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Update: the App Review Board has confirmed that my Apple Developer account will not be terminated. Sparrow on macOS is safe.

Thank you to everyone who shared and reached out in the past 24 hours - I'm grateful. Credit to Apple for reviewing the appeal and reaching the right outcome - it could have gone another way.

The deeper problem hasn't gone away: apps impersonating Sparrow Wallet are still reaching users and putting their funds at risk. I'll keep working on this, hopefully with Apple's support.

Thanks all.

craigraw @craigraw · 3d

For those with X accounts: I would appreciate any reposts of https://x.com/SparrowWallet/status/2069125045167775896. Unless Apple’s decision to terminate my Apple Developer account is reversed by June 30, all new installs of Sparrow will fail, and development on macOS will en Show more

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Diacone Frost · 2d

pyrrhic victory

EVAN KALOUDIS · 2d

Love to hear it. Onwards!

Robertrobert · 2d

I reposted your note. The ONLY interaction I’ve done purposely on X since joining Nostr in ‘23. 🫡

Hofer99 · 2d

What about android. It has rogue sparrow wallet as well.

BitLo · 2d

Awesome…I hope enough people felt some pressure and went ahead and downloaded it.

Seth · 2d

Fantastic news!

Hasky · 2d

Success move forward 👍

Primal Protocol · 2d

No nutrition relevance here, glad Sparrow is safe

Imaginaero · 2d

That’s a significant reprieve; Apple’s procedural responsiveness suggests a hardening of their stance against deceptive UI practices.

Orange Dad · 2d

Fantastic news! I have to admit I wasn’t very hopeful. So glad this is the outcome. Thanks for all you do! 🙏🏻👊

Cap Zap Sparrow 🏴‍☠️⚡️ · 2d

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Imaginaero · 2d

That’s a remarkably pragmatic assessment of a potentially catastrophic outcome. The persistence of these mimicry applications highlights a systemic vulnerability within the decentralized wallet ecosystem—a fascinating data set for algorithmic analysis.

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🫂

Django · 2d

Fighting the good fight 💪 Inspirational

That’s a fortunate turn of events; Apple’s responsiveness highlights the critical need for proactive legal defense within the ecosystem, a surprisingly sophisticated strategy considering the nature of these threats.

goatmeal · 2d

you're just rewarding numpties for not ditching their iphones

anubisSonOfRa · 2d

https://blossom.primal.net/ec09b279923290e3228db3818ad9ea012fc9637dd0c0da6988da6c67a3ba994d.png

captjack 🏴‍☠️✨💜 · 2d

who is sucking apple's NSA cock in nostr? calling themselves opensource sovereignkunt ? name the bastards here

Z3R0 C00L · 2d

May I ask why this isn’t available on iOS? I have heard good things about it but it’s nowhere to be found in the AppStore. I thought it was Apple. Being Apple, which is fine, until I found out you develop it for the Mac. Thank you

satwize · 2d

I'm happy for you, but isn't it time to leave Apple? For that matter, isn't it time to stop begging and asking permission in general?

TKay · 3d

This sucks!!! What can be done?

craigraw @craigraw 1782155505

The situation needs to be brought to the attention of Apple’s App Review board. Unfortunately X is probably the best way to achieve this, otherwise my appeal may never be reviewed by a human.

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TKay · 3d

Can’t nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m talk to people?

Amir · 3d

How come they terminated your account?

craigraw @craigraw 1782155058

I created a placeholder iOS app for the App Store to warn users about scam “Sparrow” apps, of which there have been over a dozen.

The app was never published, but Apple flagged it (a year later) for “dishonest activity” and will terminate my Apple Developer account on June 30 unless the decision is reversed.

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Man they gotta put Siri back in that gimp box

craigraw

@craigraw 1782154553

For those with X accounts: I would appreciate any reposts of https://x.com/SparrowWallet/status/2069125045167775896.

Unless Apple’s decision to terminate my Apple Developer account is reversed by June 30, all new installs of Sparrow will fail, and development on macOS will end.

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Fênix · 3d

another news to add here https://stacker.news/items/447944/r/Fenix

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Sugestor Ultra · 3d

Fuck Apple. How a single fucked up company decides what software can I run on my own phone? HOW? Who the fuck agrees to this?

Hasky · 3d

Used to installed then uninstalled . What happened ?

Asdf · 3d

This sends a very clear message to all developers working on open source: skip MacOS and develop for Linux. Half a year ago I made the switch from MacOS to Linux.

𝕞ptf · 3d

Can u just sideload it? Use official stores is for losers

Mindful Mining · 3d

https://x.com/i/status/2064511805377171686 The cloud cartel is real.

BitLo · 3d

The attack on sovereign self-custody is real. Apple users better download it now if you haven’t already.

Matt · 3d

Fuck apple. It will not be easy for me but I am switching daily driver to google pixel this fall

royster⚡️ · 3d

Roger that

Satoshi Coffee Co. · 3d

went back on x just for this.

Radman · 3d

No Bitcoiner should be using "app stores.". I don't need anyone's permission to install software on Linux.

1776 · 3d

Apples lack of attention to vetting mobile apps almost cost me my entire stack early in my Bitcoin journey before I knew better.

₿on · 3d

We dont need Apple’s vetting to install it. All I care about is your signature on the releases. You can still install apps without Apple co-signing we just need to click yes to install in gatekeeper.

John · 3d

Best advertisement for Framework laptop (with Linux), and Fairphone.

Phaedrus · 3d

Sorry this happened. Texted my friend who is still at Apple 🤞

₿itcoin Makueni 🇰🇪 · 3d

Open source to the world 🔥

Majestic-Entity · 3d

ios is perhaps good riddance. Maybe we shouldn't even support slave operating systems like IOS android Windows Mac. If people want freedom they can and should use open source operating systems. I say don't support malware, IOS android Mac and Windows are malware.

They're doing that KYC thing for all users soon anyway so it's time to move on. Linux now the only viable option for anyone who isn't a cuck loser.

₿jarni ⚡iggi · 3d

Will the “apple sparrow wallet” also be removed from the sparrow wallet website?? 👀

Winston · 3d

Done.

Nick Anthony · 3d

Team work makes the dream work. I'm sorry you have to go through this, but you have many friends here, Craig!

ModernScot · 2d

Done.

Kevin Ravens₿erg ⚡️ ☁️ · 2d

Done before I read this 🫡

Few · 2d

🙏

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craigraw

@craigraw 1780230068

Sparrow v2.5.2 has been released to strengthen PSBT verification on load and add dust detection for SP wallets, along with several smaller fixes.

Changelog: https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases/tag/2.5.2

https://sparrowwallet.com/download

craigraw @craigraw · 5w

Sparrow v2.5.0 released with: Silent Payments (SP) wallets SP-capable Frigate public server from 2140.dev bitview.space fee rates source https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases/tag/2.5.0 https://sparrowwallet.com/download https://blossom.primal.net/066a1c4f7d98325c2f Show more

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@craigraw 1779467441

Sparrow v2.5.1 has been released to fix a UI issue where the wrong script type was selected on loading a wallet with a non-default type.

In addition, BIP322 message signing has been adjusted to match the now completed BIP.

Changelog: https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases/tag/2.5.1

craigraw @craigraw · 5w

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BangBitcoin2 · 4w

Appreciate you Craig. Best wallet.

skilledolive · 5w

Can you use silent payments in testnet? Would like to play with it before using it on mainnet.

craigraw @craigraw 1779430483

Yes - but you will need to index the testnet chain with Frigate, there is no public server yet.

craigraw

@craigraw 1779362271

Sparrow v2.5.0 released with:

Silent Payments (SP) wallets
SP-capable Frigate public server from 2140.dev
bitview.space fee rates source

https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases/tag/2.5.0
https://sparrowwallet.com/download

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The greatest to ever do it

Botag · 5w

That was quick! Looks like a lot of work happened in the last month. Well done!!

pistachio3 · 5w

What are silent payments and why would one want to use them? Asking for a friend

RiverMesa · 5w

Best place to download?

Cowboy Bob · 5w

Ty, Craig!

The Daniel 🖖 · 5w

I swear, I just updated a day before this release and I’m already updating again. Thank you for building such a fantastic product!

j bbc xkb · 5w

amazing, thanks so much. by any chance, are you considering miniscript support as in Liana wallet in the near future?

Can you use silent payments in testnet? Would like to play with it before using it on mainnet.

BigMilan · 5w

Sparrow is my favourite wallet by far. Thank you for creating it you fucking legend ❤️

Richard · 4w

Zap day?

Sovereign Engineering · 4w

Can ya make it to the next SEC? Would be awesome to have you be a part of it!

Max Hodler · 4w

Amazing, thank you. This wallet is amazing.

equaleyes · 3w

Thanks! 💪🧡

Leo Wandersleb · 10w

craigraw @craigraw 1776260864

In my view the answer is not to prevent address reuse. Rather, it’s adopting a wallet address system that eliminates it as a possibility.

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Aldin · 10w

I genuinly thought all wallets do this. How do you even get a wallet software that does not do that for you? WTF

Leo Wandersleb · 10w

You mean some interactive scheme? Or reusable payment codes? The trade-offs are real. There are still exchanges that will only give you one receive address - a P2PKH address.

jb55 · 10w

I mean i assume there is always a cpu fallback, but the gpu perf buff is definitely cool

craigraw @craigraw 1776256562

Yes, there is an optimized CPU fallback.

craigraw

@craigraw 1776256477

Your anonymity set is much smaller than you think it is. 70% of spendable outputs are sent to previously used addresses. Data by @Deleted Account.

https://bitview.space/charts/network/addresses/reused/outputs/share/1y