Releases

Bisq 2 is set to be the successor to Bisq v1 and will support multiple trade protocols, multiple privacy networks and multiple identities.

Ark is a layer-two protocol designed to scale Bitcoin transactions. This update includes covenant-less Ark implementation, offline payments, client SDKs, MutinyNet support, and enhancements to Ark's codebase and documentation.

This issue describes a new time warp in testnet4, proposed mitigations for onion message denial-of-service concerns, a proposal to allow LN payers to optionally identify themselves, and a major change to Bitcoin Core’s build system that could affect downstream developers and integrators.

"Jade 1.0.31 is here, bringing a host of improvements that make it more powerful, secure, and user-friendly," announced the project.

The first version of DVMDash has been released. It is a monitoring and debugging tool for Data Vending Machine (DVM) activity on Nostr.

Bankify is a highly experimental tool for turning any Cashu mint into a Lightning wallet with Nostr Wallet Connect (NWC) support.

ZEUS announced the integration of its lightning service provider (LSP), Olympus by ZEUS, into Lightning.Pub and Mutiny Wallet.

VLS enhances Lightning Network security by isolating private keys and security rule validation into a separate signing device, reducing the attack surface. As Taproot, Musig2, and FROST implementations mature, VLS is expected to become key for creating seamless multi-sig Lightning Network channels.

This issue covers the Dark Skippy attack, discusses block withholding, shares stats on compact block reconstruction, outlines a replacement cycling attack on pay-to-anchor transactions, introduces a new BIP for threshold signing with FROST, and notes an Eftrace improvement for verifying zk-proofs.

Fedi announced the first full release of its Bitcoin community “super app” during a livestream on Tuesday. The app is now available on Android and iOS.

ESP Miner is an open source bitcoin ASIC miner firmware designed to run on a BitAxe v2+.