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Version 0.4.0 of Cove adds: ✅ Key expression imports ✅ CSV export w/ fiat values (📊 tax reporting) ✅ selfcustodykrux + TAPSIGNER support The clean, minimal on-chain wallet is gaining traction (and features!) 🚀 DETERMINISTIC OPTIMISM 🌞, Rob Hamilton & Odell discuss the project in BR096.

Version 2.6.0 of Wasabi Wallet adds BIP158 block filters, and now syncs via BIP158 without a backend indexer. A big move for privacy-focused users. DETERMINISTIC OPTIMISM 🌞 , Craig Raw 🐦 , Odell and Rob Hamilton discuss the update in BR096.

🚨 CVE-2025-43707: Critical bug in rust-miniscript caused crashes when compiling certain threshold descriptors (e.g., 3-of-3 with mixed conditions). No funds lost. Caught by 🧙‍♂️🐟 Wizardsardine . Rob Hamilton walks us through it in BR096.

🟠 What’s the best wallet for SATSCARD right now? • Nunchuk ✅ • Bitcoin Keeper ✅ • Cove (coming soon) • Sparrow (needs USB NFC device) DETERMINISTIC OPTIMISM 🌞, Rob Hamilton & Craig Raw 🐦 discuss TAPSIGNER wallet compatibility, and note desktop hardware limitations, in BR096.

Bitcoin covenant proposals keep getting better. OP_VAULT’s author now favors OP_CCV, while the CTV bug bounty remains unclaimed after 5 years. DETERMINISTIC OPTIMISM 🌞, Craig Raw 🐦 & Rob Hamilton make the case for time-tested ideas in BR096.

CTV + CHECKCONTRACTVERIFY could be the chosen path for #Bitcoin, over OP_VAULT. Rob Hamilton gives an overview of how it unlocks recurring payments, conditional spending, and more. [BR096]

Nostr MLS is here! A HUGE step forward. 💪 But before you start using #nostr for sensitive Bitcoin actions, take warning from Craig Raw 🐦 - encrypted or not, nostr messages live forever on servers you don’t control. (Oh, and not to mention future post-quantum threats!) [BR096]

🐦 Cormorant is not just a bird. It’s the internal library Sparrow Wallet 🐦 uses to connect with your Bitcoin Core Project node. Rob Hamilton and Craig Raw 🐦 break it down in BR096.

Bitcoiners - it’s time to return to #nostr DETERMINISTIC OPTIMISM 🌞 and Odell dissect why many Bitcoiners bailed on nostr after a disappointing first touch, and how UX improvements can win back users. [BR096]

Dev testing? Choose your chain: Testnet = chaotic & adversarial Signet = predictable & controlled Rob Hamilton walks through mining behavior, forks, and block timing. [BR096]

Should Sparrow bring indexing in-house? 🛠️ DETERMINISTIC OPTIMISM 🌞 and Craig Raw 🐦 discuss trade-offs of relying on Bitcoin Core Project vs. building local indexers. Electrum server rewrites are notoriously hard (and often abandoned). Full context in BR096.

“Herd immunity” in #Bitcoin node security 🛡️ Even if you don’t upgrade to patch vulnerabilities (like recent CVE-2024-52919), you are afforded protection when other nodes do. Craig Raw 🐦, DETERMINISTIC OPTIMISM 🌞, Rob Hamilton and Odell discuss node vulnerabilities and attacker incentives in BR096.

In the latest edition of Sparrow Wallet 🐦.review, DETERMINISTIC OPTIMISM 🌞 puts his feature requests to Craig Raw 🐦: ➕ Total display on send 🔁 UTXO migration with timing randomization 🔐 Key Teleport for remote key transfer Want features? Ask the devs! [BR096]

Can we make hardware wallet ↔️ desktop wallet comms even more secure? Ephemeral handshakes, QR signing, and verifying sender identity - DETERMINISTIC OPTIMISM 🌞, Craig Raw 🐦 & Rob Hamilton discuss progress and possibilities in BR096.