Wed, Sep 2, 2026

• Bitcoin
• Nostr
• Privacy
• Self-hosting
• AI
• Other

§Bitcoin

• Aqua Wallet 0.5.3. AQUA can now switch Lightning providers without an app update; Upgraded GDK from 0.77.6 to 0.77.9.
• NodeGuard 0.29.0. Implement max HTLC sync functionality; Fix sweep node wallets job to return errors without clear reason.

§Nostr

• ngit-cli 3.0.0-rc.5. - Fifth v3 release candidate, making automatic PR branch downloads opt-in, exposing issue edit history, improving release publication feedback and compatibility, hardening Windows credential writes…
• Wisp 1.2.2. Export NWC connection string from settings; Expanded feed, with a compact toggle.
• Mostro CLI 0.16.1. Admsetmaintenance / admmaintenancestatus over the daemon admin gRPC; Safe-to-switch needs maintenance ON, bounded timeouts, no cleartext token off-box.
• Mostro 0.18.6. Boot node-identity guard for Lightning node changes (Phase 4); Advertise maintenance mode in the info event, republish on change (Phase 3).
• Mostro Mobile 1.4.1. Open the chat when a chat notification is tapped (11365d54); Stop one chat conversation from showing as two chat rooms (0381ff85).

§Privacy

• Tor Browser 15.0.21. Tor Browser 15.0.21 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory; This version includes important security updates to Firefox.
• Tailcat 0.3.0. Tailcat: separate node and disco keys; Cmd/tailcat: make local dev DERP mode usable and test it hermetically.
• Nostr VPN 4.1.9. Strengthened Selling Internet settings and release coverage on every platform that supports acting as a paid exit.
• Element Web 1.12.27. Timeline MVVM 2 - RoomTimelineViewModel.
• Bitwarden Clients Web 2026.8.1. PM-41559 PM-41539 Recognize both Keeper SSO callback URL forms; PM-41979 PM-41899 VULN-735 Validate profileId in Chromium importer.
• Bitwarden Server Version 2026.8.1. PM-41468 Fix thread-unsafe StringBuilder in Setup Helpers.Exec; Auth/PM-41503 and PM-41533 - Registration - Add open org invite flow support.

§Self-hosting

• Actual Budget 26.9.0. :link: View release notes Desktop releases Please note: Microsoft store updates can sometimes lag behind the main release couple of days while they verify the new version.
• Paperless-ngx 3.1.2. Fix dark mode select disabled color, ensure disabled cursor on display mode dropdown @shamoon; Add disable to the drag-drop list component @shamoon.

§AI

• Path to Astra: critical capabilities and frontier safeguards. Astra is the first OpenAI model to meet the Critical cybersecurity capability threshold under the Preparedness Framework, with stronger safeguards for release.
• Ollama 0.33.3. Honor GGUF model defined default parameters; MLX, MLX-C, llama.cpp update.
• Kimi Cli 1.50.0. Omit empty anthropic-beta header when no beta features declared; Deprecation-aware update flow with one-key migration to Kimi Code.
• Cline Desktop 0.0.22. Voice input now works on macOS.
• opencode 1.18.26. Claude 5 sessions now tolerate stale thinking blocks instead of failing after prompt or tool changes; Bedrock GPT-5.6 models now accept none reasoning effort.
• Elevenlabs Swift Sdk 4.0.0-alpha.1. Swift 6 ready.
• langchain== 1.4. Initial release release(langchain): 1.4.0a4 test(langchain): cover mixed-era ClientGroup and group elicitation Update libs/langchain v1/langchain/mcp/adapter.py drive MCP elicitation via member session for fastmcp…
• openclaw 2026.8.2. Your Home agent, beside your work: open Home in a right or bottom dock with Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+H, keep your current page in view, and preview or remove its work-context snapshot or attach selected text to your message.
• Announcements Aug 27, 2026 Previewing the Model Hardware Standard We’re opening a research preview of the Model Hardware Standard (MHS), a shared specification for AI agents to safely operate physical devices, to a first group of scientific research labs and advanced manufacturers.. From Anthropic News.
• llama.cpp b10754. Opencl: clamp the q4 K decode GEMV’s fetch row on a padded x-grid; Opencl: enforce the tiling contract of the image KQ/KQV GEMMs.
• Claude Agent Sdk Typescript 0.3.258. Updated to parity with Claude Code v2.1.258 Update npm install @anthropic-ai/claude-agent-sdk@0.3.258 or yarn add @anthropic-ai/claude-agent-sdk@0.3.258 or pnpm add @anthropic-ai/claude-agent-sdk@0.3.258 or bun add…
• Deepseek Harness 0.1.2-alpha.4. Agent Agent send message, report @Dudu-0223; Profile; @LegGasai.
• Qwen Code cua-driver-rs 0.20.3. MacOS: codesigned + notarized universal binary + QwenCuaDriver.app; Linux: unsigned (x86 64 + arm64, glibc 2.31 floor).
• Kimi Code 0.40.0. 3434 ae7a6dc Thanks @sailist !
• Introducing agentic video understanding with Gemini. Introducing agentic video understanding with Gemini

§Other

• PSBT/MuSig2 coordination over Nostr relays: transport invariants for nonce safety under at-least-once delivery. Most multi-party custody arrangements (2-of-3 multisig, MuSig2 Taproot aggregates, covenant-free time-locked vaults) still move their PSBTs and signing rounds through a coordinator run wallet vendor.
• Judge Rules DOD Unlawfully Retaliated Against Anthropic. Military it would not allow their technology to be used for mass surveillance of U.S; Persons, “constituted unlawful retaliation in violatio.
• Congress wants answers on agency surveillance of Americans’ bank accounts. On August 10, 2026, Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Representatives Warren Davidson (R-OH), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), and Andy Biggs (R-AZ) wrote a letter to the Acting Comptroller General for the U.S.

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