Releases
* btcjson: Update WalletCreateFundedPsbtOpts.FeeRate type by @gnasr in #1729 * rpcserverhelp: Remove extra period for gettxout--synopsis by @kcalvinalvin in #1733 * mempool: export isDust for use in other projects by @Crypt-iQ in #1739 * Switch irc to libera.chat by @jcvernaleo in #1725 * rpcclient: Export symbols needed for custom commands by @JeremyRand in
Releases
* zero conf channels * scid alisases (random scid values in the invoice) * switches to using taproot addresses everywhere applicable by default * an optional database migration that can potential reclaim GBs of disk space for old or large lnd nodes https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/releases/tag/v0.15.1-beta
News
* Representing one of the biggest known data security lapses of the year by scale, second to a massive data leak of 1 billion records from a Shanghai police database in June. * Exposed data belongs to a tech company called Xinai Electronics. * The company builds systems for controlling access for people
Releases
* From the four types of processors that we initially considered we primarily focused on three options: Secure Element (SE), System on Chip (SoC), and Microcontroller (MCU). * While we are lucky to have a silicon design team here at Block that could build a custom chip for this product, these weren’
News
* Iran passed an act which enables the use of bitcoin and cryptocurrency payments for imports through a comprehensive legal framework, per a report from local news outlet Tasnim. * Iranian Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Reza Fatemi Amin revealed that the recently passed law defines regulations on cryptocurrencies, addresses supply
Releases
Self Sovereign Identity (SSI) is an umbrella term well-detailed by Christopher Allen, and inspired by many in the Identity community before him, in his 2016 blog post: The Path to Self-Sovereign Identity, which identifies Ten Principles of Self-Sovereign Identity: 1. Existence. Users must have an independent existence. 2. Control. Users
Research
* Wars cannot be fought with supply chains that crisscross a globalized world, where production happens on faraway, little islands in the South China Sea, from where chips can be transported only if airspaces and straits remain open... * Global supply chains work only in peacetime, but not when the world is
Releases
* This is a notable reworking of the tumbler algorithm, mostly motivated by finding an error which was causing failures for people that tried to use more than the default number of mixdepths (0-4). The tumbler is now able to work with the standard 5 mixdepths, even if you want to
News
* The accelerator is geared toward individual founders and small teams, developers working on Lightning, Taro and covenants, and pre-seed, seed, series A companies. Transportation and lodging will be provided for participants from anywhere in the world. * The program will be run in eight-week cohorts. There will be 8-12 teams per
Weekly Digest
Important news of the week without the bullshit.
Guides
* Skip Tor * Be Mindful of Your Closing Costs * Routing Fees vs Liquidity Sales * On-Chain vs In-Channel Liquidity https://basicbitch.software/posts/2022-08-24-unscientific-liquidity-guide.html archive: https://archive.ph/5D2yV
News
* OFAC has not indicated that a stablecoin issuer is expected to freeze secondary market addresses that are published on OFAC’s SDN List or that are operated by persons and entities that have been sanctioned by OFAC. Further, no US law enforcement agency or regulator has made such a request
