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๐Ÿš€ Today weโ€™re supporting @Andreas Griffin
from Bitcoin-Safe.Org with 1,000,000 satoshis for his work on Bitcoin Safe โ€“ a beginner-friendly multisig wallet for Mac, Windows, Linux, or anywhere Python runs. Why this matters ๐Ÿงต๐Ÿ‘‡

๐Ÿ”ง Development of Specter Desktop is no longer a priority at Swan. A vital open-source wallet has essentially become abandonware โ€“ leaving a painful gap in the Bitcoin ecosystem.

๐Ÿ’ก Andreas, a former Specter developer himself, recognized this gap โ€“ and with Bitcoin Safe created a brand-new solution that already goes beyond what Specter offered.

๐Ÿ”’ What makes Bitcoin Safe special:
An open-source wallet focused on multisig and hardware wallet integration. It combines the strengths of Electrum, Specter, and @mempool โ€“ with Nostr functionality added in.

๐Ÿง™ The beginner-friendly multisig wizard makes secure Bitcoin self-custody accessible โ€“ even for non-technical users.

๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ The graphical transaction display isnโ€™t just functional, itโ€™s beautiful. Even better than Sparrow! For Bitcoin artists like Fractal_Encrypt and @Kanuto it can be exported as vector graphics.


๐ŸŒ But the real gamechanger is the Nostr integration โ€“ enabling secure, decentralized PSBT exchange between cosigners.

๐ŸŒ Itโ€™s comparable to Electrumโ€™s Cosigner Pool or nunchuk's proprietary chat โ€“ but here: fully open source, set up in seconds, and run via encrypted Nostr DMs.

๐Ÿ”— Not just PSBTs โ€“ UTXO labels can be shared via Nostr too. A key building block for collaboration in multisig setups.

๐ŸŒ Weโ€™d love to see other wallet clients adopt this Nostr sync functionality as well โ€“ to increase client diversity, especially for organizations with varying needs.

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Bitcoin Safe delivers this critical workflow entirely open source โ€“ built on the decentralized Nostr protocol. A milestone for sovereignty in the Bitcoin ecosystem.

๐Ÿค Open-source Bitcoin projects are chronically underfunded. Thatโ€™s why itโ€™s so important to support developers like Andreas who push boundaries and define new standards. Bitcoin Safe ๐Ÿ’ช

๐Ÿ“ฃ Our support of 1,000,000 satoshis is meant to send a message:
High-quality open-source development deserves funding.
2 out of 5 cosigners signed this transaction using Bitcoin Safe. Whoโ€™s next?


๐ŸŒฑ Follow @Andreas Griffin and check out the project.
Join the Einundzwanzig Association and suggest other projects worth funding.
Open source stays alive โ€“ with your help.
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CrnaGoraOne · 84w
Just had a longer conversation with Andreas, solving a problem with the 1.1 version and OSX (14.1) - solved now, he told me he will bring out 1.2 anytime soon. Great to work with true bitcoiners all over the world.
nunchuk_io · 84w
FYI, our group wallet + chat is not proprietary. It is open source and built on BIP129 (which we co-authored). More information in this blog: https://nunchuk.io/blog/group-wallet