Releases
The BDK libraries aims to provide well engineered and reviewed components for Bitcoin based applications. The Bitcoin Dev Kit developers are in the process of releasing a v1.0 which is a fundamental re-write of how the library works.
News
The European Council and Parliament reached a provisional agreement that would cover 'most of crypto sector' and would require firms to conduct even more surveillance on their customers.
Releases
Hermes is an asynchronous lightning address server that uses Fedimint Ecash on the backend.
Releases
LDK/rust-lightning is a highly performant and flexible implementation of the Lightning Network protocol.
Releases
Sparrow is a free and open source desktop Bitcoin wallet focused on security and privacy. It supports most hardware wallets and is built on common standards such as PSBT, with an emphasis on transparency and usability.
News
"70+ grants later, we have our first twofer. It goes to Dan Gould and Esraa, two devs working to improve PayJoin, which allows parties transacting in bitcoin to coordinate payments before posting to the blockchain without third-party intermediaries," Spiral announced.
News
“Online gambling platforms, and especially those that are operating illegally, have emerged as among the most popular vehicles for cryptocurrency-based money launderers, particularly for those using Tether or USDT on the TRON blockchain,” said the report by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNOD).
Releases
BlueWallet is a non-custodial Bitcoin and Lightning wallet built with React Native and Electrum. Available on iOS, macOS and Android.
News
The firm's restructuring plan trims about $400 million in debt from its balance sheet and fully repays company creditors thanks to a turnaround in Bitcoin prices over the last year, reported Bloomberg.
Research
"2024 will be a make-or-break year for many miners. Those who spent 2023 preparing by upgrading their fleets with more efficient hardware, cutting excess costs, and optimizing their operations in every way will be the best prepared to weather the year."
Releases
nix-bitcoin is a collection of Nix packages and NixOS modules for easily installing full-featured Bitcoin nodes with an emphasis on security.
Releases
This week’s newsletter discloses CLN past vulnerability, announces two new soft fork proposals, looks at the cluster mempool proposal, and updated specification and implementation of transaction compression, and summarizes a discussion about Miner Extractable Value in non-zero ephemeral anchors.
