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By Freedom.Tech June 18, 2026 · Edited June 18, 2026
A fragmented slate across five beats. Privacy dominated by count, Delta Chat 2.53.0, Mullvad VPN Android, and a Logseq nightly, while Mullvad Browser 15.0.16 and SimpleX Chat 6.5.5 landed on the Freedom Tech side. llama.cpp shipped b9697 and three minor AI client updates arrived. Blockstream Green Desktop 3.4.1 brought BOLT12 offer description support. NYM Chat patched group-chat relay logic. No protocol CVEs, no Lightning, no major security work.
Thu, Jun 18, 2026

Bitcoin

  • Blockstream Green Desktop 3.4.1. What’s new in this release Added - BOLT12 offer description support Changed - Updated Qt to 6.11.1 - Updated GDK to 0.77.6 - Updated LWK

Adds BOLT12 offer description support and updates Qt to 6.11.1, useful for Lightning workflows with offer metadata.

Nostr

  • NYM Chat 3.72.503. Hotfix: the Group Chats & PMs Only Mode drops geo relays Hotfix: case where unread badge count not shown for columns

Fixes unread badge display and drops geo relays in Group Chats and PMs Only Mode.

Freedom Tech

  • Mullvad Browser 15.0.16. All Platforms Updated Firefox to 140.12.0esr Updated NoScript to 13.6.24.1984 Updated uBlock Origin to 1.71.0 Bug 553: Rebase Mullvad Browser stable onto 140.12.0esr mullvad-browser Bug 45044: NS 13.6.19.902 DocStartI…

Firefox rebased to 140.12.0esr and NoScript to 13.6.24.1984, standard maintenance upgrade.

  • SimpleX Chat 6.5.5. New in 6.5.5: - Initial support for supporter badges - Fix file names without an extension saved with a trailing dot - Shorter “close to tray” setting (desktop) Commits: - simplex-chat-nodejs: bump libraries ( 7042) -…

Adds supporter badge infrastructure; fixes file-name handling for extensionless attachments.

Privacy

  • Mullvad VPN Android 2026.7. Here is a list of all changes since last stable release android/2026.6: Fixed - Fix DAITA performance degradation that occurred when combined with multihop.

Fixes DAITA performance degradation when combined with multihop, upgrade if running that configuration.

  • Logseq Desktop app Nightly Release 20260617. This is a nightly release of the Logseq desktop app.
  • Delta Chat Android 2.53.0. Use message style notifications for longer message previews Remove notification after audio playback ends Fix: do not allow blocked contacts to use our invite links Fix sending mini-app that was used/prepared before s…

Longer message previews in notifications and a fix preventing blocked contacts from using invite links.

AI

  • NanoClaw 2.1.17. Rollup release covering v2.1.1 through v2.1.17 - every package.json bump merged since the v2.1.0 tag.
  • llama.cpp b9697. ci : fix check-release message parsing ( 24751) macOS/iOS: - macOS Apple Silicon (arm64) - macOS Apple Silicon (arm64, KleidiAI enabled) DISABLED - macOS Intel (x64) - iOS XCFramework Linux: - Ubuntu x64 (CPU) - Ubunt…
  • Kimi Code 0.17.1. Patch Changes 861 bd09795 - Prevent the web login dialog from closing when clicking the backdrop.
  • Client Python 2.4.12. Generated by Speakeasy CLI 2026-06-17 12:47:32 Changes Based on: OpenAPI Doc Speakeasy CLI 1.763.6 (2.884.13) https://github.com/speakeasy-api/speakeasy Generated python v2.4.12 .

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