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What's up everybody?

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For the week ending March 31st, my name is Marks, and this is Freedom Tech Wrap.

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Freedom Tech Rap is a weekly source for news and project updates in the freedom and independent technology space.

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We live in a highly connected world.

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Freedom Tech lets you decide how you want to connect and where you want your data to live.

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Freedom Tech Rap is an independent show.

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So this week, I'm getting this to you a little late, a few days later than I would like to.

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But hey, I want to be dependable.

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I got to get you the news.

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So here we are doing it later in the week than normal.

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So first off, let's get to the news.

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Julian Assange will not be extradited immediately after a British court ruling.

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This is according to CNBC.

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A UK court has ruled that Julian Assange cannot be extradited immediately to the United States.

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However, he may face extradition if the US provides "satisfactory assurances" regarding specific aspects of his appeal.

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A further hearing on May 20th will determine whether these assurances are sufficient.

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Assange has been fighting extradition over a decade while residing in a high-security prison in the UK.

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Now his family is fighting this vehemently and say that really he should be released.

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He shouldn't even be getting charged for anything.

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And it really is an assault on journalism and on freedom that he continues to stand trial.

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Next up, the European Union adopts anti-money laundering package targeting cryptocurrencies.

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This comes courtesy of CoinDesk.

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The European Union has adopted three key texts as part of a broad anti-money laundering or AML.

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Legislative package targeting cryptocurrencies.

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This package includes setting up AML authority, AMLA, establishing a single rulebook for all 27 member states,

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and implementing strict rules for crypto service providers.

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These measures aim to combat money laundering and terrorism financing within the EU.

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We'll see how this does and if it actually does anything.

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Okay. Sam Bankman-Fried has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for defrauding customers and investors.

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I would like to say that again because frankly many of us never thought this would actually happen.

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Sam Bankman-Fried or SBF, sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for defrauding customers and investors.

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This comes from Financial Times.

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Founder of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for defrauding customers and investors.

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That's the third time I read it.

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He stole over $8 billion from his clients, $8 billion US dollars, demonstrating a "brazen disregard for customers' expectations and disrespect for the rule of law."

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Judge Kaplan ordered Bankman-Fried's forfeited assets, which total up to $11.02 billion, to be used to help repay victims of the FTX collapse.

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The sentence aims to deter others from engaging in similar financial crimes and emphasizes the severity of such actions.

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Notably absent from this ruling and from any of the stuff out there that has gone on in the trial is the fact that a lot of that money was given to politicians.

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And those politicians, their campaigns, the ones that were victorious, even the ones that weren't, none of that money is being returned.

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Next up, backdoor found in XZ tools used by most Linux distributions.

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Red Hat is reporting on this one.

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Malicious code found in XZ library versions 5.6.0 and 5.6.1 affects Fedora 40 and Fedora Rawhide.

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No versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux are affected.

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Users are advised to stop usage of any Fedora Rawhide instances for work or personal activity.

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Downgrading to XZ 5.4.x is recommended.

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Consult information security teams for businesses and follow downgrade procedures provided by distributions like OpenSUSE.

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So yeah, definitely check it out.

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If you're running Red Hat, take a look at your version number and figure out how to handle it accordingly.

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Next, we have news from Bitmain.

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They have launched a new Antminer.

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Bitmain launches Antminer S21 Pro at the WDMS 2024 conference.

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Bitcoin Magazine reports on this.

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The new device offers improved efficiency and increased hash rates compared to the previous model, the S21,

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with a hash rate of 234 tera hashes per second and an energy efficiency ratio of 15.0 joules per tera hash.

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The S21 Pro is more durable than its predecessor, able to handle higher temperatures.

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The aftercoupon US dollar to tera hash rate for the device is $18.9 per tera hash,

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and it will start shipping in quarter three of 2024.

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So if you have been waiting for the new machines to come out, here they are.

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The S21 Pro is hitting the market and try to get in that first batch.

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I don't even know the first batch is sold out yet, but go check it out.

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Next up, Neutron Pay completes a $1.5 million bridge funding round led by Axiom Capital.

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So this comes from their own blog.

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And the funds aim to expand Neutron Pay's presence in Southeast Asia

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and foster an inclusive digital economy through instant and low cost payment solutions.

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Leveraging the Lightning Network, Neutron Pay provides a compelling alternative for businesses

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and consumers seeking efficient engagement with the global digital economy.

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The company collaborates with leading businesses and custodial services to advance its mission

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of enhancing digital payment accessibility and efficiency worldwide.

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Next up, we have Matchankura 2.0 turns feature phones into Bitcoin hardware wallets

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without internet connection.

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CoinDesk is reporting on this one.

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I'm probably going to say a lot of names really poorly right now in this story,

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so please just bear with me.

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Kagothatso Njako developed Matchankura 2.0, which allows feature phones to function

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as Bitcoin hardware wallets while requiring no internet connection.

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The innovation aims to bring financial inclusion and empowerment to those who may

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otherwise be excluded from the benefits of Bitcoin adoption.

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Now, this is really big because there are a lot of feature phones on the African continent.

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A lot of people are able to text and do basic functionality, but they don't have

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these smartphones with the full-color screens, the touch-enabled phones.

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So this is awesome to see somebody building Bitcoin interfaces on a platform like this.

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I know this isn't the first one, but it's great to see more of it advancing.

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Next up, judge imposes worldwide asset freeze on fake Satoshi Craig Wright.

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Bitcoin Magazine reported in this one, "A UK judge imposed a worldwide asset freeze

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on Craig Wright, the man who falsely claimed to be Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin."

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The freeze was valued at $7.6 million and came after Wright lost a lawsuit against

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the Crypto Open Patent Alliance, or COPPA, which proved he didn't create Bitcoin.

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Craig Wright is not Satoshi.

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The judge expressed concern over Wright's intention to avoid costs related to the case

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by transferring shares to an offshore company.

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Wright must now reveal all assets above $30,000 and cannot reduce his total assets

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below $7.6 million.

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This action aims to ensure funds are available to pay COPPA's expected costs.

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Again, shout out and special thank you to COPPA, everybody involved in working on that,

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everybody involved in funding them, and all the Bitcoin developers that worked so hard

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on Bitcoin over the years and had to endure the pain and stress and suffering that were

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inflicted on you by this man and the people that were working with him.

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Okay, on to some lighter news.

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Casa launches inheritance product.

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This is from NoBSBitcoin, and it says, "Our approach to inheritance feels incredibly smooth

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and familiar.

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Invite your spouse or other designated recipient to Casa, then share keys with them securely

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via the app.

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They won't be able to use those keys to sign transactions until you have passed away.

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It's available worldwide without any KYC information."

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So if you aren't familiar with Casa, they're one of these Bitcoin financial companies that

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helps you to secure your coins in some kind of collaborative custodial way.

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And they now have this product that allows you to pass your Bitcoin down for generations

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effectively.

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There are a few companies out there that are doing this kind of thing, Casa, Unchained,

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and others.

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Last news story for the day, we have an AI that you can run on your own computer.

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It is called JAN.

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JAN, turn your computer into an AI machine.

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JAN is an open source chat GPT alternative that runs on a desktop.

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A special thanks to user Ava for this tip.

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You can find it at JAN.AI.

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I personally haven't tried it yet.

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So just evaluate it before using it, before you download anything and install on your

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computer.

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Make sure it is something that you would like to use.

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Okay, let's go to the top boosts from last week's episode.

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We have one single booster, which means they are the top booster.

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And that is from a familiar face around here, The Wild Hustle, boosting 500 sats.

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And they say, "Great rip."

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Thank you, The Wild Hustle.

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Appreciate it.

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Now, I want to bring you an interesting article this week.

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This isn't a news item.

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It's not a project update.

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But it is just kind of a tip article to help educate you.

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So if this is useful to you, we can start doing more of these as well.

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And this is called the InfoSec Basics, how to keep your Bitcoin seed phrase secure from

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Bitcoin Magazine.

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So it's security tips for safeguarding your Bitcoin seed phrase.

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And in summary, it says, "Your Bitcoin seed phrase holds the keys to your crypto wealth.

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Thus, keeping it secure should be a top priority.

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Here are some essential tips to help you protect your seed phrase.

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One, never share your seed phrase.

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Treat your seed phrase like cash.

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Don't share it with anyone.

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And remember, whoever has your seed phrase controls your Bitcoin wallet."

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Now, what is a seed phrase?

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You may be asking.

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And if you haven't set up a Bitcoin wallet before, then that's a perfectly fine question

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to ask.

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A seed phrase is 12 words or 24 words.

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And they are just kind of plain English words.

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But they have to be written down in a specific sequence.

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So let's say you have a 12-word seed phrase and you have them written down.

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Well, you can go to any Bitcoin wallet software and you can input those 12 words in the correct

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order.

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And all of your Bitcoin information will show up on that device.

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So you can grab an iPhone.

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You can go on a computer.

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You can have a hardware wallet.

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You put those 12 words in, and that is effectively a very strong password that will unlock access

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to all your funds.

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Not only does it let you view your funds, but it also lets you send funds.

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And that's why it's so important to keep track of these words and to safeguard them.

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All right, continuing on with the article.

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Next, avoid digital storage methods.

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Storing your seed phrase digitally exposes it to potential hacks and malware attacks.

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Instead, opt out for physical, non-digital storage options.

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So this is particularly talking about people who might be used to saving passwords in a

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spreadsheet, an Excel document.

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That's a huge no-no.

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Don't put them in the notes application.

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So maybe you say, "Well, I'm using a password manager.

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That's awesome."

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Password managers are slightly more effective, but they're still on your computer, and your

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Somebody can get access to it without you knowing it.

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And now they're snooping around, looking, trying to hack into your password manager.

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And if your password manager isn't very secure, then they're able to get in there and get

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Most people do that on paper and then store it in a safe or a safe deposit box at a bank

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or if they find other locations to keep it.

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You can also get something that's super hardcore, which is a steel plate that allows you to

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etch your words in.

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That's going to last longer than a paper with ink.

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But really, try to avoid digital storage when at all possible.

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Next, it leads into the next one, actually.

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Choose durable materials.

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Select robust materials such as metal tiles or plates when storing your seed phrase.

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These materials offer better resistance against wear and tear compared to paper.

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Next up, store it securely.

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Keep your seed phrase in a locked, safe, and concealed location where only authorized persons

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have access.

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For additional security, consider employing trusted protocols like SeedXOR or Shamir's

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secret sharing to split your backup.

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So these are tools that actually take your backup and split it into multiple chunks, whether

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it's like six words and six words or more than that.

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And then you can give those out to different people or put them in different locations.

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And then if you need to restore your Bitcoin wallet somewhere, well, then you go to each

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of those locations and gather your key back.

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So no single person is able to restore them.

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You have to get everybody together.

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And you might be wondering, like, that sounds very difficult.

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Well, if you're using something like a hardware wallet, you can put a passcode on it, like

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a really long pin.

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And so when you need to use it at home or if you're traveling, you can plug that in,

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put in your pin, and you can use it and sign transactions with it.

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It stores your seed on the hardware device.

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That's really what the hardware device is for.

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However, if that hardware device breaks, gets burned in a fire or falls off a boat off the

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island of Madeira, then you are able to get your seed phrase back and restore that.

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Regular checkups.

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Periodically inspect your seed phrase backup to ensure it remains intact and undisturbed.

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This is important.

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You want to remember how to restore your seed phrase and how to access your funds because

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you don't want 20 years to go by and you're like, oh, man, I forgot how to do this.

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And suddenly or maybe it's not there anymore.

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Like you need to make sure you know what's going on.

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Lastly, by following these guidelines, you can significantly minimize the risk of losing

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control over your Bitcoin holdings due to compromised seed phrases.

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So please act responsibly with your Bitcoin.

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OK, let's move in now to project updates.

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First up, Hedgehog.

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Hedgehog is a protocol for two party payment channels designed for asynchronous layer 2

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Bitcoin transactions.

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revocable scripts and connector outputs.

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to accept them, allowing for greater flexibility in transaction timing.

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I haven't tried it out myself yet, but I'm all for more layer 2 solutions and things

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that help us scale Bitcoin.

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Let's bang on it.

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Let's hammer on it.

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Let's try and figure out how it could break and see if this is something that could be

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OK, our friends over at Albi have released a new extension version 3.7.0.

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And this is a big one for all of you Apple users out there.

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It introduces Safari browser support for Mac, iOS and iPadOS devices.

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The update includes improved permission management for Nostr, stable SaaS integration and new

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onboarding flows.

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wizard, optimizations for small screens and various bug fixes and improvements for different

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connectors.

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This version aims to improve overall user experience and functionality within the Albi Bitcoin

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So if you have been waiting for Albi to come to Safari, hello, it is your lucky day.

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Go get version 3.7.0 and start using it.

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OK, we have our friends over at Fetimint with a new release version 0.2.1, codename Bravo.

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It is a stable MVP release of the federated Chamian eCash mint backed by Bitcoin, providing

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on-chain and Lightning deposit withdrawal options.

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The release focuses on backward compatibility and bug fixes while offering a solid foundation

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for further development and applications like federated Nostr accounts and prediction markets.

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Contributions and testing are encouraged, but users should exercise caution when running

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it on main net due to potential risks associated with early adoption stages.

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Fetimint serves as a federated application framework, allowing for innovative projects

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and collaborative efforts within the ecosystem.

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And yes, when you're playing around with financial tools, especially brand new ones, please use

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caution.

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Don't play around with things that you wouldn't want to lose because you might lose them.

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OK, our friends over at Unleashed Chat, they update frequently and they update fiercely.

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We have version 0.1.19 and it now includes a Nostr DVM that can summarize text inputs

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using Mistral 7b model.

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More models and request types are coming soon.

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You can test it out with a Nostr DVM client like Vendata, and you can start a chat with

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a data source right from the files and data sources table.

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Just click on the three dots at the end of the row and select start chat.

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And of course, they also put some small bug fixes into this release.

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All right, Zeus 0.8.3-beta1.

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This is a self-custodial mobile Lightning wallet featuring an embedded node, self-custodial

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Lightning addresses, POS functionality and support for LND, Core Lightning and Eclair

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New features in this beta version include on-chain transaction coin control for LND,

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custom pictures for saved nodes and wallets, enhanced neutrino peer controls, ping test

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and Signet support.

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Additionally, there are improvements made to LNC connection support, and users are invited

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to test the latest version and provide feedback to help refine and enhance the Zeus wallet

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experience.

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Okay, let's move on to BTC Pay Server version 1.13.0.

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It introduces server branding, contact options, improved admin overviews, invitations via

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email or a link, new store roles, better Bitcoin QR support and various integrations.

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New features include customizable server names, contact information display, enhanced admin

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capabilities, easy user invitation process, and additional store roles like manager and

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employee.

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and new plugins such as Bringin' and Breeze.

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So, give that a look if you're using BTC Pay Server, and if you aren't and you've been

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waiting for some of those features, definitely go check it out.

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Okay, we have Nunchuck.

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Nunchuck updates include a new onboarding flow for first-time users, a consolidated

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coins shortcut for simplified coin management, and a create hot wallet feature for quick

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setup with backup options.

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And then a big announcement from our friends over at Unchained, which I mentioned earlier

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in this episode.

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They have an iOS app that recently launched first time, and they are providing users with

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a fast and secure method to purchase large amounts of Bitcoin, which is $100,000 or more,

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directly to their cold storage collaborative custody vaults.

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Key features of the app include real-time portfolio tracking, depositing Bitcoins, maintaining

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ownership of assets regardless of service availability, and receiving security alerts

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for account protection.

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This launch aims to expand accessibility and convenience for users seeking advanced financial

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services related to Bitcoin investments.

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As part of its commitment to transparency and customer satisfaction, Unchained continues

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to develop innovative solutions while prioritizing security and user control.

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I think this is great.

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Go check out the iOS app if you're an Unchained user.

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If not, I highly recommend going and check out the website because they, as we talked

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about with securing your seed phrase, they are providing multi-signature wallets, which

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mean that you can have two of the keys, they have one of the keys, and only two of the

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three keys are needed in order to move any of the funds.

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What you do is you have your two keys and you store them in different locations.

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Then you still have control over it, but if for some reason one of those keys disappears,

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you can go to Unchained and they can be your second key for you and sign for you.

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They are a way to help secure your Bitcoin with a bit higher level of security.

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Okay, the Jade hardware wallet from Blockstream has an update in their software version 1.0.28

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and it introduces QR pin improvements for enhanced security.

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QR pin enables an air-gapped unlock process without requiring a physical seed.

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New features include reducing the number of QR scans required for unlocking and adding

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change pin functionality.

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They also have a more thorough seed quiz during setup that ensures users see all of their

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seed phrase words, so 12 or 24 words during the backup check.

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Next we have Bitcoin Brainbow version 0.1.150 and this introduces low entropy warning and

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offline mode for enhanced security.

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Low entropy warning alerts users when their salt and passphrase combination provide less

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than 128 bits of entropy for a secured Bitcoin private key.

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If you aren't familiar with it, Brainbow is a stateless, non-custodial, deterministic

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Bitcoin brain wallet app based on the warp wallet technique.

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Okay, our friends over at Cashew have another update.

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Cashew Nutshell 0.15.2.

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This release introduces a built-in rate limiter to the mint and improves automated testing

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of USD backends.

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Multiple stability updates and bug fixes are included in this release.

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New features include separate setting of SAT and US dollar wallets in the .env and improved

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information and point methods in NUTS.

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MCashew Nutshell is a Chami and eCash wallet and mint for Bitcoin Lightning implemented

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in Python.

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Okay, we have Labelbase with the big update, version 2.0.0.

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It is now available in Docker.

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They have automated output management, easy import and export, seamless synchronization,

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efficient label management, flexible hosting options, and on-demand support.

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And then our friends over at Mutiny also have a massive update that they came out with this

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week.

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And they have overhauled the user interface with a focus on social and chat.

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And they have integrated a Nostra account into Mutiny.

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And they have added Federation discovery, integrated Nostra DMs, and added payment requests.

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Those are like just a few bullet points, but each one of those is a massive thing in and

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of itself.

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So, integrating with your Nostra account, they had that already, but there's tighter

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integration with it now.

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And so, now when you go on to your Mutiny wallet, you see like all your latest people

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that you've sent money to, you see their faces or their icons.

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You can tap on them, you see your history with labels on there of the things that you've

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paid.

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And then you can also use it as a DM app.

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So, you can just tap on someone and chat with them.

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It's getting a lot closer to a Venmo type experience.

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And then the added Federation discovery is really cool because now if you want to try

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the Federation, it uses web of trust from your Nostra contacts to show you which Federations

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those people are part of to try and give you a bit more comfort and trust in the Federations

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that you want to try out.

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Again, this is new finance software, so please use it responsibly.

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Don't put in more money than you are willing to have just kind of evaporate if something

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goes wrong.

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Okay, we have myNimbox, anonymous hosting.

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And this is, it offers anonymous domain registration, web hosting, and VPS.

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Servers are located in Germany and they accept Bitcoin.

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So, if you would like to check that out, it's myNimbox.

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So, NIM, right, as in your fake name online, your pseudonym, myNimbox.

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Citrine, a Nostra relay in your phone.

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This allows any Nostra client that supports Android to send and receive events from the

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application.

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It sounds like a really interesting project.

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They have some future features that they want to add, which is export full database, export

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only events from your account, manage the relay like port number, icon, et cetera, and

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content, and then add content resolvers.

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So, if you would like to run a Nostra relay in your phone, go check out Citrine, C-I-T-R-I-N-E.

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Last project update for the day, we have NDK 2.6.

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That's a Nostra development kit from Pablo and others.

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The code name for this release is Make Nostra Decentralized Again.

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If you haven't been following over the last week, there's been lots of discussion about

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how to make Nostra more decentralized, how to not have the focus on these few massive

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relays, but allow smaller relays to be part of the whole game as well.

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And so, there's been a lot of talk about the gossip model, the outbox model, et cetera.

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So, in this NDK 2.6 update, here are the notes.

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Improves outbox models relay selection, massively reduces bandwidth requirements, smarter filter

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logic, adds support for relay blacklist kind, improves URL normalizations, and improves

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cache invalidation. Man, cache invalidation. Am I right? So difficult.

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Okay. To round things out today, I want to highlight a few Geyser projects.

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I think this would also be interesting to show you some of the great projects that are

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out there that you might want to support.

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So, first one is Sovereign Mining on StartOS.

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They have a Geyser campaign, raising funds to package public pool for StartOS.

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Next up, we have S19 Hashboard Heater MK1.

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Raising funds to make an open source wall-mounted heater using a single S19 hashboard.

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That's really cool. I have an S9 heater that I use at home. I absolutely love it.

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It's getting warm around here in Austin, Texas, but I still use it because the air conditioning

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kicks on in our house, and the room that I work in all day gets extra cold compared to

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the rest of the house. So, hey, I can kick it on and even things out.

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Last campaign is Vexel, V-E-X-L. And they're raising funds for a mobile app, giving its

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customers a simple, inclusive, secure, and private way to buy and sell Bitcoin peer-to-peer

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without KYC. So, go check out Geyser, go see those projects, and go find other great ones.

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All right. Well, that is it for news and project updates this week.

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So, stick around and boost. For the rest of you, thanks for listening to Freedom Tech Wrap,

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and remember to live independent. Later.

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This week I've picked a laid-back song that you can listen to when you're feeling overly stressed.

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This is Oli with "Keep Breathing."

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