Alby Hub 1.23 release codenamed "Tim Hudson" is out!
🐶 Ark (Bark by @Second) backend - Beta
🧪 Just-In-Time Channels
💳 Cards page
💱 Fiat and bitcoin units toggles in currency inputs
🎥 "Stories" widget
Let’s dive in 🧵...
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You can now run self-hosted Alby Hub with Ark (Bark by @Second) , and connect it to apps within a vast @Nostr Wallet Connect ecosystem.
See how you can connect to mobile Alby Go in just 20 seconds!
Read more about our Ark implementation on our blog:
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🧪 Just-In-Time Channels
No inbound liquidity? No problem.
All LDK-based Alby Hubs now work with JIT channels — a type of channels that open automatically the moment you receive a payment.
Just create an invoice of any amount, even when it's over your receive limit.
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💳 Cards page
Spending sats with Hub everywhere just got much easier.
Discover, connect and top up debit cards straight from your Hub — powered by @Nostr Wallet Connect
You'll get a special top-up link for your connected card.
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💱 Currency input got an upgrade
Click on fiat unit to type in fiat value, or click on your sats unit to switch it to BTC unit.
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And finally, Stories widget on Home dashboard. You'll see here videos of new releases, highlighted features and tips & tricks of using Alby Hub.
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This release is dedicated to Tim Hudson — co-creator of SSLeay, the precursor to the widely used OpenSSL library
Alby Hub is open source. View the full release notes on GitHub and join in with a contribution If you like:
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Get Alby Hub today and use your bitcoin like never before:


Introducing Ark in Alby Hub - a New Payment Backend
Discover Alby Hub: the self-custodial bitcoin wallet with effortless lightning node management, modular backends, and the new Ark integration.
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💳 Cards page
Spending sats with Hub everywhere just got much easier.
Discover, connect and top up debit cards straight from your Hub — powered by @Nostr Wallet Connect
You'll get a special top-up link for your connected card.
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💱 Currency input got an upgrade
Click on fiat unit to type in fiat value, or click on your sats unit to switch it to BTC unit.

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This release is dedicated to Tim Hudson — co-creator of SSLeay, the precursor to the widely used OpenSSL library
Alby Hub is open source. View the full release notes on GitHub and join in with a contribution If you like: GitHub
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