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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.

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[COLDCARD @COLDCARDwallet]

The COLDCARD Mk5 is here. 🔥🔥🔥

Big Screen, Fantastic Keypad, Fast NFC, Backwards Compatible for seamless upgrade.

Quantum Bitcoin Awesomeness

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@MartyBent Bitbox and Trezor are shitcoin products. You can even buy shitcoin from them 🤣

[COLDCARD @COLDCARDwallet]

Just got your first COLDCARD?
Try pairing it with @covewallet.

Super clean interface, easy setup, and a smooth workflow for sending and receiving Bitcoin.

Great place to start when learning self-custody. 🔐⚡️

[COLDCARD @COLDCARDwallet]

Bitcoiners have been waiting for this.
Our #BitcoinBlackFriday sale is LIVE 🔥

🔸 25% off when paying with BTC
🔸 20% off when paying with fiat
🔸 $50 off BLOCKCLOCK Mini

While supplies last.

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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.

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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.

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✅ 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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🚨 @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.

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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.

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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]

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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.

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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.

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📲 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]

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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]