The future of Cove wallet is bright...

📱 Android
🔄 Payjoin
🤫 Silent Payments
🧩 Kyoto compact block filters (BDK)
🧪 Bad entropy detection
🖥 Desktop w/ xPub sync via iCloud or iroh
🔐 JoinMarket UI

@Praveen Perera shares the exciting roadmap with @DETERMINISTIC OPTIMISM 🌞 in BR097.

Imagine a wallet that graduates users from custodial ecash to lightning self custody, automatically.

Reducing LSP load, simplifying UX, improving self-custody. 👌

@Carman shares the concept of his latest project with @Paul , @Praveen Perera and @DETERMINISTIC OPTIMISM 🌞 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.

@DETERMINISTIC OPTIMISM 🌞 & @Paul discuss how KYC puts us all in danger in BR097.

Bitcoin-only exchange @BULL BITCOIN 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

@DETERMINISTIC OPTIMISM 🌞 , @Paul & @Praveen Perera discuss the major release in BR097.

What would it take to bring a frictionless #Lightning wallet to the Mac desktop?

@DETERMINISTIC OPTIMISM 🌞 & @Paul 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.

@DETERMINISTIC OPTIMISM 🌞 , @Paul & @Carman 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).

@DETERMINISTIC OPTIMISM 🌞 covers the bug, the fix, and its security implications in BR097.

Built by researchers at @npub1jg552... & Ledger, #DahLIAS enables:
• Constant-size sigs
• ~2x faster verification
• Preprocessing support
• Path to cheaper, more private txns

@Carman , @DETERMINISTIC OPTIMISM 🌞 & @Paul discuss the potential in BR097.

Mullvad just launched VPN Loader ✅

A simple integrity checker that verifies app authenticity on Windows & macOS.

@DETERMINISTIC OPTIMISM 🌞 and @Paul 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.

@Carman , @Praveen Perera , @DETERMINISTIC OPTIMISM 🌞 & @Paul 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 @Bitcoin Dev Kit ‘s transition toward modular libraries.

@DETERMINISTIC OPTIMISM 🌞 and @Praveen Perera explain the benefits of this shift in BR097.

📲 iOS app @Maple AI 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.

@DETERMINISTIC OPTIMISM 🌞 and @Paul discuss the integration and @Zaprite ‘s positive momentum. [BR097]