta: The Efficiency Update Blitz is a ...

2025-02-24T13:43:45Z

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.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/blitz-wallet-v0-4-1-beta/

Apple Pulls E2E iCloud Encryption in UK, Boots 135K+ ...

2025-02-24T13:39:58Z

Apple Pulls E2E iCloud Encryption in UK, Boots 135K+ 'Non-Compliant' Apps from EU App Store

Apple iCloud backups can no longer be end-to-end encrypted in the UK while all apps without a verified trader status and contact information have been removed in the EU App Store as required by the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA).

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/apple-pulls-e2e-icloud-encryption-in-uk-boots-135k-non-compliant-apps-from-eu-app-store/

Block 885000: Important News of the Week News. Updates. Research. ...

2025-02-23T17:12:58Z

Block 885000: Important News of the Week

News. Updates. Research. Stats. Everything Important You Need to Know.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/885000/

RoboSats v0.7.4-alpha: LNp2pBot Orders on Android App RoboSats is ...

2025-02-22T16:49:32Z

RoboSats v0.7.4-alpha: LNp2pBot Orders on Android App

RoboSats is a simple and private way to exchange bitcoin. It simplifies the peer-to-peer user experience and uses lightning hold invoices to minimize custody and trust requirements while helping users stick to best privacy practices. Available on the web, Android, and desktop.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/robosats-v0-7-4-alpha/

Good Morning, Bitcoin - Wednesday, February 19th, 2025 Good ...

2025-02-19T19:06:38Z

Good Morning, Bitcoin - Wednesday, February 19th, 2025

Good Morning, Bitcoin is your daily news roundup delivering key stories, project updates, new releases, guides, research, and all things related to Bitcoin and freedom tech.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gm-2025-02-19/

Nigeria Freed Gambaryan in Exchange for Access to US Financial ...

2025-02-19T12:03:34Z

Nigeria Freed Gambaryan in Exchange for Access to US Financial Surveillance Capabilities - Report

Nigeria appears to have exchanged Binance Executive and former IRS criminal investigator Tigran Gambaryan for access to U.S. "resources and expertise" in financial surveillance capabilities as part of a secret deal with the U.S. State Department, reports The Rage.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nigeria-freed-gambaryan-in-exchange-for-access-to-us-financial-surveillance-capabilities-report/

Good Morning, Bitcoin - Monday, February 17th, 2025 Good Morning, ...

2025-02-17T19:42:06Z

Good Morning, Bitcoin - Monday, February 17th, 2025

Good Morning, Bitcoin is your daily news roundup delivering key stories, project updates, new releases, guides, research, and all things related to Bitcoin and freedom tech.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gm-2025-02-17/

Alby Hub v1.14.2: Basic Swap Functionality, Home Widgets & ...

2025-02-17T18:24:18Z

Alby Hub v1.14.2: Basic Swap Functionality, Home Widgets & More

Alby Hub is an open-source hub for setting up and/or controlling your Lightning node and wallet from various applications that support Nostr Wallet Connect (NWC).

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/alby-hub-v1-14-2/

Argentina's Milei Faces Fraud Charges, Impeachment Calls ...

2025-02-17T17:42:22Z

Argentina's Milei Faces Fraud Charges, Impeachment Calls After Failed Memecoin Launch

Argentina's 'anarcho-capitalist' President Javier Milei is facing fraud charges and impeachment calls after promoting a crashed memecoin.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/argentinas-milei-faces-fraud-charges-impeachment-calls-after-failed-memecoin-launch/

Good Morning, Bitcoin - Saturday, February 15th, 2025 Good ...

2025-02-15T20:23:03Z

Good Morning, Bitcoin - Saturday, February 15th, 2025

Good Morning, Bitcoin is your daily news roundup delivering key stories, project updates, new releases, guides, research, and all things related to Bitcoin and freedom tech.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gm-2025-02-15/

Bisq v1.9.19 & Bisq2 v2.1.6: Updates and Security ...

2025-02-14T12:48:38Z

Bisq v1.9.19 & Bisq2 v2.1.6: Updates and Security Improvements

Bisq is a secure, private and decentralized bitcoin P2P exchange network. Bisq2 is set to be the successor to Bisq v1 and will support multiple trade protocols, multiple privacy networks and multiple identities.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bisq-v1-9-19-bisq2-v2-1-6/

Bitkit v1.0.9: Fee Weather Widget, Bitcoin-to-Fiat Calculator ...

2025-02-14T12:48:24Z

Bitkit v1.0.9: Fee Weather Widget, Bitcoin-to-Fiat Calculator

Bitkit is a self-custodial Bitcoin and Lightning Wallet for Android and iOS.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitkit-v1-0-9/

Fountain App v1.1.16: Nostr Live Streams & Storage Manager ...

2025-02-13T17:35:09Z

Fountain App v1.1.16: Nostr Live Streams & Storage Manager

Fountain is a Lightning and Nostr-powered value-for-value podcasting app and community where listeners and podcasters get rewarded for the value they provide. Available on iOS and Android.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/fountain-v1-1-16/

COLDCARD Mk4 v5.4.1 & Q v1.3.1: New Message Signing Features, ...

2025-02-13T17:11:45Z

COLDCARD Mk4 v5.4.1 & Q v1.3.1: New Message Signing Features, Address Display & More

COLDCARD Mk4 is an ultra-secure and verifiable hardware wallet for Bitcoin. COLDCARD Q is the higher-end COLDCARD that comes with a full QWERTY keyboard, a larger LCD screen, real QR scanner, and more.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/coldcard-mk4-v5-4-1-q-v1-3-1/

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Broadens Crackdown on Asian ...

2025-02-13T16:01:33Z

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Broadens Crackdown on Asian ASICs - Report

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is seizing Bitcoin mining ASICs. The crackdown, as reported by Blockspace.Media, now includes machines from MicroBT and Canaan, following the initial stoppage of Bitmain’s Antminer S21 and T21 models last year.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/cbp-broadens-crackdown-on-asian-asics/

Good Morning, Bitcoin - Thursday, February 13th, 2025 Good ...

2025-02-13T13:23:36Z

Good Morning, Bitcoin - Thursday, February 13th, 2025

Good Morning, Bitcoin is your daily news roundup delivering key stories, project updates, new releases, guides, research, and all things related to Bitcoin and freedom tech.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gm-2025-02-13/

Coracle v0.6.0: Nstart Onboarding, Note Scheduling, Olas Media ...

2025-02-13T11:11:42Z

Coracle v0.6.0: Nstart Onboarding, Note Scheduling, Olas Media Support

Coracle is a free and open source web client for the Nostr protocol focused on relay selection and management, web-of-trust (WoT) based moderation and content recommendations, and privacy protection. Available on the web and Android.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/coracle-v0-6-0/

LND v0.18.5-beta: Bug Fixes & Improvements The Lightning ...

2025-02-12T21:33:00Z

LND v0.18.5-beta: Bug Fixes & Improvements

The Lightning Network Daemon (LND) is a complete implementation of a Lightning Network node developed by Lightning Labs.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/lnd-v0-18-5-beta/

Obscura VPN Is Now Available on macOS Obscura is the first ...

2025-02-11T23:12:34Z

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. It is currently available on macOS, with support for other platforms coming soon.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/obscura-vpn-is-now-available-on-macos/

Good Morning, Bitcoin - Tuesday, February 11th, 2025 Good ...

2025-02-11T16:48:54Z

Good Morning, Bitcoin - Tuesday, February 11th, 2025

Good Morning, Bitcoin is your daily news roundup delivering key stories, project updates, new releases, guides, research, and all things related to Bitcoin and freedom tech.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gm-2025-02-11/

Primal v2.1: NWC Support for Primal Wallet and Web App Primal is ...

2025-02-11T15:04:00Z

Primal v2.1: NWC Support for Primal Wallet and Web App

Primal is a free and open source nostr client focused on seamless user experience. Available on Android, iOS and the web.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/primal-v2-1/

ZEUS v0.10.0-alpha1: Channel Renewals, Nostr Wallet Connect & ...

2025-02-11T10:08:35Z

ZEUS v0.10.0-alpha1: Channel Renewals, Nostr Wallet Connect & Developer Tools

ZEUS is a mobile Bitcoin and Lightning wallet, and remote node manager for LND and Core Lightning (CLN). Available on Android and iOS.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/zeus-v0-10-0-alpha1/

UK Government Orders Apple to Create Backdoor for Encrypted ...

2025-02-11T10:00:01Z

UK Government Orders Apple to Create Backdoor for Encrypted iCloud Accounts Worldwide

Apple has received a secret order from the UK Home Secretary's office requiring the company to provide access to any user data protected by its Advanced Data Protection for iCloud.

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 ...

2025-02-10T14:26:52Z

Proton Wallet Is Now Available to All Users on Android, iOS, and Web

Proton Wallet, a self-custodial and end-to-end encrypted Bitcoin-only wallet by Proton, is now available on iOS, Android, and web after a successful early access program.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/proton-wallet-v0-0-57-0/

Block 883093: Important News of the Week News. Updates. Research. ...

2025-02-09T22:54:10Z

Block 883093: Important News of the Week

News. Updates. Research. Stats. Everything Important You Need to Know.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/883093/

Wasabi Wallet v2.5.1: Configurable Fee & Exchange Rate ...

2025-02-07T18:29:45Z

Wasabi Wallet v2.5.1: Configurable Fee & Exchange Rate Providers, Quality of Life Improvements

Wasabi Wallet is a free and open-source, privacy-focused Bitcoin wallet for desktop.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/wasabi-wallet-v2-5-1/

Aqua Wallet v0.2.7: Swap and Customization Options, Passcode ...

2025-02-07T18:29:24Z

Aqua Wallet v0.2.7: Swap and Customization Options, Passcode & More

AQUA is a free and open-source Bitcoin, Lightning, Liquid and Tether wallet. Available on Android and iOS.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/aqua-wallet-v0-2-7/

Bitcoin Keeper v2.0.1: New Design, Miniscript Integration with ...

2025-02-06T20:36:33Z

Bitcoin Keeper v2.0.1: New Design, Miniscript Integration with BitBox02, COLDCARD, Jade, Ledger & More

Bitcoin Keeper is an open source, mobile multisig bitcoin wallet with inheritance features. Keeper Desktop is a secure, cross-platform desktop app for using hardware wallets with the Bitcoin Keeper mobile app.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-keeper-v2-0-1-keeper-desktop-v0-2-0/

Tails v6.12: Important Security Fixes Tails is a portable ...

2025-02-06T18:24:59Z

Tails v6.12: Important Security Fixes

Tails is a portable operating system that protects against surveillance and censorship.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/tails-v6-12/

Vertex: Web of Trust as a Service Vertex is a Web of Trust ...

2025-02-06T18:24:15Z

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 Good ...

2025-02-06T14:36:15Z

Good Morning, Bitcoin - Thursday, February 6th, 2025

Good Morning, Bitcoin is your daily news roundup delivering key stories, project updates, new releases, guides, research, and all things related to Bitcoin and freedom tech.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gm-2025-02-06/

BDK Wallet v1.1.0: v2 Transactions in Tx Builder by Default, ...

2025-02-06T11:33:50Z

BDK Wallet v1.1.0: v2 Transactions in Tx Builder by Default, Testnet4 Support

The Bitcoin Dev Kit (BDK) is a modern, lightweight, descriptor-based wallet library written in Rust. The BDK libraries aim to provide well engineered and reviewed components for Bitcoin based applications.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bdk-wallet-v1-1-0/

Good Morning, Bitcoin - Wednesday, February 5th, 2025 Good ...

2025-02-05T15:13:24Z

Good Morning, Bitcoin - Wednesday, February 5th, 2025

Good Morning, Bitcoin is your daily news roundup delivering key stories, project updates, new releases, guides, research, and all things related to Bitcoin and freedom tech.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gm-2025-02-05/