Bitcoin Monthly
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Welcome to Bitcoin Monthly, a no frills index of the main news and developments from the last month in Bitcoin.
We aim to index these main categories:-
- Protocol + infastructure updates
- New releases
- Notable podcasts
- Educational resources
- Notable articles
November 2021 Edition
Once recorded, the podcast on Bit Buy Bit covering November’s topics will be here.
Updates
| Link | Summary |
|---|---|
| Blockstream Green v3.7.6 | Support to connect to your personal electrum server in app settings |
| Blockstream Green Desktop v1.0.4 | Send to bech32m addresses, manual coin selection for singlesig |
| BlueWallet v6.2.13 | UI + bug fixes |
| Breez 0.12.FixPack | Fix crash in new installs on some devices, QR support for Lightning addresses |
| BTCPay Server v1.3.6 | Bug fix |
| c-lightning v0.10.2 | Retrying payments does not affect the status of prior attempts |
| Electrs v0.9.3 | Improvements, simplifications and bug fixes |
| Fully Noded v0.2.30 | Create single sig Taproot wallets, more robust UR support + bug fixes |
| Hexa Wallet v2.0.5 | Gift sats feature, UI/UX improvements + bug fixes |
| Immortan v0.5.7 | Coin control |
| Joinmarket v0.9.4 | Required bug fix for makers + address labels |
| LND v0.14.1-beta.rc1 | Hybrid tor connectivity mode & tor connection health check + bug fix to restore cross implementation compatability |
| myNode v0.2.47 | Software updates |
| nix-bitcoin v0.0.59 | Software updates + add RTL |
| Passport v1.0.8 beta | Auto delete PSBT files after signing + bug fixes |
| Rust-Lightning v0.0.103 | API updates and bug fixes |
| SeedSigner v0.4.5 | Optimized workflows, custom derivation paths, new fonts + screen saver |
| Simple Bitcoin Wallet v2.2.17 | Bug fixes + UI improvements |
| Specter Desktop v1.7.2 | Improved rescans for newer wallets, encrypted user data storage + bug fixes |
| Sphinx Relay v2.2.3 | Bug fixes |
| Start9 EmbassyOS v0.2.17 | SSL cert bug fix |
| Thunderhub v0.12.31 | Bug fixes |
| Trezor Suite v21.11.2 | New search feature + design enhancements |
| Umbrel v0.4.9 | 2FA security, addition of Tallycoin connect + Syncthing |
| Zap Android v0.5.2-beta Beta | Lightning Address support, better error messages, bug fixes |
| Zeus Android v0.6.0 - aplha4 | NFC support + UI improvements |
Releases
| Link | Summary |
|---|---|
| Bitcoin Self-Custody: A Path Forward | Announcement of Nunchuk 2.0 beta as mobile and desktop app. |
| tbDEX: A Liquidity Protocol v0.1 | The tbDEX protocol aims to create ubiquitous and accessible on-ramps and off-ramps that allow the avarage individual to benifit from cypto innovation. |
Podcasts
| Link | Summary |
|---|---|
| Citadel Dispatch e43 – Bitcoin for beginners with @BitcoinQ_A | Actionable bitcoin content for beginners |
| Citadel Dispatch e44 – Using secure random number generators to generate bitcoin keys with waxwing and @raw_avocado | Random number generators and why they are important when securing bitcoin |
| Citadel Dispatch e45 – The future of mobile lightning wallets with @ericsirion, @akumaigorodski, and @fiatjaf | The future of mobile lightning wallets |
| SLP321 On-chain scaling with Bitcoin Core Developers Pieter Wuille, Andrew Poelstra, Andrew Chow & Murch | Tabconf 2021 panel discussion |
| SLP319 T-Bast Lightning Protocol Privacy Exploration | What can be done to improve Lightning network privacy? |
| BIT BUY BIT 124: Jameson Lopp on Bitcoin, privacy and security | Talk with Jameson Lopp about Bitcoin, security and a few projects he has been working on. |
Education
| Link | Summary |
|---|---|
| ColdCard & Seed XOR | This guide demonstrates how to secure your Bitcoin private keys using a ColdCard and their integrated Seed XOR method. By Econoalchemist |
| Compact Block Filters Deep Dive (BIP 158) | A technical explanation of the workings of compact block filters and Golomb-Rice Coding. By Elle Mouton |
| SeedSigner: Verifying dice seed generation | A comprehensive guide to varifying your SeedSigner is correctly using your dice rolls as a source of entropy for seed generation. By jpph |
Articles
| Link | Summary |
|---|---|
| Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #176 | This week’s newsletter links to a discussion about how to allow LN users to choose between higher fees and higher payment reliability. |
| This Month in Bitcoin Privacy | Monthly newsletter on Bitcoin privacy. By Janine |
| Lightning privacy: From Zero to Hero | This article contains many privacy pitfalls of lightning, how you can avoid them, and how we plan on addressing them in the future. By T-Bast |
| Proliferating Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash | Nick discusses the state of Bitcoin being used as peer-to-peer electronic cash as well as some of the reasons behind Bitcoin’s lack of adoption by retailers, the problems with custodians, and some payment processors. By Nick Farrow |
| Taproot vs. Security Threats. Bitcoin Tech Talk #267 | Weekly newsletter on technical Bitcoin news. By Jimmy Song |
| Lopp’s threat index: analyzing the top 5 bitcoin security threats | An article about the different security threats to holding Bitcoin and the trade-offs between various methods. By Jameson Lopp |
By Bitcoin Q+A + antomousB |
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