Sat, Jul 11, 2026
Start9 shipped the first stable release of StartWRT, the OpenWrt-based router OS that wires Security Profiles to Ethernet ports, WiFi passwords, and inbound VPN tunnels. The broader slate spans four beats without a clear cluster. Bitcoin logged a Bitcoin Core 29.4 patch, Payjoin Dev Kit rc.4, and umbrelOS 1.7.4 fixing Tor connectivity. AI saw Ollama 0.32.0 add Qwen3.5 parser support, Claude Agent SDK 0.2.116 with CLI permission fixes, and llama.cpp b9957 server tools refactor. Nostr posted Vector 0.4.0 and NYM Chat localization. Privacy landed Proton Pass Android 1.40.2 and a Logseq nightly. EFF published an executive-director note. A quiet Saturday ahead of the weekend close.
Bitcoin
- StartOS start-wrt 1.0.0. First stable release.
- Payjoin Dev Kit Release 1.0.0-rc.4. Employs new fallback transaction logic.
- Bitcoin Core 29.4. Bitcoin Core version 29.4 is now available from: For the release notes please see the git repository: Do not use the links provided,…
- umbrelOS 1.7.4. Fixes Tor remote access and app connectivity failures.
Nostr
- Vector 0.4.0. Tor Integration: optionally route all of Vector’s traffic through Tor in one click; Includes bridges for censorship circumvention; Concord Protocol: our custom messaging protocol for Encrypted Communities, now the def…
- NYM Chat 3.73.519. Adds localized translation and auto-translate for messages.
Privacy
- Logseq Desktop app Nightly Release 20260710. This is a nightly release of the Logseq desktop app; It’s unstable compared to the official releases, use it with caution !.
- Proton Pass Android 1.40.2. Proton Pass Android 1.40.2
AI
- Ollama 0.32.0. Adds Qwen3.5 parser and agent UI.
- Claude Agent Sdk Python 0.2.116. Bundles CLI 2.1.207.
- llama.cpp b9957. Server tools refactor.
Other
- Building Our Future Together. In my first weeks as Executive Director of EFF, I’ve been reminded every day how consequential this moment is in determining what kind of future we will have; We are on the edge.
Read on Freedom.Tech: https://freedom.tech/posts/2026-07-11-bitcoin-daily-brief/
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