Two Tor zero-days disclosed

> A security researcher has published details about two Tor zero-days and promises to release three more.

zdnet overview: https://www.zdnet.com/article/two-tor-zero-days-disclosed-more-to-come/
archive: https://archive.vn/0422Y
disclosure 1: https://www.hackerfactor.com/blog/index.php?/archives/888-Tor-0day-Stopping-Tor-Connections.html
archive: https://archive.vn/WqdSK
disclosure 2: https://www.hackerfactor.com/blog/index.php?/archives/889-Tor-0day-Burning-Bridges.html
archive: https://archive.vn/KwWFv

This Month in Bitcoin Privacy: July 2020

- IRS Seeking to Trace Privacy Coins, Lightning
- Class Action Lawsuit Against Plaid Inc.
- The End of Surveillance Capitalism?
- Chainalysis and the Boiling Frog
- Hyperonionization
- Coinbase Contracting with Secret Service, IRS
- Cybergrrrls: The Origin of “Cypherpunk”
- Junk in the Trunc: Lightning Privacy
- Samourai Wallet Address Reuse
- Fourth Amendment Lawsuit Against IRS
- How I Knew Your Customer: FATF Compliance
- Schnorr / Taproot Activation
- Ledger Data Breach

source: https://enegnei.github.io/This-Month-In-Bitcoin-Privacy/July_2020/
archive: https://archive.vn/U1f9z

17-year-old Florida resident charged in connection with Twitter hack and bitcoin giveaway scam

> he was charged with one count of organized fraud over $50,000, 17 counts of communications fraud, one count of fraudulent use of personal information (over $100,000 or 30 or more victims), 10 counts of fraudulent use of information and one count of accessing computer or electronic devices without authority (scheme to defraud).

source: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/73626/florida-arrest-twitter-hacks-bitcoin
archive: https://archive.vn/hLNE0

source 2: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/three-individuals-charged-alleged-roles-twitter-hack
archive: https://archive.vn/2ZWGI

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-2020-07-27-ehf8ps

Stephan Livera - Stephen Cole - https://stephanlivera.com/episode/197/

Tales from the Crypt - Vijay Boyapati - https://anchor.fm/tales-from-the-crypt/episodes/182-Vijay-Boyapati-ehbj55

Stephan Livera - Alex Gladstein, Matt Odell, & Rafael Yakobi - https://stephanlivera.com/episode/196/

Stephan Livera - Nix-Bitcoin - https://stephanlivera.com/episode/195/

Bitcoin Core v0.20.1 released

- This minor release includes various bug fixes and performance
improvements, as well as updated translations.

source: https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-core-dev/2020-August/000093.html
archive: https://archive.vn/IY789

ACINQ Phoenix v1.3.2 released

- Custom feerates for swapout
- Support for LNURL authentication
- Opt-in SSL for electrum over Tor
- Deterministic build

https://github.com/ACINQ/phoenix/releases/tag/v1.3.2

The History of Bitcoin Independence Day

youtube: https://youtu.be/yEys5MNXmJI?t=15369

How To Activate A New Soft Fork?

Participants:
Eric Lombrozo
Luke Dashjr

Moderator:
Aaron van Wirdum

How To Activate A New Soft Fork? Post Analysis

Participants:
CK
Ben Carman
Matt Odell

youtube: https://youtu.be/yEys5MNXmJI?t=5305

Can KYC Stop Bitcoin?

Participants:
Ragnar Lifthrasir
Parker Lewis

Moderator:
Matt Odell

Can KYC Stop Bitcoin? Post Analysis

Participants:
Matt Odell
CK
Alex Gladstein

youtube: https://youtu.be/yEys5MNXmJI?t=10733

How To Build A Sound Economy?

Participants:
Professor L Randall Wray
Bob Murphy

Moderator:
Jeff Vandroux

How To Build A Sound Economy? Post Analysis

Participants:
Aaron van Wirdum
Jeff Vandroux
Ben Arc

youtube: https://youtu.be/yEys5MNXmJI?t=16015

The Bitcoin Magazine After Show

Participants:
Peter Chawaga
John Riggins
David Bailey
Flip
Tommy Marcheschi

youtube: https://youtu.be/yEys5MNXmJI?t=21438

Ride-The-Lightning v0.8.3-beta released

- Loop breaking changes fixed
- Circular re-balancing, invoice and other modal auto closing bug fixed
- Sorting fixed on all the tables
- Disabled 'Priority options' on inactive channel close
- Replaced short channel id with alias for C-lightning forwarding history
- Usability improvements

https://github.com/Ride-The-Lightning/RTL/releases/tag/v0.8.3

WORDS Bitcoin Journal // July 2020

- 15 Entries
- 219 Minute Read

Read Free: https://bitcoinwords.github.io/cy20m7
Download PDF: https://paywall.link/to/2020m7
Download ePUB: https://paywall.link/to/2020m7epub

OCBTCN Full Node Deep Dive: RoninDojo

> Last but not least in our full node series is RoninDojo! Ronin is an installation assistant and administration tool for Samourai Wallet's Dojo, Whirlpool, Indexer, and more. It's compatible with single-board computers such as Rockpro64, Odroid N2, and Raspberry Pi4.

> BTCxZelko and GuerraMoneta will be joining us live on YouTube to talk about the history of the project, features and technical details, and plans for the future.

youtube: https://youtu.be/ebv0aN8opIc?t=254

Ledger App Isolation Bypass

> It was discovered that for Bitcoin and Bitcoin forks, the device exposes it's functions for any of the assets. In other words, having unlocked the Litecoin app, you will receive a confirmation request for a Bitcoin transfer while the interface presents it as a transfer of Litecoins to a Litecoin address. Accepting the confirmation produces a fully valid signed Bitcoin (mainnet) transaction.

source: https://monokh.com/posts/ledger-app-isolation-bypass
archive: https://archive.vn/blSMb

BlueWallet v5.5.2 released

- push notifications
- lnurl-pay support
- HodlHodl logout button
- keychain clear if password is lost
- screen/wallets/details transactions count
- bug fixes

https://github.com/BlueWallet/BlueWallet/releases/tag/v5.5.2

The Human Rights Foundation Awards Grants To Three More Bitcoin Projects

> Joininbox creator Openoms, Zeus creator Evan Kaloudis and Fully Noded creator Fontaine will be gifted 1 bitcoin each, worth over $11,000 at the time of writing, making for a total of over $33,000. This marks the second round of grants from the Bitcoin Development Fund, HRF’s new fund to support Bitcoin projects.

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/the-human-rights-foundation-awards-grants-to-three-more-bitcoin-projects

c-lightning v0.9.0 released

- Advanced multi-part payments
- Support sending keysend payments
- Watchtower support
- PSBT internals

blog: https://medium.com/blockstream/new-release-c-lightning-0-9-0-e83b2a374183
download: https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/releases/tag/v0.9.0

nix-bitcoin v0.0.12 released

- Automatic, incremental and encrypted backups with duplicity
- Run c-lightning & lnd side-by-side on different local p2p ports

https://github.com/fort-nix/nix-bitcoin/releases/tag/v0.0.12