Bitcoin
- btcd 0.26.0. What's Changed rpcclient: ensure http dial respects timeout by @wydengyre in github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2450 fix spelling error by @jlopp in github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2468 build: bump version of...
Lightning
- Phoenix 2.8.1. This release adds a debug screen to iOS to sign swap-in transactions, and fixes an amount display issue on Android.
iOS operators gain debug screen for swap-in transaction signing; Android fixes display bug.
Nostr
- Grain 0.8.0-rc1. GRAIN v0.8.0 A Nostr client - and the library it's built on Release candidate 6.18.2026 Full Changelog : github.com/0ceanSlim/grain/compare/v0.7.1...v0.8.0-rc1 --- v0.7 turned the relay into something you oper...
Release candidate; wait for stable unless testing.
Freedom Tech
- Tails 7.9. Changes and updates Update Tor Browser to 15.0.16 .
Tor Browser bump to 15.0.16; reboot to apply.
- AI Regulation Should Be Rational, Not Retaliatory. The Trump administration's approach to AI safety, particularly the generative AI models that regularly grab headlines, has been haphazard at best.
- SimpleX Chat 7.0.0-beta.0. New in v7.0-beta.0: - channel web previews: read recent posts before joining.
Beta release adds channel web previews; no action for stable-branch operators.
Privacy
- Bisq 1.10.2. This release addresses concerns about the overly restrictive trade amount limits introduced in the previous release and fixes a bug affecting BSQ swap trades.
Relaxes trade amount limits from 1.10.1 and fixes BSQ swap bug; upgrade if the prior limits affected workflow.
- IronFox 152.0. 152.0 Signed-off-by: celenity
- NetNewsWire 7.1b4 for Mac. - Removed images from items in contextual menus in sidebar and timeline - Added more detail to the Activity Log: download sizes for image and HTMLmetadata downloads, and a note when a download was served from the cach...
- Salesforce enforces MFA for all employee logins: Here’s what you need to know. Salesforce is making one thing clear: traditional authentication methods are no longer enough.
AI
- llama.cpp b9721. sync : ggml macOS/iOS: - macOS Apple Silicon (arm64) - macOS Apple Silicon (arm64, KleidiAI enabled) DISABLED - macOS Intel (x64) - iOS XCFramework Linux: - Ubuntu x64 (CPU) - Ubuntu arm64 (CPU) - Ubuntu s390x (CPU) -...
- Mistral Vibe 2.17.0. Added /mcp login , /mcp logout , and /mcp status commands to authenticate OAuth-backed MCP servers from the TUI vibe --check-upgrade to force an immediate update check and exit --yolo as an alias for --auto-approve AC...
Adds MCP OAuth login commands and --yolo alias; no impact unless using MCP servers.
- Securing the future of AI agents. Securing internal systems with an AI Control Roadmap, combining traditional safeguards and real-time monitoring.
- Kimi Code 0.18.0. Minor Changes 888 58898de - Add an environment variable to cap AgentSwarm concurrency during the initial ramp, so large swarms do not trip provider rate limits as easily.
Caps AgentSwarm concurrency to avoid rate limits on large swarms; no action unless running affected workflows.
Other
- State of the transaction privacy work in Bitcoin. I would like to better understand what's happening around transaction privacy in Bitcoin.
Read this brief on the web: freedomtech.news/posts/2026-06-19-bitcoin-daily-brief
