BTCPay Server v1.0.5.3 released
- download PSBT button in the PSBT's screen of the wallet
- upload PSBT button now support both, a file with base64 PSBT in it, or the raw bytes
- payjoin works with hardware wallets
- better design for 2FA config screens
- UI cleanup and bug fixes
full release notes: https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver/releases/tag/v1.0.5.3
- download PSBT button in the PSBT's screen of the wallet
- upload PSBT button now support both, a file with base64 PSBT in it, or the raw bytes
- payjoin works with hardware wallets
- better design for 2FA config screens
- UI cleanup and bug fixes
full release notes: https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver/releases/tag/v1.0.5.3
What It’s Really Like to Live on Bitcoin in the Middle East
> Syrian developer Ghass Mo has been living off freelance bitcoin gigs from Kurdistan, Iraq, for nearly two years.
> “I rely on providers abroad,” Mo said. “I’ve had to work several part-time jobs as a graphic designer and web developer to provide financial support for my family. … I’ve finished 10 online courses at Edx, four at Udemy and read more than 10 books about programming and bitcoin.”
https://www.coindesk.com/what-its-really-like-to-live-on-bitcoin-in-the-middle-east
> Syrian developer Ghass Mo has been living off freelance bitcoin gigs from Kurdistan, Iraq, for nearly two years.
> “I rely on providers abroad,” Mo said. “I’ve had to work several part-time jobs as a graphic designer and web developer to provide financial support for my family. … I’ve finished 10 online courses at Edx, four at Udemy and read more than 10 books about programming and bitcoin.”
https://www.coindesk.com/what-its-really-like-to-live-on-bitcoin-in-the-middle-east
Samourai Wallet: Investigating Address Reuse within Post-Mix spend transactions
> The number of transactions that are impacted by Unintentional Address Reuse appears to be very limited and contained based on our in depth and widespread investigation. However, any address reuse is not desirable and an effort has been made to eliminate all forms of Address Reuse where ever we can.
https://medium.com/samourai-wallet/investigating-address-reuse-within-post-mix-spend-transactions-44b0647dee65
> The number of transactions that are impacted by Unintentional Address Reuse appears to be very limited and contained based on our in depth and widespread investigation. However, any address reuse is not desirable and an effort has been made to eliminate all forms of Address Reuse where ever we can.
https://medium.com/samourai-wallet/investigating-address-reuse-within-post-mix-spend-transactions-44b0647dee65
This El Salvador Village Adopts Bitcoin As Money
> On the coast of El Salvador, lies a small rustic beach town of 3,000 locals, known as El Zonte. A surfer’s paradise, the village is frequented by those seeking an authentic and rustic vibe. Like so many Central-American beach towns, the families of El Zonte were hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. While other tourist hot-spots continue to struggle as borders remain closed, the people of El Zonte have forged their own path forward, thanks to its newly formed Bitcoin economy.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tatianakoffman/2020/07/14/this-el-salvador-village-adopts-bitcoin-as-money/
> On the coast of El Salvador, lies a small rustic beach town of 3,000 locals, known as El Zonte. A surfer’s paradise, the village is frequented by those seeking an authentic and rustic vibe. Like so many Central-American beach towns, the families of El Zonte were hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. While other tourist hot-spots continue to struggle as borders remain closed, the people of El Zonte have forged their own path forward, thanks to its newly formed Bitcoin economy.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tatianakoffman/2020/07/14/this-el-salvador-village-adopts-bitcoin-as-money/
Bitcoin Optech #106
- proposed update to the draft BIP118 SIGHASH_NOINPUT
- notable changes to Bitcoin Core and LND
https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2020/07/15/
- proposed update to the draft BIP118 SIGHASH_NOINPUT
- notable changes to Bitcoin Core and LND
https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2020/07/15/
The Microsoft Police State: Mass Surveillance, Facial Recognition, And The Azure Cloud
> Microsoft’s own mass surveillance platform for cops, the Domain Awareness System, built for the New York Police Department and later expanded to Atlanta, Brazil, and Singapore. It also obscures that Microsoft has partnered with scores of police surveillance vendors who run their products on a “Government Cloud” supplied by the company’s Azure division and that it is pushing platforms to wire police field operations, including drones, robots, and other devices.
https://theintercept.com/2020/07/14/microsoft-police-state-mass-surveillance-facial-recognition/
> Microsoft’s own mass surveillance platform for cops, the Domain Awareness System, built for the New York Police Department and later expanded to Atlanta, Brazil, and Singapore. It also obscures that Microsoft has partnered with scores of police surveillance vendors who run their products on a “Government Cloud” supplied by the company’s Azure division and that it is pushing platforms to wire police field operations, including drones, robots, and other devices.
https://theintercept.com/2020/07/14/microsoft-police-state-mass-surveillance-facial-recognition/
Female Bitcoin Developer Is True Face Of The New American Dream
> Fiercely determined, Amiti is a breath of fresh air compared to the common, tired tropes of Silicon Valley today. Her commitment to high quality work while extending the ladder to others has been a through line of her entire life. She's carving a new path now, not just blazing trails as the daughter of immigrants, but creating new models for work while supporting the open source tech she believes in.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/rorymurray/2020/07/15/first-confirmed-female-bitcoin-developer-is-true-face-of-the-new-american-dream/
> Fiercely determined, Amiti is a breath of fresh air compared to the common, tired tropes of Silicon Valley today. Her commitment to high quality work while extending the ladder to others has been a through line of her entire life. She's carving a new path now, not just blazing trails as the daughter of immigrants, but creating new models for work while supporting the open source tech she believes in.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/rorymurray/2020/07/15/first-confirmed-female-bitcoin-developer-is-true-face-of-the-new-american-dream/
Multiple high profile bitcoin related twitter accounts appear to have been hacked, tweeting a link to a fake giveaway scam. Do not click this link.
EDIT: The scammers are now posting a bitcoin address directly in the tweets rather than the link. Never send bitcoin to an address that promises to send you back more bitcoin. It is a classic scam tactic.
EDIT: The scammers are now posting a bitcoin address directly in the tweets rather than the link. Never send bitcoin to an address that promises to send you back more bitcoin. It is a classic scam tactic.
Samourai Wallet Address Reuse Bug
> This problem can be caused by connectivity issues or invalid responses due to an error in the back end, which leaves the client vulnerable not just to a malicious back end but also a network intermediary.
> This problem can be caused by connectivity issues or invalid responses due to an error in the back end, which leaves the client vulnerable not just to a malicious back end but also a network intermediary.
> Samourai has decided to patch the back end with new filtering criteria that checks transactions for address reuse on Dojo or Samourai’s servers before broadcasting.
> the Whirlpool Client does not suffer from this issue, as it persists the relevant index values locally.
https://medium.com/@thepiratewhocantbenamed/samourai-wallet-address-reuse-bug-1d64d311983d
> This problem can be caused by connectivity issues or invalid responses due to an error in the back end, which leaves the client vulnerable not just to a malicious back end but also a network intermediary.
> This problem can be caused by connectivity issues or invalid responses due to an error in the back end, which leaves the client vulnerable not just to a malicious back end but also a network intermediary.
> Samourai has decided to patch the back end with new filtering criteria that checks transactions for address reuse on Dojo or Samourai’s servers before broadcasting.
> the Whirlpool Client does not suffer from this issue, as it persists the relevant index values locally.
https://medium.com/@thepiratewhocantbenamed/samourai-wallet-address-reuse-bug-1d64d311983d
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OCBTCN Full Node Deep Dive: RaspiBlitz
> Join is for this deep dive into Bitcoin full nodes from RaspiBlitz. They offer full node solutions for Bitcoin and Lightning based on Raspberry Pi hardware, including pre-built nodes as well as information for those who want to build their own.
youtube: youtu.be/_cjGxjze8PM
> Join is for this deep dive into Bitcoin full nodes from RaspiBlitz. They offer full node solutions for Bitcoin and Lightning based on Raspberry Pi hardware, including pre-built nodes as well as information for those who want to build their own.
youtube: youtu.be/_cjGxjze8PM
Russian Activists Use Bitcoin, and the Kremlin Doesn’t Like It
> Bitcoin donations are important for two reasons, Volkov explained. “First, the average donation [in BTC] is higher and, second, this fundraising method is uncontrollable by the authorities. By being this way, it protects other methods, too,” Volkov said.
> “Our opponents understand they can’t cut us off from sources of funding because [if they try] at least a part of the donations will go into crypto,” Volkov says, adding: “Last time our accounts got frozen, we saw an uptick in bitcoin donations.”
https://www.coindesk.com/russian-activists-use-crypto-kremlin-doesnt-like-it
> Bitcoin donations are important for two reasons, Volkov explained. “First, the average donation [in BTC] is higher and, second, this fundraising method is uncontrollable by the authorities. By being this way, it protects other methods, too,” Volkov said.
> “Our opponents understand they can’t cut us off from sources of funding because [if they try] at least a part of the donations will go into crypto,” Volkov says, adding: “Last time our accounts got frozen, we saw an uptick in bitcoin donations.”
https://www.coindesk.com/russian-activists-use-crypto-kremlin-doesnt-like-it
Specter v0.5.5 released
- Electrum wallet support
- Generic support for any PSBT compatible device
- Import/Export wallets to/from Specter and FullyNoded
- Toggle device passphrase option for Trezor and KeepKey
- Bug fixes
https://github.com/cryptoadvance/specter-desktop/releases/tag/v0.5.5
- Electrum wallet support
- Generic support for any PSBT compatible device
- Import/Export wallets to/from Specter and FullyNoded
- Toggle device passphrase option for Trezor and KeepKey
- Bug fixes
https://github.com/cryptoadvance/specter-desktop/releases/tag/v0.5.5
U.S. Internal Revenue Service inks deal with Coinbase for blockchain analytics [surveillance] software
> The signing date is listed as July 15 on the Sam.gov database, which tracks contract offerings for U.S. agencies. The contract becomes effective on July 23 and lasts for a single year with an option to renew for a second year. Based on the contents of the public record, it appears that the IRS is paying Coinbase $124,950.00 for the single-year duration.
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/71890/irs-coinbase-blockchain-analytics
> The signing date is listed as July 15 on the Sam.gov database, which tracks contract offerings for U.S. agencies. The contract becomes effective on July 23 and lasts for a single year with an option to renew for a second year. Based on the contents of the public record, it appears that the IRS is paying Coinbase $124,950.00 for the single-year duration.
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/71890/irs-coinbase-blockchain-analytics
Zap Raises $3.5 Million To Expand Bitcoin Payments
> Officially closed in April, the seed round was led by Green Oaks Capital, which previously backed fintech unicorns Robinhood and Stripe. Frequent bitcoin investor Morgan Creek, co-founded by hedge funder Mark Yusko, and bitcoin bull Anthony Pompliano, also joined the round.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeldelcastillo/2020/07/15/visa-partner-zap-raises-35-million-to-expand-bitcoin-payments/
> Officially closed in April, the seed round was led by Green Oaks Capital, which previously backed fintech unicorns Robinhood and Stripe. Frequent bitcoin investor Morgan Creek, co-founded by hedge funder Mark Yusko, and bitcoin bull Anthony Pompliano, also joined the round.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeldelcastillo/2020/07/15/visa-partner-zap-raises-35-million-to-expand-bitcoin-payments/
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Insights From Elliptic: The #Twitterhack And Bitcoin Money Laundering
> The hacker now faces a dilemma - how to launder and cash-out the bitcoins, while their every move is scrutinized on the blockchain. Exchanges using Elliptic’s software will be alerted every time a customer deposits bitcoin that has originated from this incident.
https://www.elliptic.co/our-thinking/insights-from-elliptic-twitterhack-and-bitcoin-money-laundering
> The hacker now faces a dilemma - how to launder and cash-out the bitcoins, while their every move is scrutinized on the blockchain. Exchanges using Elliptic’s software will be alerted every time a customer deposits bitcoin that has originated from this incident.
https://www.elliptic.co/our-thinking/insights-from-elliptic-twitterhack-and-bitcoin-money-laundering
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-2020-07-13-egreep
Bitcoin Rapid-Fire - My Livin Truth - https://anchor.fm/john-vallis/episodes/BITCOIN-SAVED-MY-LIFE-w-My_Livin_Truth-egj4vu
Bit-Buy-Bit - Openoms - https://www.bit-buy-bit.com/podcast-1/episode/5cb414f5/ep32-bitcoin-podcast-with-openoms
Block Digest - Jack Mallers - https://castbox.fm/episode/Block-Digest-Special-Edition---Jack-Mallers-(Strike)-id1192324-id287209099
Stephan Livera - Jeff Booth - https://stephanlivera.com/episode/191/
Tales from the Crypt - Rabbit Hole Recap - https://anchor.fm/tales-from-the-crypt/episodes/Rabbit-Hole-Recap-Week-of-2020-07-13-egreep
Bitcoin Rapid-Fire - My Livin Truth - https://anchor.fm/john-vallis/episodes/BITCOIN-SAVED-MY-LIFE-w-My_Livin_Truth-egj4vu
Bit-Buy-Bit - Openoms - https://www.bit-buy-bit.com/podcast-1/episode/5cb414f5/ep32-bitcoin-podcast-with-openoms
Block Digest - Jack Mallers - https://castbox.fm/episode/Block-Digest-Special-Edition---Jack-Mallers-(Strike)-id1192324-id287209099
Stephan Livera - Jeff Booth - https://stephanlivera.com/episode/191/
Secret Trump order gives CIA more powers to launch cyberattacks
> The CIA’s new powers are not about hacking to collect intelligence. Instead, they open the way for the agency to launch offensive cyber operations with the aim of producing disruption — like cutting off electricity or compromising an intelligence operation by dumping documents online — as well as destruction, similar to the U.S.-Israeli 2009 Stuxnet attack, which destroyed centrifuges that Iran used to enrich uranium gas for its nuclear program.
> Another key change with the finding is it lessened the evidentiary requirements that limited the CIA’s ability to conduct covert cyber operations against entities like media organizations, charities, religious institutions or businesses believed to be working on behalf of adversaries’ foreign intelligence services, as well as individuals affiliated with these organizations, according to former officials.
https://news.yahoo.com/secret-trump-order-gives-cia-more-powers-to-launch-cyberattacks-090015219.html
> The CIA’s new powers are not about hacking to collect intelligence. Instead, they open the way for the agency to launch offensive cyber operations with the aim of producing disruption — like cutting off electricity or compromising an intelligence operation by dumping documents online — as well as destruction, similar to the U.S.-Israeli 2009 Stuxnet attack, which destroyed centrifuges that Iran used to enrich uranium gas for its nuclear program.
> Another key change with the finding is it lessened the evidentiary requirements that limited the CIA’s ability to conduct covert cyber operations against entities like media organizations, charities, religious institutions or businesses believed to be working on behalf of adversaries’ foreign intelligence services, as well as individuals affiliated with these organizations, according to former officials.
https://news.yahoo.com/secret-trump-order-gives-cia-more-powers-to-launch-cyberattacks-090015219.html
EFF launches the "Atlas of Surveillance" tool
> The Atlas of Surveillance is a database of the surveillance technologies deployed by law enforcement in communities across the United States. This includes drones, body-worn camera, automated license plate readers, facial recognition, and more.
atlasofsurveillance.org
> The Atlas of Surveillance is a database of the surveillance technologies deployed by law enforcement in communities across the United States. This includes drones, body-worn camera, automated license plate readers, facial recognition, and more.
atlasofsurveillance.org
Wasabi Wallet: Our Official Response to the Twitter Hack
https://blog.wasabiwallet.io/wasabi-response-twitter-hack-bitcoin/
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https://blog.wasabiwallet.io/wasabi-response-twitter-hack-bitcoin/
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