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"The next stage for Machankura, which is currently only a custodial Lighting solution, is enabling Africans to hold their own private keys, bringing them true financial self-sovereignty," reports CoinDesk.
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"A latch transfer enables a statecoin to be transferred on condition of the successful payment of a Lightning network invoice. It can be used for the sale of a statecoin UTXO for an arbitrary amount of bitcoin in a private and non-custodial way without counterparty risk."
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"London's High Court will hand down its ruling on Tuesday on whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be able to appeal against extradition from Britain to the United States, in what could be his final legal challenge in British courts," reported Reuters.
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Blockstream Jade firmware is a free and open source software powering Jade signing devices.
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RoninDojo is an Installation Assistant and Administration Tool for Samourai Wallet's Dojo, Whirlpool, Indexer, and more. RoninDojo v2.1.3 adds dojo's update of the Whirlpool CLI client to v1.0.1 which connects to the decentralized network of Whirlpool.
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The sweeping AML package aims to eliminate anonymous cash payments over €3000 in commercial transactions and prohibit cash payments above €10000 in business transactions. It would also require AML/KYC checks on all bitcoin payments to custodial wallets operated by regulated service providers.
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phoenixd is a minimal, specialized Lightning node designed for developers and businesses that makes it easy to send and receive Lightning payments without compromising on self-custody. It's just like Phoenix for mobile, except it runs on a server.
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A vulnerability baked into Apple’s M-series of chips enables extraction of secret keys from Macs when they perform widely used cryptographic operations, academic researchers have revealed in a paper.
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Stratum V2 is a next-generation bitcoin mining protocol designed to enhance the efficiency, security, flexibility and decentralization. SRI is fully open-source, community-developed, independent of any single entity, aiming to be fully compatible with Stratum V2 Specification.
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"SpaceX is building a network of hundreds of spy satellites under a classified contract with a U.S. intelligence agency, 5 sources familiar with the program said, demonstrating deepening ties between billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's space company and national security agencies," reports Reuters.
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"We're pleased to announce the first step in decentralizing Whirlpool coinjoin is now live. We have launched simultaneous updates for Samourai Wallet, Whirlpool GUI/CLI, and Dojo - update your clients today to begin making use of decentralized Whirlpool!"
