Polar v3.0.0: Lightning Terminal Nodes with Taproot Assets Channels
Polar is a tool for creating one-click Lighting networks used in local app development and testing. Available on Windows, Mac, and Linux.
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- "Announcing the release of Polar v3.0.0! This release comes with support for the latest LND, Core Lightning, and Eclair versions, as well as a new addition to the app. Polar now includes Lightning Terminal (litd) nodes with support for Taproot Assets channels," announced the project.
🔥 Announcing the release of Polar v3.0.0! 🚀
— Polar (@lightningpolar) July 23, 2024
This release comes with support for the latest LND, Core Lightning, and Eclair versions, as well as a new addition to the app.
Polar now includes Lightning Terminal (litd) nodes with support for Taproot Assets channels. pic.twitter.com/XtoqwYNfJY
- "Lightning Terminal nodes contain both LND and tapd integrated into a single daemon. They can mint, send and receive assets on-chain, as well as open/close channels and send/receive Lightning payments. A recipient can create an invoice to receive assets and it can be paid with either the same asset or BTC."
- "The opposite is true as well. A sender can choose to pay a BTC invoice using the asset of their choosing or BTC. The recipient doesn’t even need to be a litd node. They can be Core Lightning, Eclair, or LND."
- "Lightning Terminal nodes also support connecting to them via Lightning Node Connect (LNC). Just create a new session and copy the pairing phrase into any app that supports LNC. Here’s the excellent @ZeusLN wallet connecting and making payments."
What's new
- Shutdown Docker Containers when Closing Polar GUI by @Abdulkbk in #844
- Real-time updates of channel status changes by @kelvinator07 in #837
- Remember node counts when creating new networks by @jamaljsr in #895
- Add custom base port for nodes by @Abdulkbk in #878
- Add ability to minimize, maximize and quit polar from system tray by @AdamuAbba in #842
- Add ability to rename nodes by @Jem256 in #841
- Add support for LND v0.17.5 and Bitcoin Core v27.0 by @jamaljsr in #880
- Add support for LND v0.18.0-beta final by @jamaljsr in #912
- Add support for LND v0.18.2-beta by @jamaljsr in #912
- Add support for Core Lightning v23.08.2, v24.02.2 & v24.05 by @jamaljsr in #879
- Add support for Terminal (litd) v0.13.99-experimental by @jamaljsr in #902
- Add support for Taproot Assets v0.4.0-alpha by @jamaljsr in #936
- Added default value for isPrivate checkbox by @kelvinator07 in #852
- Fix error when closing Core Lightning channels by @kelvinator07 in #934
- Fix japanese by @Hakkadaikon in #849
- Fix some comments by @soonsouth in #858
Full Changelog: v2.2.0...v3.0.0