Ungovernable Misfits Vibe Corning | THE BITCOIN BRIEF 77
AOB
- Prime
- New letter from Keonne
- Q vibing hard
- GrapheneOS announces Motorola partnership
- Trump's "American Cyber Strategy" Puts Crypto on National Security Map
- Son of U.S. government contractor, accused of stealing millions in seized crypto, arrested in France
- Treasury tells congress mixers have valid privacy uses
- Strike now available in New York
- Solo Satoshi - Bitaxe Touch
- Bitwise to donate $233,000 to open source Bitcoin devs
UPDATES/RELEASES
Tailrelay
- A Docker container that exposes local services to your Tailscale network. Combines Tailscale VPN, Caddy reverse proxy, socat TCP relays, and a Web UI for browser-based management.
- https://github.com/sudocarlos/tailrelay
- A privacy audit tool for Bitcoin wallets. Stealth analyzes the transaction history of a wallet descriptor and surfaces privacy findings from real on-chain heuristics.
- https://github.com/LORDBABUINO/stealth/tree/main
- Major release: complete UI redesign plus self-custodial Bitcoin Lightning integration via Breez SDK and Spark protocol. Privacy-first defaults — Lightning invoices don't embed Spark addresses, transaction data not published to public explorers by default. Custom @cake.cash Lightning addresses. Enhanced Monero syncing.
- https://github.com/cake-tech/cake_wallet/releases
- Bug fix releases addressing Android SQLite database issues for new wallets (sync past block 123,000), iOS safe area fixes, and crash prevention when returning from LSPS1 view.
- https://github.com/ZeusLN/zeus/releases
- Added BBQR support for Coldcard, simpler settings UI, and dates on transaction list.
- https://github.com/BlueWallet/BlueWallet/releases
- QR camera scanning now works on all platforms (Linux, macOS desktop). Fixed Electrum connectivity on IPv6 networks using "Happy Eyeballs" algorithm. Device erasure black screen fix and macOS app signing improvements.
- https://github.com/frostsnap/frostsnap/releases
- Maintenance release for both platforms. Release notes were sparse — Q may want to check changelog manually.
- https://github.com/ACINQ/phoenix/releases
- Stable release (up from v1.4.2). Full changelog not detailed in release notes — worth checking manually if covering.
- https://github.com/lnbits/lnbits/releases
- New accounts now generate PGP keypairs from seed phrases, payment details encrypted and backed up to servers. Added M-Pesa payment method. Transaction IDs now copyable. Fixed Android wallet emptying bug.
- https://github.com/Peach2Peach/peach-app/releases
- Block/Square's hardware wallet app update. Detailed release notes not available from feed.
- https://github.com/proto-at-block/bitkey/releases
- Beta release of v3.3.0. Details sparse.
- https://github.com/mempool/mempool/releases
- Alpha release with error info propagation, AI agent docs, preferred external ports beyond 443, SSH config fixes, WiFi deprecation handling.
- https://github.com/Start9Labs/start-os/releases
EDUCATION
- Lightning is dead, long live Lightning - Roy from Breez
- Hater to builder - Seth from Cake
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CAKE WALLET
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Cake Wallet is an open-source, non-custodial wallet available on Android, iOS, macOS, and Linux.
Features:
- Built-in Exchange: Swap easily between Bitcoin and Monero.
- User-Friendly: Simple interface for all users.
Monero Users:
- Batch Transactions: Send multiple payments at once.
- Faster Syncing: Optimized syncing via specified restore heights
- Proxy Support: Enhance privacy with proxy node options.
Bitcoin Users:
- Coin Control: Manage your transactions effectively.
- Silent Payments: Static bitcoin addresses
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(00:00) INTRO
(00:57) THANK YOU FOUNDATION
(01:38) THANK YOU CAKE WALLET
(02:43) Vibe Cornin'
(17:42) PRIME TIME
(19:58) Notes From The Inside: The Skinwalker
(23:43) Motorola Graphene
(26:44) The Cyber Strategy
(29:30) John "Lick" Daghita Arrested for Crypto Crimes
(31:39) US Treasury Acknowledges Cryptocurrency 'Mixers'
(33:50) Strike Obtains a Bit License
(34:43) Bitaxe Touch Released
(36:40) Bitwise to Donate $233,000 to BTC Open Source
(37:32) BOOSTS
(43:41) Tail Relay
(45:02) Stealth Announced
(47:39) The Big Cake 6.0.1 Release
(48:41) The Rest of the Software Updates
(52:14) Blixt Payment Pools
(54:48) THANK YOU MYNYMBOX