☀️ Good Morning, Bitcoin - Saturday, March 1st, 2025
Good morning, Bitcoin builders, privacy enthusiasts, and freedom seekers around the world. Here are some recent updates you might find useful. Have a great weekend.
Tropic Square TROPIC01: Open Architecture, Tamper-proof RISC-V Secure Element
Tropic Square, a startup backed by SatoshiLabs — the company behind Trezor signing devices — unveiled its final pre-production samples before the mass production and market launch of their open-source TROPIC01 secure element.
Blockstream opens applications for Lugano Research Hub grants
It is open for builders seeking to develop on Lightning or Liquid and comes with a 10,000 CHF sponsorship for founders and small startup teams to set up and live in Lugano.
Apply here:
BitBanana v0.9.0: Coin Control, Send All Option, Design Improvements
This version implements Coin Control support, adds a 'send all' option, and enables the use of custom block explorers and regtest nodes.
umbrelOS v1.4: Files Manager
"umbrelOS 1.4 brings Files, our brand new file manager that turns your Umbrel into a full-blown home cloud, along with Korean language support and various bug fixes."
This release also includes support for external storage devices (USB) on Umbrel Home, various bug fixes and performance improvements.
European States Continue Race for Encryption Backdoors
European policymakers continue to push forward various proposals and regulations that would severely compromise the privacy and security of European citizens.
