nodl Dojo and nodl One v0.1.1 firmware released
- Whirlpool CLI 0.10.6
- bitcoind 0.20.0
- Electrs 0.8.5
- LND 0.10.1
- RTL 0.7.1
https://www.nodl.it/
- Whirlpool CLI 0.10.6
- bitcoind 0.20.0
- Electrs 0.8.5
- LND 0.10.1
- RTL 0.7.1
https://www.nodl.it/
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OCBTCN Full Node Deep Dive: myNode
> For the next installment in our deep-dives into Bitcoin nodes, we'll be joined by Taylor from myNode and Ketan from Ministry of Nodes. myNode aims to be the easiest way to run a dedicated, easy to use, Bitcoin Node and Lightning Wallet.
youtube: https://youtu.be/GS1woRbJFDI
> For the next installment in our deep-dives into Bitcoin nodes, we'll be joined by Taylor from myNode and Ketan from Ministry of Nodes. myNode aims to be the easiest way to run a dedicated, easy to use, Bitcoin Node and Lightning Wallet.
youtube: https://youtu.be/GS1woRbJFDI
Hodl Hodl v1.57 New features: Offer page redesign, New API releases
> we have redesigned the “Offer Creation” page to make it far more intuitive and generally easier to use. We even added some information on the page for all our newcomer traders.
> With our chat API you can fetch all the messages related to a contract, and with our contract listing API you can fetch all the contracts you are participating in, all without visiting the site!
https://medium.com/@hodlhodl/hodl-hodl-v1-57-new-features-offer-page-redesign-new-api-releases-14e2601c2380
> we have redesigned the “Offer Creation” page to make it far more intuitive and generally easier to use. We even added some information on the page for all our newcomer traders.
> With our chat API you can fetch all the messages related to a contract, and with our contract listing API you can fetch all the contracts you are participating in, all without visiting the site!
https://medium.com/@hodlhodl/hodl-hodl-v1-57-new-features-offer-page-redesign-new-api-releases-14e2601c2380
Top Podcasts of the Week
Tales from the Crypt - Rabbit Hole Recap - https://anchor.fm/tales-from-the-crypt/episodes/Rabbit-Hole-Recap-Week-of-2020-06-29-eg7pri
What Bitcoin Did - Raoul Pal, Caitlin Long, & Travis Kling - https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/wtf-is-going-on-in-the-markets
Lightning Junkies - Jack Everitt - https://lightningjunkies.net/lnj032-jack-everitt-how-to-get-rich-with-lightning-gaming/
Stephan Livera - John Cantrell - https://stephanlivera.com/episode/187/
Tales from the Crypt - Antoine Riard - https://anchor.fm/tales-from-the-crypt/episodes/174-Antoine-Riard-eg349l
Tales from the Crypt - Rabbit Hole Recap - https://anchor.fm/tales-from-the-crypt/episodes/Rabbit-Hole-Recap-Week-of-2020-06-29-eg7pri
What Bitcoin Did - Raoul Pal, Caitlin Long, & Travis Kling - https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/wtf-is-going-on-in-the-markets
Lightning Junkies - Jack Everitt - https://lightningjunkies.net/lnj032-jack-everitt-how-to-get-rich-with-lightning-gaming/
Stephan Livera - John Cantrell - https://stephanlivera.com/episode/187/
Tales from the Crypt - Antoine Riard - https://anchor.fm/tales-from-the-crypt/episodes/174-Antoine-Riard-eg349l
Coldcard 101
- Basic introduction
- Main features
- How to set one up
- Receive and send a transaction
- Using Electrum
- Create a backup
- Adding a passphrase
https://www.bitcoinqna.com/post/coldcard-101
- Basic introduction
- Main features
- How to set one up
- Receive and send a transaction
- Using Electrum
- Create a backup
- Adding a passphrase
https://www.bitcoinqna.com/post/coldcard-101
Electrum v4.0.1 released
- PSBTs
- Multisig support for coldcard
- Compatibility with latest trezor firmware
- Lightning
- Watchtowers
- Submarine Swaps
release notes: https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/blob/master/RELEASE-NOTES
download: https://electrum.org/#download
- PSBTs
- Multisig support for coldcard
- Compatibility with latest trezor firmware
- Lightning
- Watchtowers
- Submarine Swaps
release notes: https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/blob/master/RELEASE-NOTES
download: https://electrum.org/#download
Samourai Wallet Whirlpool CLI v0.10.7 released
- fix mixsTarget=0 considered as mixsTarget=1
- fix invalid value "nbCleaned" logged on utxo refresh
- show utxos counts (deposit, premix, postmix) + total balance
- ignore case for interactive commands
https://code.samourai.io/whirlpool/whirlpool-client-cli/-/releases/0.10.7
- fix mixsTarget=0 considered as mixsTarget=1
- fix invalid value "nbCleaned" logged on utxo refresh
- show utxos counts (deposit, premix, postmix) + total balance
- ignore case for interactive commands
https://code.samourai.io/whirlpool/whirlpool-client-cli/-/releases/0.10.7
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Hablemos de Bitcoin - Privacidad y Derechos Humanos, con A. Gladstein y A. Machado
> Hablamos con Alex Gladstein, de la Human RIghts Foundation y con el venezolano Alejandro Machado, de Open Money Initiative, para conocer de qué forma Bitcoin puede ser útil para activistas y para la lucha por los DDHH. ¿Tiene relación con la privacidad y el dinero digital? Entérate de todo aquí.
youtube: https://youtu.be/cchPZqFUkuo
> Hablamos con Alex Gladstein, de la Human RIghts Foundation y con el venezolano Alejandro Machado, de Open Money Initiative, para conocer de qué forma Bitcoin puede ser útil para activistas y para la lucha por los DDHH. ¿Tiene relación con la privacidad y el dinero digital? Entérate de todo aquí.
youtube: https://youtu.be/cchPZqFUkuo
MyNode v0.2.10 firmware released
- Add LNBits
- LND v0.10.1
- Loop v0.6.4
- BTC RPC Explorer v2.0.1
- Use Tor for key checks and upgrades
- HTTPS for Caravan
- Move Whirlpool files to HDD
- HTTPS Certificate Improvements
https://github.com/mynodebtc/mynode/releases/tag/v0.2.10
- Add LNBits
- LND v0.10.1
- Loop v0.6.4
- BTC RPC Explorer v2.0.1
- Use Tor for key checks and upgrades
- HTTPS for Caravan
- Move Whirlpool files to HDD
- HTTPS Certificate Improvements
https://github.com/mynodebtc/mynode/releases/tag/v0.2.10
research-note-cryptoasset-consumer-research-2020.pdf
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UK Financial Conduct Authority "Cryptoasset" Research Report
- A nationally representative online panel of 3,085 respondents were sked if they had heard of cryptocurrencies
- 2258 answered yes, they were given the rest of the survey
> We estimate 3.86% of the general population currently own cryptocurrencies. This amounts to approximately 1.9 million adults with the UK population (over 18) taken to be approximately 50 million.
https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/research/research-note-cryptoasset-consumer-research-2020.pdf
- A nationally representative online panel of 3,085 respondents were sked if they had heard of cryptocurrencies
- 2258 answered yes, they were given the rest of the survey
> We estimate 3.86% of the general population currently own cryptocurrencies. This amounts to approximately 1.9 million adults with the UK population (over 18) taken to be approximately 50 million.
https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/research/research-note-cryptoasset-consumer-research-2020.pdf
Iran Gives Bitcoin Miners One Month to Register With the State
> Under the directive, miners will have to disclose their identities, the size of their mining farms and their mining equipment type with the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade.
> The directive did not specify the punishment for failing to register.
source: http://cabinetoffice.ir/fa/news/7060/
coindesk synopsis: https://www.coindesk.com/iran-cryprocurrency-mining-registration
> Under the directive, miners will have to disclose their identities, the size of their mining farms and their mining equipment type with the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade.
> The directive did not specify the punishment for failing to register.
source: http://cabinetoffice.ir/fa/news/7060/
coindesk synopsis: https://www.coindesk.com/iran-cryprocurrency-mining-registration
Introducing Fully Noded PSBT Signers
> Now Fully Noded has the ability for you too add psbt signers independently of wallets, this means you can create a 100% watch-only wallet on your node where the node only holds public keys, then very easily add your BIP39 seed words with an optional passphrase and Fully Noded will automatically sign the psbt for you if it can, making recovering cold storage easier then ever.
https://medium.com/@FullyNoded/introducing-fully-noded-psbt-signers-8f259c1ec558
> Now Fully Noded has the ability for you too add psbt signers independently of wallets, this means you can create a 100% watch-only wallet on your node where the node only holds public keys, then very easily add your BIP39 seed words with an optional passphrase and Fully Noded will automatically sign the psbt for you if it can, making recovering cold storage easier then ever.
https://medium.com/@FullyNoded/introducing-fully-noded-psbt-signers-8f259c1ec558
PSBT Toolkit v0.1.0 released
> It's a simple application that gives you full PSBT functionality minus signing. It also has a couple transaction utilities + generators if you just want to play around.
https://github.com/benthecarman/PSBT-Toolkit/releases
> It's a simple application that gives you full PSBT functionality minus signing. It also has a couple transaction utilities + generators if you just want to play around.
https://github.com/benthecarman/PSBT-Toolkit/releases
What are mixers and “privacy coins”?
> This explainer will describe a few of the most popular privacy-preserving techniques in the cryptocurrency space and will explain how they work. As we will see, there are multiple ways to achieve extra privacy with cryptocurrency transactions, and many reasons why users might want to adopt these methods.
https://www.coincenter.org/education/advanced-topics/what-are-mixers-and-privacy-coins/
> This explainer will describe a few of the most popular privacy-preserving techniques in the cryptocurrency space and will explain how they work. As we will see, there are multiple ways to achieve extra privacy with cryptocurrency transactions, and many reasons why users might want to adopt these methods.
https://www.coincenter.org/education/advanced-topics/what-are-mixers-and-privacy-coins/
Electrum v4.0.2 released
- rm old corrupted non-bip70 invoices (#6345)
- other minor fixes
release notes: https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/blob/master/RELEASE-NOTES
download: https://electrum.org/#download
- rm old corrupted non-bip70 invoices (#6345)
- other minor fixes
release notes: https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/blob/master/RELEASE-NOTES
download: https://electrum.org/#download
Ride-The-Lightning v0.8.0-beta released
- enables RTL to work on Eclair v0.4.1 and above.
https://github.com/Ride-The-Lightning/RTL/releases/tag/v0.8.0
- enables RTL to work on Eclair v0.4.1 and above.
https://github.com/Ride-The-Lightning/RTL/releases/tag/v0.8.0
Bitcoin Optech #105
- proposed BIP for BIP32-based path templates
- summary of 'Cache responses to getaddr to prevent topology leaks' PR Review Club meeting
- releases/RCs, changes to popular Bitcoin software
https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2020/07/08/
- proposed BIP for BIP32-based path templates
- summary of 'Cache responses to getaddr to prevent topology leaks' PR Review Club meeting
- releases/RCs, changes to popular Bitcoin software
https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2020/07/08/
Venezuelan military officials seize 315 bitcoin miners
> An official account of commander Adolfo Rodríguez Cepeda announced the seizure on Monday on Twitter, saying that the bitcoin mining machines were retained "for not having the permit issued by the National Superintendence of Cryptoactives and Related Activities (Sunacrip)."
source: https://twitter.com/GNB_CZBolivar/status/1280174201610080258
the block synopsis: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/70744/venezuelan-military-officials-seize-315-bitcoin-miners
> An official account of commander Adolfo Rodríguez Cepeda announced the seizure on Monday on Twitter, saying that the bitcoin mining machines were retained "for not having the permit issued by the National Superintendence of Cryptoactives and Related Activities (Sunacrip)."
source: https://twitter.com/GNB_CZBolivar/status/1280174201610080258
the block synopsis: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/70744/venezuelan-military-officials-seize-315-bitcoin-miners
myNode v0.2.11 firmware released
- Update electrs to v0.8.5
- Add Specter Desktop v0.5.2
- LND v0.10.3
- BTC RPC Explorer to v2.0.2
- Fix config issue with LNbits
- Fix issue causing reboot to get stuck at starting
- Add raspbian mirrors for more consistent upgrades
https://github.com/mynodebtc/mynode/releases/tag/v0.2.11
- Update electrs to v0.8.5
- Add Specter Desktop v0.5.2
- LND v0.10.3
- BTC RPC Explorer to v2.0.2
- Fix config issue with LNbits
- Fix issue causing reboot to get stuck at starting
- Add raspbian mirrors for more consistent upgrades
https://github.com/mynodebtc/mynode/releases/tag/v0.2.11
If you post bitcoin stickers this crowdfund project will reward you with sats using lightning.
> The goal is to have some fun by bringing like-minded Bitcoiners to work together, showcase the power of the Lightning Network and give a little hint to some unaware souls who are looking for an entrance to the massive rabbit hole that is Bitcoin.
https://ideasarelikeflames.com/2020/07/01/bitcoin-awareness-stickers/
> The goal is to have some fun by bringing like-minded Bitcoiners to work together, showcase the power of the Lightning Network and give a little hint to some unaware souls who are looking for an entrance to the massive rabbit hole that is Bitcoin.
https://ideasarelikeflames.com/2020/07/01/bitcoin-awareness-stickers/