🌚 Good Morning, Bitcoin - Thursday, February 27th, 2025 Good morning!? Our latest news roundup is now available: πŸ†• ⬇️ πŸ“°
Sparrow Wallet v2.1.3: OneKey Support, Expanded Labels Export, Lark Fixes "Sparrow v2.1.3 has been released with OneKey hardware wallet support, expanded wallet labels (BIP329) export, and some remaining Lark integration fixes," announced @craigraw .
Fedimint v0.6.0: On-Chain For Everyone "Since v0.4.0, Fedimint developers advised not exposing on-chain deposits to end users, due to limitations on processing deposits in very large (in bytes) on-chain transactions. This limitations has been lifted and on-chain deposits are now safe in all cases."
IMF Board Approves $1.4Bn Loan to El Salvador with Further Bitcoin Restrictions The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) executive board approved a $1.4 billion loan for El Salvador with a condition that the country will further restrict the government's Bitcoin-related economic activities, including transactions and purchases of bitcoin.
Phoenixd (Server) v0.5.0: Rework of Internal Payments Database Phoenixd is the server equivalent of the Phoenix wallet for developers and businesses that makes it easy to send and receive Lightning payments without compromising on self-custody. It is written in Kotlin Multiplatform and runs natively on Linux, MacOS (x86 and ARM), and Windows (WSL).
Nunchuk Launches New and Improved Group Wallet with Chat Nunchuk Desktop v1.9.43, Android v1.9.64, and iOS v1.9.71 introduce a new and improved end-to-end encrypted group wallet and chat, utilizing Output Descriptors to derive a single, shared encryption key for the group.
Lark v1.1.0: Improvements & Bug Fixes This version includes support for OneKey hardware signers, enhances integrations with major Bitcoin hardware devices, and delivers various bug fixes.
Ark v0.5.0: Branch-only Signing Sessions and Connector Trees "Ark v0.5 is about refining the experience for active participants. By reducing the number of transactions you need to sign, speeding up rounds, and simplifying how forfeits work, we aim to lessen the overhead so you can focus on what matters."
Satochip v0.14-0.2 (Beta): Schnorr Support for Taproot & Nostr Satochip is an open-source javacard applet implementing a cryptocurrency signing device with full BIP32/BIP39 support.
GRAIN Relay v0.3.0: Nostr Login & Profile Page, User Sync Functionality "Thanks for your patience on this release! Most of the work is done by a single dev, so feedback and testing are always appreciated." - @OceanSlim