Bitcoin security is more fragile than you think😬 Joanoctus jaonoctus of ZBD goes over transaction malleability bugs that shaped SegWit & nonce reuse leaking private keys Showing how small mistakes cascade into catastrophic failures across wallets, contracts & Layer 2s🙃

As the old internet dies off, a new one rises

It's been 6 months since we decentralized #lightning swaps. Today, 9 liquidity providers are competing for Electrum swaps.

JUST IN: new academic paper demonstrates that pairing Bitcoin mining with greenhouses can: ✅transform Bitcoin mining's waste heat into a resource for "advancing sustainable food production", while "enhancing food security" amid population growth ✅"reduce reliance on fossil

Most people don’t realize this yet, but mesh networks are getting ridiculously good. You can build real internet infrastructure without an ISP, without asking permission. Just nodes talking to nodes.

Meaningful recognition of the legitimacy & importance of privacy as security in todays US Treasury "Report on Innovative Methods To Detect Illicit Activity Involving Digital Assets" (p.8):

Running Bitcoin mining off vented methane from landfills is insanely emission reducing 45x more emissions reduced per MW than putting more solar on the grid ! Yes, there are other ways to use vented methane But Bitcoin mining is the one that's profitable without subsidies

5 GRANTS TO STRENGTHEN BITCOIN DEVELOPMENT This round focuses on improving the long-term maintainability, safety, and privacy of the project, from build system modernization and release testing coordination to peer-to-peer network security research. opensats.org/blog/five-gran…

We just launched plugins.electrum.org, a website to gather information about Electrum plugins

Boudreauxs Ghost You can’t have freedom without privacy.

it is here no more accounts your api should have a price not keys

Be very skeptical of any claims such as "Bitcoin mining is unprofitable beyond this threshold" or "AI is killing Bitcoin". Not only is it more nuanced than that, but the research tells us that AI datacenters increasingly need Bitcoin mining (see 7. below) For example 1. In

After three breaches, I stopped trusting “we promise” apps and built darkfolio--- a portfolio tracker that is verifiably private. Full story, screenshots, verification guide, and my $10k pledge to The Tor Project and Roman Storm 🇺🇸 🌪️'s defense, in the article below. 👇

Saylor Academy is now Saylor University. The Florida Department of Education has granted Saylor University university status—marking a major milestone in our mission to provide free, world-class higher education for all.

Interested in FOSS and Bitcoin development ? Here is a great tool you can leverage to contribute to Bitcoin and one of the best application in the ecosystem 💚

Being able to run whatever software you want, and refuse mandatory manufacturer updates, is so freaking important; even if you don’t personally use a SeedSigner, you want them to exist for freedom’s sake.

Got annoyed by Tailscale requiring 3rd party accounts, so created Nostr VPN. It signals over nostr relays and creates a wireguard / boringtun network. Builds for Macos and Linux. Using it between my Macs, but haven't tested extensively yet.

Stash files, stack sats. Client-side encryption, Lightning/Cashu payments, no accounts. stashu.tech

Run your own Lightning service platform. LNbits turns a Lightning backend like Phoenixd, LND, or Core Lightning into a self-hosted system for wallets, payments, donation pages, PoS tools, and more. • Multiple isolated wallets • Extensions for shops, tickets, billing, NFC, and