After over four years in operation, Bitseed is closing shop.
Read more about what this means for Bitseed owners:
https://t.co/U5VaqQORgz
(TL;DR even though the shop is closing, Bitseed nodes will continue to work until either the hard drives fill up or the bitcoind APIs break)
A new paper with co-authors including Greg Maxwell and Pieter Wuille outlines a proposed protocol that seeks to boost the bandwidth for bitcoin nodes. Report by @AlyssaHertig https://t.co/DLXRfeDGzF
For the next few weeks I'm going to host a Bitcoin PR review club on Freenode IRC channel #bitcoin-core-pr-reviews. We'll pick a PR to review and discuss every week. All are welcome to come and ask questions.
Full details: https://t.co/OG8hzNmYTq. See you there!
@seth586 @millo_ramos @_Schmiegle fwiw, port forwarding is not needed if running the node as a Tor hidden service (which is recommended to keep the IP address hidden from the bitcoin network).
Just updated my guide for using Electrum Personal Server with a Bitseed node to include instructions for using EPS with a Ledger hardware wallet or an Electrum software wallet (and what to do if you already used some accounts with 3rd party servers)
https://t.co/o8IusAekCi
Yesterday were made aware of possible vulnerabilities in the version of Tor being used. We have updated to use the latest version of Tor 0.3.5.8 to mitigate against those potential issues. Please update your wallets. Thanks to @LarryBitcoin for the responsible disclosure.
Electrum network is experiencing a DOS attack:
https://t.co/5Sq69Wwy4p
Good time to set up your own Electrum Personal Server! 😉 https://t.co/o8IusAekCi
So Tor is now built in as of the latest update on the Google Play Store. You can enable Tor before creating a new wallet or toggle on/off at any time within the wallet. Coming up in next UI build a dedicated network managementt screen for Dojo and Tor. https://t.co/nEKRARheDL
In the latest version of Samourai Wallet there is an easter egg for power users and those who want to help test the bleeding edge in bitcoin privacy tech. Learn about Cahoots, Stowaway, and STONEWALLx2 and how to get your hands dirty trying them out today https://t.co/5IvIqkS3LN
/r/bitcoin: i wrote a guide for installing lnd and running lightning over tor on a bitseed 3 node (with open questions at the end - help wanted!) https://t.co/BnrijAojGG
Currently testing version of Samourai Wallet with much improved built in Tor (no more needing an external Tor app) which is a prerequisite for connecting to your Dojo full node.