🚀 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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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. 🔐⚡️
Bitcoiners have been waiting for this.
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While supplies last.
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]