Helm Wallet: Liquid Web Wallet Using Boltz Swaps for Lightning
Helm is a Liquid wallet that uses Boltz swaps to disguise itself as a Lightning wallet.
Releases
SimpleX Chat v5.7.0: Quantum Resistant End-to-End Encryption
SimpleX Chat is a free and open-source messaging platform that has no user identifiers and is private by design. Available on Android, iOS, Linux, Windows and macOS.
zkSNACKs Coinjoin Coordinator is Now Blocking US Residents and Citizens
"zkSNACKs is now blocking U.S. citizens and residents from visiting its websites, downloading and using Wasabi Wallet and any related products and services, including APIs and RPC interfaces," announced the developers of Wasabi Wallet.
Labelbase v2.1.1: Self-Hosted Labelbase Only
Labelbase is a label management service for Bitcoin transactions and addresses. It supports BIP-329, a format for unifying label data.
Phoenix Wallet to Stop Serving US Customers on May 3rd
Phoenix wallet users in the United States are encouraged to close their channels and empty their wallets prior to May 3, 2024.
Sentrum: Daemon for Monitoring Watch-only Bitcoin Wallets
sentrum is a daemon that monitors the Bitcoin blockchain for transactions involving your wallets and sends notifications in different configurable channels.
Envoy Wallet v1.6.2: Improved UI/UX for Larger Displays, New Domain & Bug Fixes
"In Envoy v1.6.2 we've focused heavily on improving the user experience for those of you running larger text or display sizes, fixed a bug around transaction cancellation using RBF, and migrated to our new domain, Foundation.xyz."
Primal Introduces Top Zaps to All of Its Nostr Clients
Primal is a free and open source nostr client focused on seamless user experience. Available on Android, iOS and the web.
Sparrow Wallet v1.9.0: Remove Whirlpool Client & Soroban-related Features
Sparrow is a free and open source desktop Bitcoin wallet focused on security and privacy.
Finney by Nunchuk: Bitcoin Wallet for Families
"Finney lets your family hold the reins, ensuring complete financial autonomy and security. With Finney, one can enlist one’s own family to hold a backup key, or backup keys, instead of relying on a trusted third-party," said Nunchuk in a blog post.
Strike Launches Services in Europe
As of today, the Strike app is available to eligible customers in Europe. Strike users in Europe are able to hold their cash balance in EUR, trade bitcoin, and transact globally using the Bitcoin and Lightning Networks.
Bitcoin Optech #299: Weak Blocks Proof-of-Concept Implementation
This week’s newsletter describes a proposal to relay weak blocks to improve compact block performance in a network with multiple divergent mempool policies and announces the addition of five BIP editors.