Alby Hub 1.23 release codenamed "Tim Hudson" is out!

🐶 Ark (Bark by @Second) backend - Beta
🧪 Just-In-Time Channels
💳 Cards page
💱 Fiat and bitcoin units toggles in currency inputs
🎥 "Stories" widget

Let’s dive in 🧵...


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You can now run self-hosted Alby Hub with Ark (Bark by @Second) , and connect it to apps within a vast @Nostr Wallet Connect ecosystem.

See how you can connect to mobile Alby Go in just 20 seconds!


Read more about our Ark implementation on our blog: https://getalby.com/blog/introducing-ark-in-alby-hub

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🧪 Just-In-Time Channels

No inbound liquidity? No problem.

All LDK-based Alby Hubs now work with JIT channels — a type of channels that open automatically the moment you receive a payment.

Just create an invoice of any amount, even when it's over your receive limit.



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💳 Cards page

Spending sats with Hub everywhere just got much easier.

Discover, connect and top up debit cards straight from your Hub — powered by @Nostr Wallet Connect

You'll get a special top-up link for your connected card.


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💱 Currency input got an upgrade

Click on fiat unit to type in fiat value, or click on your sats unit to switch it to BTC unit.





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And finally, Stories widget on Home dashboard. You'll see here videos of new releases, highlighted features and tips & tricks of using Alby Hub.



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This release is dedicated to Tim Hudson — co-creator of SSLeay, the precursor to the widely used OpenSSL library

Alby Hub is open source. View the full release notes on GitHub and join in with a contribution If you like: https://github.com/getAlby/hub/releases

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Get Alby Hub today and use your bitcoin like never before:
https://getalby.com/alby-hub