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A Podcast and Newsletter review of Bitcoin Software updates and related topics with NVK and guests.
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BitcoinReview 11 months ago
The future of Cove wallet is bright... 📱 Android 🔄 Payjoin 🤫 Silent Payments 🧩 Kyoto compact block filters (BDK) 🧪 Bad entropy detection 🖥 Desktop w/ xPub sync via iCloud or iroh 🔐 JoinMarket UI @Praveen Perera shares the exciting roadmap with @BLUESKY in BR097.
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BitcoinReview 11 months ago
Imagine a wallet that graduates users from custodial ecash to lightning self custody, automatically. Reducing LSP load, simplifying UX, improving self-custody. 👌 @benthecarman shares the concept of his latest project with @Paul , @Praveen Perera and @BLUESKY in BR097.
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BitcoinReview 11 months ago
✅ You protect your keys. 🚫 But you still give up your name, address, selfie & passport to comply with KYC. Coinbase leaked 1M+ records — a predictable failure. @BLUESKY & @Paul discuss how KYC puts us all in danger in BR097.
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BitcoinReview 0 years ago
Bitcoin-only exchange @BULL BITCOIN recently dropped v5.0.0 of their mobile app: ⚒ Rewritten from scratch 📲 BDK wallet engine ⚡ Liquid & LN swaps, Payjoin 🛡 Hardware wallet support on the way @BLUESKY , @Paul & @Praveen Perera discuss the major release in BR097.
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BitcoinReview 0 years ago
What would it take to bring a frictionless #Lightning wallet to the Mac desktop? @BLUESKY & @Paul discuss the potential, and the hurdles that would need to be overcome, in BR097.
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BitcoinReview 0 years ago
Bitcoin’s “non-consensual receive” nature is pertinent for protocols like Fedimint & Cashu. On-chain deposits into Harbor work if the mint allows it - but with no safeguard against large dumps. @BLUESKY , @Paul & @benthecarman discuss the different ecash modalities in BR097.
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🚨 Ledger Donjon disclosed a critical flaw in Tangem’s Android app, where fake cards could pass as genuine by spoofing public keys and IDs. The issue? Improper attestation checks. (Patched in v5.18.3). @BLUESKY covers the bug, the fix, and its security implications in BR097.
Built by researchers at @Blockstream & Ledger, #DahLIAS enables: • Constant-size sigs • ~2x faster verification • Preprocessing support • Path to cheaper, more private txns @benthecarman , @BLUESKY & @Paul discuss the potential in BR097.
Mullvad just launched VPN Loader ✅ A simple integrity checker that verifies app authenticity on Windows & macOS. @BLUESKY and @Paul argue this should be the norm: PGP > OS gatekeeping. [BR097]
Running an LSP in the U.S. is still a legal gray area 🚫 The BRCA (Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act) aims to fix that - providing legal cover for non-custodial actors. @benthecarman , @Praveen Perera , @BLUESKY & @Paul discuss the legal initiative in BR097.
📲 iOS app @Maple now supports #Bitcoin payments for in-app services - likely the first to do so. They're using Zaprite, which just shipped Auto-pay, Stripe tools & LNURL integration. @BLUESKY and @Paul discuss the integration and @Zaprite ‘s positive momentum. [BR097]
Signal vs Microsoft’s surveillance vision: 👀 Microsoft: Wants to monitor your screen 24/7 “for productivity” 📵 Signal: DRM to block screen capture @BLUESKY , @benthecarman and @Paul discuss AI overreach and the defensive role of apps like Signal in BR097.
Smart defaults save sats. 🙏 New UX in Cove wallet blocks transactions where the fee is >100% of the amount, and warns >20%. COLDCARD has similar footgun protections, with customizable thresholds. @Praveen Perera and @BLUESKY compare design decisions in BR097.
A clean Rust core + Swift UI = fast, flexible app development. ✅ @Praveen Perera explains why his @Bitcoin Dev Kit integration went smoothly, how Android support will be easy to add, and how feedback led to real improvements when building Cove wallet. [BR097]
Dev + designer teams = 👌 @Praveen Perera credits much of Cove Wallet’s UX success to working with a non-Bitcoiner designer. @BLUESKY encourages more dev-designer pairs to apply to @OpenSats (and start bitcoin businesses) in BR097.
Coin control has been added to Cove Wallet 🛠️ Wallet developer @Praveen Perera explains how Cove's advanced users can now search, filter & select UTXOs via a hidden menu - without compromising simplicity for casual users. [BR097]
Harbor is a new ecash wallet for desktop, designed for privacy from the ground up. 🤖 Rust backend & frontend 🧅 Tor by default 🪙 Supports multiple mints (Fedimint + Cashu) Devs @Paul and @benthecarman give @BLUESKY the lowdown in BR097.