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🚀 BR097 - Cove Wallet, Harbor, ecash, Sparrow, Liana, Bull Bitcoin, JoinMarket, Hardware Wallets, Coinbase Breach, BitLocker Vulnerability, Lightning Phoenixd, LSP Legality + MORE ft. Praveen, Ben, Paul & NVK 🎧 Cove Wallet v0.5.1 is nearing App Store approval! Praveen shares insights on Cove Wallet's simplicity and focus on on-chain transactions, highlighting how its Rust-based architecture and BDK build work to ensure a secure and seamless user experience. Links 👇

The future of @covewallet is bright... 📱 Android 🔄 Payjoin 🤫 Silent Payments 🧩 Kyoto compact block filters (BDK) 🧪 Bad entropy detection 🖥 Desktop w/ xPub sync via iCloud or iroh 🔐 JoinMarket UI @PraveenPerera shares the exciting roadmap with @nvk in BR097.

Imagine a wallet that graduates users from custodial ecash to lightning self custody, automatically. Reducing LSP load, simplifying UX, improving self-custody. 👌 @benthecarman shares the concept of his latest project with @futurepaul , @PraveenPerera and @nvk in BR097.

✅ You protect your keys. 🚫 But you still give up your name, address, selfie & passport to comply with KYC. Coinbase leaked 1M+ records — a predictable failure. @nvk & @futurepaul discuss how KYC puts us all in danger in BR097.

Bitcoin-only exchange @BullBitcoin_ recently dropped v5.0.0 of their mobile app: ⚒ Rewritten from scratch 📲 BDK wallet engine ⚡ Liquid & LN swaps, Payjoin 🛡 Hardware wallet support on the way @nvk, @futurepaul & @PraveenPerera discuss the major release in BR097.

What would it take to bring a frictionless #Lightning wallet to the Mac desktop? @nvk & @futurepaul discuss the potential, and the hurdles that would need to be overcome, in BR097.

Bitcoin’s “non-consensual receive” nature is pertinent for protocols like Fedimint & Cashu. On-chain deposits into Harbor work if the mint allows it - but with no safeguard against large dumps. @nvk, @futurepaul & @benthecarman discuss the different ecash modalities in BR097.

🚨 @Ledger Donjon disclosed a critical flaw in Tangem’s Android app, where fake cards could pass as genuine by spoofing public keys and IDs. The issue? Improper attestation checks. (Patched in v5.18.3). @nvk covers the bug, the fix, and its security implications in BR097.

Built by researchers at @Blockstream & @Ledger, #DahLIAS enables: • Constant-size sigs • ~2x faster verification • Preprocessing support • Path to cheaper, more private txns @benthecarman, @nvk & @futurepaul discuss the potential in BR097.

Mullvad just launched VPN Loader ✅ A simple integrity checker that verifies app authenticity on Windows & macOS. @nvk and @futurepaul argue this should be the norm: PGP > OS gatekeeping. [BR097]

Running an LSP in the U.S. is still a legal gray area 🚫 The BRCA (Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act) aims to fix that - providing legal cover for non-custodial actors. @benthecarman , @PraveenPerera , @nvk & @futurepaul discuss the legal initiative in BR097.

bdk_chain 0.23.0 drops with SPK cache support for faster wallet startup ⚡ This marks another step in @bitcoindevkit's transition toward modular libraries. @nvk and @PraveenPerera explain the benefits of this shift in BR097.

📲 iOS app @TryMapleAI now supports #Bitcoin payments for in-app services - likely the first to do so. They're using Zaprite, which just shipped Auto-pay, Stripe tools & LNURL integration. @nvk and @futurepaul discuss the integration and @ZapriteApp's positive momentum. [BR097]

Signal vs Microsoft’s surveillance vision: 👀 Microsoft: Wants to monitor your screen 24/7 “for productivity” 📵 Signal: DRM to block screen capture @nvk, @benthecarman and @futurepaul discuss AI overreach and the defensive role of apps like @signalapp in BR097.

Smart defaults save sats. 🙏 New UX in @covewallet blocks transactions where the fee is >100% of the amount, and warns >20%. @COLDCARDwallet has similar footgun protections, with customizable thresholds. @PraveenPerera and @nvk compare design decisions in BR097.

Android v1.68.1 of @nunchuk_io adds custom explorers, wallet reordering & archiving, and an "anti-fee sniping" setting. What’s anti-fee sniping? 🤔 A defense against miners reorging to claim high-fee txs. @nvk, @PraveenPerera & @benthecarman break it down in BR097.

A clean Rust core + Swift UI = fast, flexible app development. ✅ @praveenperera explains why his @bitcoindevkit integration went smoothly, how Android support will be easy to add, and how feedback led to real improvements when building @covewallet . [BR097]

Ecash privacy and interoperability just got a level up with Harbor. ✅ Tor routing ✅ Cashu ↔ Fedimint via ⚡️Lightning ✅ On-chain receive support Devs @futurepaul and @benthecarman discuss the project with @nvk and @PraveenPerera in BR097.