We have been cooking!🚀 Today, we are launching the *Boltz BTCPay Plugin*, enabling merchants to accept Lightning payments without the need to run a node. Powered by Liquid Swaps 🌊 "The most impactful plugin ever released on BTCPay!" - strainly.io

⚡ Launching the Boltz BTCPay Plugin: Accept Lightning Payments Without Running a Node

Today we are launching the Boltz BTCPay Plugin in Open Beta. It greatly empowers merchants using BTCPay Server to easily accept Lightning payments ...

Our users are awesome 🔥 In the past couple of days, a user went out of his way to help us debug a swap transaction not showing in his @AQUA Wallet Result: bug fixed in GDK by @Blockstream's Leo Comandini - @Boltz - Non-Custodial Bitcoin Bridge @AQUA Wallet @Blockstream Green users all benefiting 🙌

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rust: sync: check for more empty addresses · Blockstream/gdk@4480b43

`GA_get_receive_address` starts from pointer 1, for consistency with multisig generates `GAP_LIMIT` (20) different addresses, and then restarts fro...

We just released Boltz Client v2.1.6 "Ball still low, pain still high" 😅 Highlights: * listswaps pagination * allow specifying all tenant * track unspent tx outputs in GDK to fix another low-ball related bug For the full rundown check the release notes:

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Release v2.1.6 - Ball still low, pain still high · BoltzExchange/boltz-client

Summary This release includes a fix for a race condition which can occur when creating multiple swaps at once. Highlights feat: listswaps paginati...

We recently released Boltz Backend v3.7.3 "Rewrite in Rust" 🤓 Highlights: - Introduction of the rust sidecar, a Node.js child process greatly improving performance of resource-intensive tasks - OpenTelemetry tracing, improved Prometheus metrics - Swap status updates via Webhooks - Custom description hashes for invoices of Reverse Swaps - Several EVM features for our upcoming Rootstock integration For the full rundown check the release notes:

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Release v3.7.3 - Rewrite in Rust · BoltzExchange/boltz-backend

To address performance problems, this release improves observability by adding OpenTelemetry tracing, more Prometheus metrics and introduces the si...

This week we released Boltz Client 2.1.1 "Nothing Special" 😏 Highlights: * Liquid Readonly Wallets * Use lowball fee for all Liquid transactions * Allow custom server names/certificates for CLN For the full rundown check the release notes:

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Release v2.1.1 - Nothing Special · BoltzExchange/boltz-client

Summary This release includes multiple fixes and smaller improvements, including an updated version of gdk, support for lowball transactions (lower...

Today we released Boltz Web App v1.4.1 🫡 Highlights: * Add "Confidential" warning to refund filenames and QR codes * Improve swap box switch behavior * Fix legacy swap refunds on Liquid * Add missing page for failed chain swaps * Add Blitz and Helm as integrations For the full rundown check the release notes:

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Release v1.4.1 · BoltzExchange/boltz-web-app

Bug Fixes time drift in date parsing - (de3344a) legacy Liquid refunds (#616) - (6f5a4a0) error formatting in notifications (#617) - (7bceb68) mis...

How it feels running your own metal today

We just deployed Boltz Backend 3.7.2 "Stability is boring" 🥱 Not-so-boring highlight: Onchain overpayment protection Accidental overpayments in Chain -> Lightning or Chain -> Chain swaps are refundable via

Boltz | Non-Custodial Bitcoin Bridge

Boltz | Non-Custodial Bitcoin Bridge

Swap between different Bitcoin layers while staying in full control. Fast and non-custodial Lightning / Bitcoin / Liquid / Rootstock swaps.

now. More: * Enable custom reverse swap invoice description * Allow Liquid lowball transaction for swap funding transactions * Docs: Add chain swaps lifecycle and code samples, add common mistakes section * Various bug fixes, like missing notifications for certain events For the full rundown check the release notes:

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Release v3.7.2 - Stability is boring · BoltzExchange/boltz-backend

This release fixes some edge case bugs, improves the tooling for operating the backend and also includes two new features for API clients: overpay...

Today we are excited to release "Autoswap", which fully automates liquidity management for your Lightning node using Liquid 🚀 Dive into our guide, walking you through how it works and how to set it up 👇

🤓 Guide: How to Use Boltz Client's Autoswap to Automate Your Lightning Liquidity Management

This step-by-step guide walks you through hooking up Boltz Client with your CLN or LND node and configuring Autoswap to manage Lightning liquidity ...

We just released Boltz Backend v3.7.1 "Paying off tech debt" 🧡 Highlights: * include user lockup transactions in swap updates * add failure details to swap status * throw error when setting expired invoice * save permanent payment errors in db * change license to AGPLv3 * allow for cooperative refunds when CLN pay failed to pay an invoice * add missing status for cooperative chain swap refunds * fix off by one in BIP-21 routing hint * bump CLN to v24.05 * bump LND to 0.18.1 * bump Bitcoin Core to 27.1 For the full run down check the release notes:

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Release v3.7.1 - Paying off tech debt · BoltzExchange/boltz-backend

A couple bug fixes and refactors of really old code. Bug Fixes put locks on cooperative swap settlement - (2a36576) unconfirmed user lockup transa...

We are stoked to finally release Chain Swaps today🙌 Chain Swaps let you swap directly between Liquid and the Bitcoin mainchain and lay the foundation for more chain-to-chain pairs in future. Learn all about it in our blog post 👇

Dispatching Chain Swaps ⛓️🔁

We are stoked to finally release chain swaps today, enabling users to swap between Liquid and the mainchain with both sides being regular on-chain ...

Well that escalated quickly 😅

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mpay: take over pay! Bwhahaahha! by rustyrussell · Pull Request #539 · BoltzExchange/boltz-backend

The boi/gal behind node "HotPanics" please check your liquidity situation. Thank you!

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HotPanics - 02f3aa...3479cb - Amboss Space

HotPanics - 02f3aa970b28ae7ce244fafce8f68d2ed816e2eb44119c714a2131cdf50d3479cb - 0 channels - capacity - sats - Bitcoin Mainnet - Amboss Space

Today we are drastically reducing network fees for Liquid swaps - finally making ⚡micropayments via wallets like Aqua, Marina, Bull Bitcoin or Helm economically viable 🫰 Network fees drop from previously ~400 sats total to ~40 sats total🤯

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