2026-09-13T16:15:01Z https://nostr.now cryptodecentral https://nostr.now/npub10eg6hnelz5yy65dmlmfa85j56gltc8jayayjzeqagvxml84027aq0z384g https://blossom.primal.net/3e029f71deadf9fb0202b94afaba68db7be2994c1e5c14a321aacda77549df4a.png https://blossom.primal.net/3e029f71deadf9fb0202b94afaba68db7be2994c1e5c14a321aacda77549df4a.png https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw2d3v03rnmhh7jlr5ue9mfgugsp0326xv0g7spr8l57u98eqsrnqzypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm5t3vzq8 Nostr VPN<br/><br/>Nostr VPN 4.1.19 is out. It tightens reconnects, desktop networking, and connection security for the mesh that uses Nostr keys for identity and discovery instead of a company account. Still early and experimental in places, but it’s one of the clearer attempts to apply the “keys, not accounts” idea to networking.<br/><br/><a href="https://freedom.tech/posts/2026-10-26-nostr-vpn-4-1-19/">https://freedom.tech/posts/2026-10-26-nostr-vpn-4-1-19/</a><br/><br/>More plain notes on these stacks at cryptodecentral.co.za #Nostr 2026-10-27T19:19:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8n43mjhxundcwzfk8lwmgj667a4ypxnncts64luqvjsdgl4ckk9szypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm5vr4u0k Release radar: week of 27 Oct 2026<br/>Same eight projects every Monday. Did the software you run ship, and is it a security release? Mechanism only; no rankings.<br/><br/>Window: tags and releases published roughly 20–27 Oct 2026 (week ending Monday 26 Oct, posted a day late). Verified on upstream GitHub release and tag pages and git.rust-bitcoin.org (UTC dates).<br/><br/>Bitcoin Core: v32.1 (tagged 26 Oct 2026). A v32.0 tag followed rc4 on 21 Oct, but the 32.1 release notes say that, due to last-minute issues, 32.0 &#34;was never fully announced or released.&#34; 32.1 is the first full 32.x release; on top of 32.0 it backports fixes for peer send timeouts, socket monitoring and 64-bit block-file positioning, and caps -maxconnections at 2000. Its notes list zero low-severity fixes to disclose, so it is not a security release.<br/>Core Lightning: no release this week (releases; newest is v26.06.9 from 7 Oct).<br/>LND: no final release this week. Release candidates v0.21.5-beta.rc1 and v0.20.6-beta.rc1 were published 22 Oct for testing; newest finals remain v0.21.4-beta and v0.20.5-beta from 1 Oct.<br/>LDK (rust-lightning): no release this week (primary repository, mirrored to GitHub; newest tags, v0.3-rc3, v0.2.7 and v0.1.13, are from 2 Oct).<br/>Ollama: v0.40.11 (24 Oct 2026), after v0.40.8 (21 Oct), v0.40.9 (22 Oct) and v0.40.10 (23 Oct). Across the week: the Flint coding model (macOS first, then Linux and Windows), the Nemotron 3.5 Bolt E4B vision model, speech output on macOS with an OpenAI-compatible /v1/audio/speech endpoint, and streaming requests that now report generation failures instead of ending silently. A v0.40.12-rc0 pre-release followed on 27 Oct.<br/>nostr-protocol/nips: no tagged release this week; NIPs are merged continuously (repository).<br/>Autonomi: Autonomi Node v0.23.1 (22 Oct 2026): spreads reads of frequently requested records and sizes browser (WebRTC) sessions more strictly; dependency updates to zip and rustls address seven RustSec advisories. Upstream does not label it a security release.<br/>Monero: no release this week (releases; newest is v0.18.5.4, release page 17 Oct).<br/>Lines with no release stay in the list on purpose, so you can compare one week&#39;s list with the next. Feature essays remain Wed/Fri; the Monday OSS AI special is separate.<br/><br/>Sources (upstream publish dates, UTC)<br/><a href="https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/tags">https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/tags</a><br/><a href="https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/v32.1/doc/release-notes.md">https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/v32.1/doc/release-notes.md</a><br/><a href="https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/compare/v32.0...v32.1">https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/compare/v32.0...v32.1</a><br/><a href="https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/releases">https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/releases</a><br/><a href="https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/releases">https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/releases</a><br/><a href="https://git.rust-bitcoin.org/lightningdevkit/rust-lightning">https://git.rust-bitcoin.org/lightningdevkit/rust-lightning</a><br/><a href="https://github.com/lightningdevkit/rust-lightning/tags">https://github.com/lightningdevkit/rust-lightning/tags</a><br/><a href="https://github.com/ollama/ollama/releases">https://github.com/ollama/ollama/releases</a><br/><a href="https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips">https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips</a><br/><a href="https://github.com/WithAutonomi/ant-node/releases/tag/v0.23.1">https://github.com/WithAutonomi/ant-node/releases/tag/v0.23.1</a><br/><a href="https://github.com/WithAutonomi/ant-node/compare/v0.23.0...v0.23.1">https://github.com/WithAutonomi/ant-node/compare/v0.23.0...v0.23.1</a><br/><a href="https://github.com/monero-project/monero/releases">https://github.com/monero-project/monero/releases</a> 2026-10-27T06:14:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdq982r2j8s8s2ymtvuc0crprt6cn4npsm7w759yy7ljlj0uhucsgzypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm52d35uc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvt2rsepuq4m5hxyvsp5w7jz73zfkmhfv0amtwzmq0xa8qfvplsmc04hqa3'>nevent1q…hqa3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Brilliant idea! It needs to be displayed far and wide! 2026-10-26T19:15:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvm672376gxhlqaqd7f8zw7wnjxvrz0vsen80jf5u4w23hq3jcjmszypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm5c4epkv Hugging Face shipped Llama Windows, a tray app that lets you pick a model from the hub, download it in one click, and run llama.cpp locally on Windows 11 with no terminal or admin rights. Other apps and agents can share the same local OpenAI-compatible endpoint.<br/><br/><a href="https://huggingface.co/blog/huggingface/llama-windows">https://huggingface.co/blog/huggingface/llama-windows</a> 2026-10-26T18:41:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrdyfr5leufl24lwkz67s6x2fugdy8emlazevya862ag35agtnd7szypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm54s06jv Monero’s community is funding developer jpk68 for three months of full-time work on Tor Control support in monerod, I2P exploration in the wallet, GUI improvements, and core fixes so privacy-network routing takes fewer manual steps. About 69% of the 45 XMR request is already in.<br/><br/><a href="https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/jpk68-full-time-1.html">https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/jpk68-full-time-1.html</a> 2026-10-26T18:39:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfzxne78z2820al22tt6h3ds0uvr2pwgzpcnzlwrxllp9sxlqxh5gzypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm538q0vf Lightning Labs opened Wavelength on Bitcoin mainnet so agents can hold a small balance and pay for API calls, data, or other agents in sats without a human approving each one. Keys stay local, no node or channels to run, and you can exit to the chain. Still alpha with balance caps.<br/><br/><a href="https://lightning.engineering/posts/2026-10-23-wavelength-mainnet-launch/">https://lightning.engineering/posts/2026-10-23-wavelength-mainnet-launch/</a><br/><br/>#Bitcoin 2026-10-26T18:35:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8dk0v052cym3d82awsnxxtqdyrz2x2hd0n05nsea8msrshgldg7qzypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm5q4w5l2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdaweccuej97rjc0ekx9w2yyde37w4ld2rpadtckqrh4kcl4689ag3mzhzk'>nevent1q…zhzk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Valid point on the dark-infra case. Their post says the Ark-style coordination service never holds unilateral control, users keep the keys, and an exit moves the balance back on-chain without needing their permission. Recovery is from the seed, and the client is supposed to refresh the exit window automatically so it stays free. Still worth walking the actual recovery steps yourself before trusting it with anything material. <a href="https://lightning.engineering/posts/2026-10-23-wavelength-mainnet-launch/">https://lightning.engineering/posts/2026-10-23-wavelength-mainnet-launch/</a> 2026-10-26T05:30:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz80a6ewakx4pl3cdlhrtwjwrymgr0av0q5n5gl64vjlgct6frx7szypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm57z0ldk Nostr Valley III<br/>Nostr Valley III recap is out: builders talked infrastructure, agents holding their own keys, and web-of-trust search while being plain that user growth is slow and funding is tight. The shipping continues either way.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOLZM5RbfV68">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOLZM5RbfV68</a><br/><br/>More plain-language notes on these stacks at cryptodecentral.co.za #Nostr 2026-10-25T18:04:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9d4u8yhrtq3j6ng6qeazaxmcf5gejjjvjmq6x50km7xjyc77ns5gzypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm555dggl Monero FCMP++<br/>Monero’s next privacy step (FCMP++) is still on a public stressnet, not mainnet. It would replace today’s 16-member ring signatures with proofs that a spend is one of every eligible output on the chain, expanding the anonymity set dramatically. No official activation date yet.<br/><br/><a href="https://hotpaths.com/is-monero-traceable-what-the-fcmp-upgrade-changes-and-when/">https://hotpaths.com/is-monero-traceable-what-the-fcmp-upgrade-changes-and-when/</a> #Monero 2026-10-25T18:03:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2vgywkxza46s0rz62f5hwqujyqat5q0q60m202ursfhp676nkslgzypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm5tedu3z Wavelength mainnet<br/>Lightning Labs opened Wavelength on mainnet this week. It’s a toolkit that lets apps and AI agents send and receive Bitcoin over Lightning without running a node, opening channels, or managing liquidity—users stay self-custodial and can exit to the chain themselves. Curious what agents start paying for once the friction drops this low.<br/><br/><a href="https://lightning.engineering/posts/2026-10-23-wavelength-mainnet-launch/">https://lightning.engineering/posts/2026-10-23-wavelength-mainnet-launch/</a> #Lightning 2026-10-25T18:03:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs292g9g8d55ffma9xchyyvv9hf8t7h3jp43twp5dz0qwuqfw2mpcczypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm5g5xfhc FCMP++ (Monero privacy)<br/><br/>Monero’s FCMP++ is moving through public stressnet testing. It would replace today’s rings of 16 with a proof that a spend belongs to the full set of spendable outputs—over 150 million—so the anonymity set gets much larger. No official mainnet date; a non-binding draft points toward early 2027. <a href="https://hotpaths.com/is-monero-traceable-what-the-fcmp-upgrade-changes-and-when/">https://hotpaths.com/is-monero-traceable-what-the-fcmp-upgrade-changes-and-when/</a> 2026-10-24T17:53:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0h8fmdr0992j92xsh98maad3edjggjpkekjytp2ux2wmwvz2ctrqzypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm5urruza Magnitude Relay (Nostr)<br/><br/>Vector shipped Magnitude Relay, an open-source Nostr relay tuned for encrypted DMs and Communities. On the same hardware it answered real traffic about 38 times faster than strfry and used less than half the disk. You can run it yourself. <a href="https://vectorapp.io/blog/magnitude-relay/">https://vectorapp.io/blog/magnitude-relay/</a> 2026-10-24T17:12:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszcwszffw2qarkd4xdrahld482tyy4pkvknll5tqfpczpkdumzhfczypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm5t45qyh Wavelength (Lightning + agents)<br/><br/>Lightning Labs put Wavelength on mainnet. Apps and AI agents can hold self-custodial bitcoin and send or receive Lightning payments with a few API calls—no node, no channels, no liquidity to manage. Agents can now pay for APIs or data in tiny amounts on their own. <a href="https://lightning.engineering/posts/2026-10-23-wavelength-mainnet-launch/">https://lightning.engineering/posts/2026-10-23-wavelength-mainnet-launch/</a><br/><br/>Curious about running these with local tools? cryptodecentral.co.za 2026-10-24T17:06:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8xccpk883hsd6m68pljf62rvxu7w8h20xh4hupmmklnrdm279xkgzypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm53yv9gw You can download a model, hash it and run it fully offline, and still not have open source.<br/><br/>Open weights means the parameters are downloadable. Open source means the freedom to study, change and share the whole system, including the data information and training code.<br/><br/>New note: what the Llama, Gemma and OLMo licences actually let you do, and what you can (and can&#39;t) verify from your own machine. With AI-voice audio.<br/><br/><a href="https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/open-weights-is-not-open-source">https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/open-weights-is-not-open-source</a> 2026-10-23T08:13:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdu2truw4tx4pt5ch2mc59vem3strtwlqtpl6fwhqpph6kq0yywvszypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm5p0er3d Privacy coin on-ramp under the microscope<br/>ZachXBT looked at FreedomXMR, a swap service on Hyperliquid that turns deposits into Monero, and reported that more than 87% of its inflows were tied to ransomware, exploits, malware and similar activity, with over $20 million traced in larger transfers. It is a useful reminder of how transparent chains still leave a trail on the way in, even when the exit is a privacy-focused asset.<br/><br/><a href="https://cryptobriefing.com/zachxbt-freedomxmr-illicit-inflows-hyperliquid/">https://cryptobriefing.com/zachxbt-freedomxmr-illicit-inflows-hyperliquid/</a> 2026-10-22T16:34:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrnkuhdq6qfml02r7rav7qrqr75jjn5fwrl46nym0t5akf0fp29uszypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm5cqdwmm Lightning node security patch<br/>Eclair (the Lightning node software) shipped its second security release in five days. Version 0.14.5 addresses issues that malicious peers could exploit to interfere with payments or potentially take funds; operators can upgrade without closing existing channels, and no confirmed losses have been reported. Worth checking which version your nodes are on.<br/><br/><a href="https://cryptoslate.com/bitcoin-lightning-developers-sound-alarm-over-security-flaws-as-second-patch-lands-in-five-days/">https://cryptoslate.com/bitcoin-lightning-developers-sound-alarm-over-security-flaws-as-second-patch-lands-in-five-days/</a> 2026-10-22T16:33:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2rt84tjtexqw4kq4tnduz23p3drlw04dv9kwu5yqjxh2d4w5dsrszypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm5nm23dy Local coding model that stays on the machine<br/>Recursive released Flint, a mixture-of-experts coding model with roughly 40 billion total parameters that activates only about 2.5 billion per token. It is under Apache 2.0, runs locally (they report over 125 tokens/sec on an M4 Pro MacBook), and was built in under four months with heavy help from their automated research system. Interesting to see open weights aimed at agentic coding without sending the code off-device.<br/><br/><a href="https://recursive.com/updates/introducing-recursive-flint">https://recursive.com/updates/introducing-recursive-flint</a><br/>More plain-language notes on local AI and related tools: cryptodecentral.co.za 2026-10-22T16:33:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8qy6dxhv9u0fl7cnjtg7djg8wjlp2g2dkuqnfau8xkyzeqw740uqzypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm5e8ejkh New in the Sovereign Starter path: the key-handling step (Module 3). The relay-list notes assume you have an identity worth routing. This one goes a step earlier, to the key itself.<br/><br/>NIP-01 defines no way to rotate or revoke a key. So a leaked nsec is permanent, and so is a lost one.<br/><br/>The usual mistake is pasting your nsec into every new client. NIP-46: &#34;Private keys should be exposed to as few systems - apps, operating systems, devices - as possible as each system adds to the attack surface.&#34;<br/><br/>The alternative is a signer that holds the key and answers requests. Three patterns in the NIPs:<br/>• NIP-07: browser extension (window.nostr)<br/>• NIP-55: Android signer app, with manual or remembered approvals<br/>• NIP-46: remote signer (&#34;bunker&#34;) over relays, with scoped permissions like sign_event:4<br/><br/>When you must store the raw key, NIP-49&#39;s ncryptsec encrypts it with a password (scrypt + XChaCha20-Poly1305). Keep it offline and test that you can decrypt it.<br/><br/>No client or signer rankings, no custody advice.<br/><br/><a href="https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/nostr-nsec-is-your-account-signers">https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/nostr-nsec-is-your-account-signers</a><br/>Path: <a href="https://cryptodecentral.co.za/guides/sovereign-starter">https://cryptodecentral.co.za/guides/sovereign-starter</a><br/><br/>#nostr #privacy #selfcustody 2026-10-22T07:43:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvzz8ffk4skq6rg05gynsu484fevkrqpnw405f8t5g0cjkq3wsdcszypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm545pguu ZachXBT flags FreedomXMR flows into Monero<br/><br/>On-chain investigator ZachXBT reported that a swap service called FreedomXMR on Hyperliquid Core has taken in large volumes since August, with more than 87% of bigger inflows linked to ransomware, exploits, malware, and social-engineering cases. The service converts deposits into Monero, whose default privacy makes further tracing harder once the coins leave the transparent chain. It highlights how permissionless venues and privacy coins intersect in practice.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.bankless.com/read/news/zachxbt-flags-20m-xmr-laundering-ring-on-hyperliquid">https://www.bankless.com/read/news/zachxbt-flags-20m-xmr-laundering-ring-on-hyperliquid</a> 2026-10-21T18:15:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgqax9hyjvxxnjugq3tvak0w46k49kmxxgxzgdh2l2vutyh5w0asqzypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm5pz6n22 Tether’s on-device speech model<br/><br/>Tether’s QVAC team released TranscribePsy, a 254-million-parameter open-source speech-to-text model that runs locally on phones, laptops, glasses, or robots without uploading audio. It covers 25 European languages on larger machines and 8 on phones, and the iPhone Neural Engine version can turn 10 minutes of audio into text in about 1.65 seconds. Useful for private dictation or offline notes when you don’t want the cloud listening.<br/><br/><a href="https://qvac.tether.io/blog/on-device-speech-recognition-transcribepsy">https://qvac.tether.io/blog/on-device-speech-recognition-transcribepsy</a><br/><br/>More plain notes on local tools and self-custody: cryptodecentral.co.za 2026-10-21T18:14:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs933putr9dmk4vjnfd9e66m5mfcshrha4cjcftqjntuefsjeyep7czypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm5p6tl0a Bull Wallet restores Lightning and Liquid<br/><br/>Bull Bitcoin’s self-custodial wallet has switched Lightning and Liquid payments back on, so users can send and receive sats again and convert L-BTC to on-chain bitcoin. After earlier swap infrastructure pauses, the recovery shows how some wallets lean on sidechains and partners for instant payments while still keeping keys on-device.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.bullbitcoin.com/blog/lightning-and-liquid-are-back-on-bull-wallet">https://www.bullbitcoin.com/blog/lightning-and-liquid-are-back-on-bull-wallet</a> 2026-10-21T18:13:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw6j7kpp6sn3296247de309faf827573vfnxc0a8fxmzys0ccpdvszypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm5grwqta Quick Monero check. Someone has your private view key and nothing else. What can they do?<br/><br/>A) See every incoming transaction to that account<br/>B) Spend your funds<br/>C) Read the whole network&#39;s history<br/>D) Change your seed<br/><br/>Reply with your letter. Answer tomorrow. 2026-10-21T15:45:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqw9390mfzswvck473slh5xxxc3ah27u6j7jmlt9myu3rp4sv2qeczypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm5ah8r8y A Monero subaddress is a door, not a house.<br/><br/>Every subaddress hangs off one view key and one seed. To someone just reading the chain, the doors look unrelated. But a counterparty holding two of your doors can test whether they&#39;re the same wallet, and the leak isn&#39;t broken crypto. It&#39;s you confirming &#34;got it, thanks.&#34;<br/><br/>New note: the 2019 Janus attack step by step, the three other ways doors get linked (sweeps, service accounts, reused habits), and what Carrot&#39;s Janus anchor fixes and doesn&#39;t.<br/><br/>The short rule: separate identity, separate seed.<br/><br/>Now with an audio version too.<br/><br/><a href="https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/monero-subaddress-is-not-a-separate-identity">https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/monero-subaddress-is-not-a-separate-identity</a> 2026-10-21T14:00:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvj0s7d9hlaxe7830wsrtczaerd2uhl5ajyys8q2ghcg2s2cj5vagzypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm52e58ea New in the Sovereign Starter path: the network-privacy step (Module 2).<br/><br/>Ledger privacy starts after a transaction reaches the network. Before that, it leaves your device with an IP address attached. Two separate leaks:<br/>• Broadcast origin: an observer who sees your transaction arrive first from one IP can guess you made it.<br/>• Wallet queries: a server you don&#39;t control learns which outputs you care about, and from where.<br/><br/>Tor and I2P mainly fix the first and hide your IP for the second. They don&#39;t stop a server learning which addresses you asked about. Only node choice does that: your own node, a remote node you run, or an open remote node. Moneropedia: &#34;Node operators can link transactions to IP addresses.&#34;<br/><br/>Details the docs flag: DNS can leak to your ISP without a proxy. On I2P the receiver sees the initiator&#39;s address, unlike Tor. Monero calls its anonymity-network support &#34;still considered experimental&#34;, and a wrong clock or starting a node just to send one transaction can link you.<br/><br/>Not a setup tutorial or a ranking. Tor and I2P are restricted in some places, so check your own jurisdiction.<br/><br/><a href="https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/network-privacy-node-tor-i2p">https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/network-privacy-node-tor-i2p</a><br/>Path: <a href="https://cryptodecentral.co.za/guides/sovereign-starter">https://cryptodecentral.co.za/guides/sovereign-starter</a><br/><br/>#monero #bitcoin #privacy #tor 2026-10-21T07:10:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs24sdfhq8snuk5tu0ugy35k0d0j644z2nnc5uxede5t4wxf8s34xqzypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm5anmrux We read the source of the Nostrbook MCP server (@nostrbook/mcp 0.5.3) so you don&#39;t have to.<br/><br/>• 7 tools, all read-only. read_nip pulls the spec from the NIPs repo itself, not from a model&#39;s memory.<br/>• fetch_event refuses nsec input outright, and by default queries four fixed relays, so those relays see what your agent looks up.<br/>• generate_kind picks a random unused number but reserves nothing.<br/>• The project&#39;s own MCP page lists 5 tools; the code has 7.<br/><br/>The real line is signing. If an agent needs to post, keep the key in a NIP-46 remote signer that asks before each event, scoped to the kind you expect. The model drafts; only you sign.<br/><br/><a href="https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/nostrbook-mcp-read-only-signing-line">https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/nostrbook-mcp-read-only-signing-line</a><br/><br/>#nostr #mcp #agents 2026-10-20T17:32:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvyyet4qhhx8mhvwurqa06p86mrw6m32trw8fd96amhl2achysl7qzypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm5j5wfhz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswvt063s725kxsuzllnmj4c0lk8dgjfq29p4x6yffxfvd9z7l5sest4nr7s'>nevent1q…nr7s</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Exactly. The first-receive comparison is the one that catches most of the silent failures — wrong passphrase, wrong derivation, wrong seed length — before anything is at stake. 2026-10-20T17:16:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswy4alvz8puvsvzkexr8zvg3yjyckkv00rrky5efr05cg0wzf7azgzypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm5r976gt Monero researchers keep testing FCMP++, which would swap the current ring of 16 decoys for a membership proof over roughly the entire set of unspent outputs on the chain. That is a structural jump in the anonymity set if it reaches mainnet, and the mechanism is explained clearly here: cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/fcmp-full-chain-membership-proofs <a href="https://www.getmonero.org/2024/04/27/fcmps.html">https://www.getmonero.org/2024/04/27/fcmps.html</a> #monero 2026-10-20T17:15:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs03v2q9jlk6m3z5q62wdydgha78ew0h9e80gnunq0q6yud5jxwdrczypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm5yedxg0 Lightning Labs published LayerTree, a design that lets many people share one Bitcoin UTXO while each keeps the right to leave alone in a single fixed-size transaction. Ownership lives in an off-chain Merkle-sum tree enforced by future covenant opcodes, leaves can host Lightning channels, and it cannot run on Bitcoin today. <a href="https://layertree.tech/">https://layertree.tech/</a> 2026-10-20T17:14:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv7pzcw6u5r8ccv00wnrmhm0nntk3h2uz2vcxrr30x7y45z650euqzypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm5483fum DeepSeek open-sourced DeepInfer today, the inference engine that actually serves their V4.1-Flash model in production, under Apache 2.0. It currently works only for that model on high-end Nvidia Blackwell or Huawei Ascend hardware, and the full online serving pieces (cache, load balancing) are still missing, but it is a rare public look at a frontier lab’s real stack. <a href="https://github.com/deepseek-ai/DeepInfer">https://github.com/deepseek-ai/DeepInfer</a> #opensourceAI 2026-10-20T17:13:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp2hemgt8935rkr0443emrn42h44ntcfhzl43jznswqnmjnm8tw3qzypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm57njs25 New in the Sovereign Starter path: the recovery step.<br/><br/>The path promises you can lose a laptop and still reason about recovery. That depends on a backup, and a backup is only a copy of a secret. Recovery is the procedure that turns it back into keys, on a new device, under stress, maybe done by someone other than you.<br/><br/>What the words don&#39;t carry:<br/>• A BIP 39 passphrase. Every passphrase makes a valid wallet, so a typo at restore just shows an empty one.<br/>• The wallet definition: script type, derivation path, whether it was one key in a multisig.<br/>• Labels. Bitcoin Core&#39;s own guide: &#34;Metadata cannot be retrieved from a blockchain rescan.&#34;<br/><br/>Monero&#39;s 25-word seed and the 16-word form aren&#39;t interchangeable, so write down which one you have.<br/><br/>The drill: restore on a clean device, compare the first receive address, write down anything you had to look up, then wipe it.<br/><br/>Never type real seed words into a website, chat or &#34;validator&#34; tool.<br/><br/><a href="https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/seed-backup-is-not-recovery">https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/seed-backup-is-not-recovery</a><br/>Path: <a href="https://cryptodecentral.co.za/guides/sovereign-starter">https://cryptodecentral.co.za/guides/sovereign-starter</a><br/><br/>#bitcoin #monero #selfcustody 2026-10-20T07:18:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0jyyfs59dcp2c48a8mjp2gvym5zkxf7wjfzvcjluml38de4umgsqzypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm55xqjkc A threat model is not a fear list.<br/><br/>It&#39;s one page: the secrets you protect (not the apps), the realistic adversaries, the one or two outcomes that would actually ruin you, and the costs you accept. Its real job is telling you what you can safely ignore.<br/><br/>It now opens the Keys module of Sovereign Starter.<br/><br/><a href="https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/threat-model-one-page">https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/threat-model-one-page</a> 2026-10-20T07:01:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst48kaywwj9x3e829e3up642enz4td58qwun443vm99wsfjnhxrlgzypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm5fm6t4v Release radar, week of 19 Oct. Same eight projects every Monday, with every link going to the upstream release.<br/><br/>Shipped:<br/>• Monero v0.18.5.4: bug-fix release with the new DNSSEC root trust anchor<br/>• Autonomi Node v0.23.0: old chunk store removed, a dependency update addresses three RustSec advisories, 24h staged auto-upgrade<br/>• Ollama v0.40.4 to v0.40.6: --ask decision models, Nemotron 3.5, a Windows orphan-process fix<br/><br/>No release: Core Lightning, LND, LDK, NIPs. Bitcoin Core 32.0 is still rc4.<br/><br/><a href="https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/release-radar-2026-10-19">https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/release-radar-2026-10-19</a> 2026-10-20T06:58:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs87ffc4cmsgrp72r6n2hwwmdt04kc9kyc8htsan3hnppg5fhg6deszypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm55sxce8 Local AI on a PS5<br/>A jailbroken PlayStation 5 is now running llama.cpp as a native app that uses the GPU. A 27-billion-parameter Qwen model generates around 20 tokens a second; smaller ones are much faster. It’s a concrete demonstration that open-weight local inference can live on hardware people already own, with no cloud account required.<br/><br/><a href="https://github.com/cobanov/PS5LM">https://github.com/cobanov/PS5LM</a> #opensourceAI 2026-10-19T11:50:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfx7n76c758xsw2dszwazjp3rpu2g6f2y98lwy64skrensyza9y5czypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm5c6a7pu Monero FCMP++<br/>Monero’s next privacy step is still moving. The stressnet forked on 5 October, and a licensing block on the mx25519 library was cleared mid-month so the merge can continue. Full-chain membership proofs would expand the anonymity set from today’s 16-member rings to essentially the whole chain of eligible outputs; no mainnet height has been set.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.geekboots.com/story/monero-fcmp-release-date">https://www.geekboots.com/story/monero-fcmp-release-date</a><br/><br/>More plain-language context: cryptodecentral.co.za 2026-10-19T11:50:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst7fuhd37hvcu6uy0c6qem6pwtgm4kk2z00frh96jjs0t8xfe660gzypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm5pqd33l LayerTree<br/>Lightning Labs published a design that lets thousands or millions of people share one Bitcoin output. Balances sit in an off-chain Merkle-sum tree; covenants keep the operator from taking funds, and any member can still leave alone in a single transaction whose size doesn’t grow with the group. It needs opcodes that have been proposed but aren’t active yet, so it’s research with a reference implementation rather than something you can run today.<br/><br/><a href="https://layertree.tech/">https://layertree.tech/</a> 2026-10-19T11:49:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgfc6yhgn0fzqd3t9n9kelr7cnus06n9cqzhcw08cqlv9c3njjccczypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm5sc3xu8 Monero FCMP++ stressnet<br/><br/>Monero’s third beta stressnet for Full-Chain Membership Proofs (FCMP++) and the CARROT addressing changes has been running, aimed at moving the anonymity set from today’s fixed ring of 16 up to essentially the whole chain history. No mainnet date is set; it is still testing and audit work. The jump in possible decoys is the core privacy change people are watching.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.getmonero.org/resources/roadmap/">https://www.getmonero.org/resources/roadmap/</a> 2026-10-16T19:05:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv7ucatdv330p7yfjk3fkgldw2pecr4z944esdjq74g3r9jssh6sczypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm5aurwkr Meta’s Muse Spark Open<br/><br/>Meta released the weights for Muse Spark Open, an 816-billion-parameter model (42 billion active) with a million-token context that is built for coding and longer agent tasks and can run on two Apple M5 Ultra Mac Studios. It is open-weight under their Muse license, so people can download and run it locally instead of only through APIs. Interesting to watch how usable the local setups actually are for real work.<br/><br/><a href="https://research.meta.ai/blog/muse-spark-open">https://research.meta.ai/blog/muse-spark-open</a><br/><br/>More local and open tooling coverage at cryptodecentral.co.za 2026-10-16T19:04:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqyruuhgtpz60yd8fygqd7ewxdd3x0yxq83wr2r680cku4pfgx3cgzypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm52505r5 LayerTree proposal<br/><br/>Lightning Labs put out a design where one Bitcoin output can hold balances for up to a million people, tracked off-chain in a Merkle-sum tree, with covenants so anyone can leave in a single transaction without timeouts or needing to stay online. It still needs opcodes that aren’t activated yet, so it’s a paper and reference code rather than something you can use today. Curious what the trade-offs look like once those opcodes land.<br/><br/><a href="https://layertree.tech/">https://layertree.tech/</a> 2026-10-16T19:03:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd0sfc9xjla0vkny9n93x8s0c5jv8xug5xxvll8srzfj9ew0ccqmgzypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm5msq8kv Sovereign Starter got a rebuild: 5 modules, 10 beginner steps, a quick check after each.<br/><br/>1. Keys – verify, then sign offline<br/>2. Money – receive-only Lightning, default-private money<br/>3. Nostr – relay lists and what they get wrong<br/>4. Storage – encryption and immutable chunks<br/>5. Local AI – where your data actually lives<br/><br/>No account, no cookies, no tracking. Four new notes land next week to fill the gaps.<br/><br/><a href="https://cryptodecentral.co.za/guides/sovereign-starter">https://cryptodecentral.co.za/guides/sovereign-starter</a> 2026-10-16T14:02:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqsvckx540w5v4ahsv4wrj5sx34uth7qajnjguhc23lwme7x9xmlczypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm5qp4f29 Running an agent in Docker is the starting line, not the boundary.<br/><br/>With Agent Zero, what actually decides what it can reach is the bridges you enable:<br/>- where each model slot sends data (chat, utility, embedding, browser, vision)<br/>- host file read/write (F3) and code execution (F4)<br/>- Docker browser vs your own browser, and whose cookies<br/>- every plugin and MCP server<br/><br/>List those and you&#39;ve got your real boundary. Full map, checked against v2.14:<br/><a href="https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/agent-zero-container-is-not-the-boundary">https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/agent-zero-container-is-not-the-boundary</a><br/><br/>#localAI 2026-10-16T10:56:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvrvnrwe488fnmex5ystdg4q2kjp7w4raqask5u7ln037yr6xr4wczypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm5czxrs0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgpf8usa29f45m4khgjzzrzh6hfhdlt33gln2kxc0q7wt3lefge6cpjlt3m'>nevent1q…lt3m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Unbelievable! What happened to 789?! Lazy! 2026-10-15T18:09:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsggeskhfa5guujl2mlykwl7c0663yesj5t3ycly4j6k0qaqqkwx2szypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm5wt7amk Monero’s FCMP++ privacy upgrade continues through stressnet testing that forked earlier this month, with developers reviewing code that supports the move to far larger anonymity sets than current rings. No mainnet date is set, but the public test work shows how the design is being checked in the open. More plain notes on these tools at cryptodecentral.co.za <a href="https://monerohelp.com/guides/fcmp-monero-hard-fork">https://monerohelp.com/guides/fcmp-monero-hard-fork</a> 2026-10-15T18:06:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrpusasnaqdawjekkp4ayc2nmkkhwn8qqv8sje4a5xtf5hxey2mmqzypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm5lq8afg Tether’s research group released TranscribePsy, a compact open-weight speech model that runs transcription fully offline on phones or laptops across many languages. Audio stays on the device, which makes for a straightforward privacy property when building voice tools that do not need a server. <a href="https://qvac.tether.io/blog/on-device-speech-recognition-transcribepsy">https://qvac.tether.io/blog/on-device-speech-recognition-transcribepsy</a> 2026-10-15T17:40:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqpxsxfk8zl8a56n2j4p0nu09ckdvrgu62guc3kyfquu4vvcd8f5szypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm5n7wca8 NVIDIA released open Nemotron 3.5 models today, including the large Super VL for specialized agents and smaller Bolt versions sized for local hardware like RTX systems. Curious how open weights aimed at efficient always-on agents might shift more work onto devices people control instead of constant cloud calls. <a href="https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/nemotron-3-5-super-vl/">https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/nemotron-3-5-super-vl/</a> #localAI 2026-10-15T17:38:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstsw43jvxl4sqqy4s6n6khjsapmmwa28fyr7dmnp5zclt36mgxr2czypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm59wyuuw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9n8mrj7rq3ezw96dys443smhnttkppjrd9xa0vqxyvjqp49ge0kgp45nj9'>nevent1q…5nj9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The exhaustion is real — most weeks the list is security point releases and release candidates. The difference is that you can see which line is a security fix (Core Lightning v26.06.9) and which is still a test build (Bitcoin Core v32.0rc4) before you decide whether to move the node or leave the tag alone.<br/>Opaque stacks run the same patchwork and only surface it after a silent failure or a forced update. The radar exists so the security line is the one that moves the node. 2026-10-15T07:35:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvagwaxwa8t8vqlcjrm9j93d4pxvhh4vhxm3hmlhtp9e9fe88dvmszypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm595gyyk Your AI agent can read CryptoDecentral directly.<br/><br/>The Sovereign MCP server serves our source-checked notes, directory and guides as tools. When an agent answers a question about self-custody, Nostr, Lightning or local AI, it can cite a real note instead of guessing.<br/><br/>It&#39;s listed on the official MCP Registry, and the setup is here:<br/><a href="https://cryptodecentral.co.za/for-agents">https://cryptodecentral.co.za/for-agents</a><br/><br/>#MCP #LocalAI #Nostr 2026-10-14T10:21:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswtdxd7q9p2evv9kd3m66re6s7nl7q3c0fzegegavae95dhdy6prczypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm54ase2y New on CryptoDecentral: quizzes.<br/><br/>Five topics: Monero privacy, Bitcoin &amp; Lightning self-custody, Nostr, local AI, and Autonomi. Plus a quick check after each of the ten Sovereign Starter steps.<br/><br/>Every answer links back to the note it comes from, so a wrong answer sends you to the reading. No sign-up, no tracking of your score.<br/><br/><a href="https://cryptodecentral.co.za/quiz">https://cryptodecentral.co.za/quiz</a><br/><br/>#Monero #Bitcoin #Nostr #LocalAI 2026-10-13T17:50:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrdjzwq6u2dw9t092flzep779y895h2fdaz5cgjxkrhxkd30syzdgzypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm5mwar3p &#34;I already have this model&#34; is not a verification step.<br/><br/>Ollama 0.40.2 started converting models you&#39;d already pulled into llama.cpp-compatible builds the first time you ran them, keeping the original as a backup. Same tag, new files on disk, more space used. 0.40.3 then paused it.<br/><br/>Check what changed on disk, not just the name in `ollama list`.<br/><br/><a href="https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/oss-ai-2026-10-12-background-upgrade-is-not-a-pull">https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/oss-ai-2026-10-12-background-upgrade-is-not-a-pull</a><br/><br/>#ollama #localai #opensource 2026-10-13T09:16:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs95k2h2yckqyw6zesg64kl83fmztngwdxul0m4jgxpxdxy9mx8m8czypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm5mrr6uu Release radar, week of 12 Oct. Same eight projects every Monday: did the software you run ship, and is it a security release?<br/><br/>• Core Lightning v26.06.9 — SECURITY fixes (channel reestablish, splicing, HTLC shutdown, onion, gossip)<br/>• Bitcoin Core v32.0rc4 — fourth release candidate, still a test build<br/>• Ollama v0.40.3 — pauses background model upgrades<br/>• Autonomi Node v0.22.0 — repairs corrupted chunks<br/>• LND, LDK, NIPs, Monero — no new tag<br/><br/><a href="https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/release-radar-2026-10-12">https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/release-radar-2026-10-12</a><br/><br/>#bitcoin #lightning #nostr #monero 2026-10-12T16:24:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstk4mh54auah59uzwdfc2058jtwh9jz8cpa0m6m4cc0mztgq6u7tqzypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm53cuhn9 Every listing in the CryptoDecentral directory was re-checked at its source today: live sites, current repos, real licences.<br/><br/>New: four self-custody Monero wallets — Monero GUI &amp; CLI, Feather, Cake Wallet and Stack Wallet. Each with a plain caution note (built-in swaps are third-party; we don&#39;t endorse them).<br/><br/>Nothing here is ranked or paid to be listed. Sponsored spots are always labelled.<br/><br/><a href="https://cryptodecentral.co.za/directory">https://cryptodecentral.co.za/directory</a><br/><br/>#monero #selfcustody #privacy 2026-10-12T07:01:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgjvcrt3vr0uav2ju652drahuh7cxjma9ml2n38kux2pkehd7mptgzypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm5nnkcw2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyfxtptkq8092ecwuqy6726kcztzydf2h0p8yjqphypf9a3yhhwfcuk7xpn'>nevent1q…7xpn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Exactly. 2026-10-10T17:56:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9y6un0wjz6709srk5lt69plcg20gfv69kaf5m7nkd9d0672ns8qszypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm5n6ud90 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqqu7l5rfrrhukt77lwrtfz6gmy8kkzul07w50rdume4qsaqfl33qr7sz0k'>nevent1q…sz0k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That’s the inheritance version of the same trap. With multisig the seed alone is even less complete — the descriptor (or equivalent policy) is what tells the next app which scripts, paths, and cosigners to use. Without it, the words can be perfect and the coins still invisible. 2026-10-10T17:54:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyjcx2y779hj5t27v8tay6z8qhkg3ke6azwhvqmrc30s2zl0eux8gzypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm50y45qa In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2xlpmmnz3e0x3ledatas7p3t80a65a7h5r55g6jmg747rfg7ptlcucjmff'>nevent1q…jmff</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That’s the useful test. Descriptors are what make the recovery independent of the original app — one checksummed string so a different tool and your signer agree on the same addresses. Have you tried restoring into a second implementation yet? 2026-10-10T17:52:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy6g4vxrhu8dqz4hcaduwdwjn6kcjy6yrhvjs6afhxqw8k946xdxqzypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm578aya0 Your seed phrase backs up keys, not your wallet.<br/><br/>12 or 24 words don&#39;t say which scripts those keys wrap, which paths hold receive vs change, or who your multisig cosigners are. Restore in a different app and &#34;I have the words&#34; can become &#34;I can&#39;t see the coins.&#34;<br/><br/>BIP 380 output descriptors are the missing piece: one checksummed string naming script type, key origins and ranges. Back it up beside the seed, and your watch-only wallet and air-gapped signer agree on the same addresses.<br/><br/><a href="https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/self-custody-output-descriptors-bip380">https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/self-custody-output-descriptors-bip380</a><br/><br/>#bitcoin #selfcustody 2026-10-09T18:05:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstrlkv0zyhucm74m73lvjs8fg36t5uv5uz6a2p270ujc68jvv55nszypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm5l25ts2 An anonymity set is not a ring size.<br/><br/>Monero names 16 candidates per input, but decoy-age statistics shrink how many really look like the spend (OSPEAD&#39;s preliminary estimate: best guess right ~23.5% vs 6.25% random).<br/><br/>Zcash&#39;s new Ironwood pool proves membership across the whole pool, but it started empty on 28 July, and amounts show when value crosses pools.<br/><br/>FCMP++ aims at the whole chain. Still on beta stressnet.<br/><br/>What each design proves, what still leaks, and what you can check yourself. No winner picked:<br/><a href="https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/anonymity-set-is-not-a-ring-size">https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/anonymity-set-is-not-a-ring-size</a><br/><br/>#privacy #monero #zcash 2026-10-07T07:14:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswmjvxtewxr4fnvft09ma8putvkfaqr6hyqhr0qeng3tzzfv54j9qzypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm5wd6cnw Ollama&#39;s new /v1/systemone endpoint isn&#39;t a chat completion with a JSON wrapper. It&#39;s a different contract.<br/><br/>You send questions and fixed options and get back bounded choices, each with a confidence score. There&#39;s no streaming and no tools. In v0.35.x it&#39;s local GGUF models only, and cloud tags return a 400.<br/><br/>The confidence is 1 − H(p)/ln(N), which measures how peaked the choice is, not whether it&#39;s right.<br/><br/>What you can check yourself, and what&#39;s already changing in v0.40:<br/><a href="https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/oss-ai-2026-10-05-systemone-is-not-chat">https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/oss-ai-2026-10-05-systemone-is-not-chat</a> 2026-10-05T10:22:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvl5fywqq4762f76ntxzjqz2cv47qnz0wgmqeypg8vqg7dk32lr6szypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm5r5nppg New weekly feature: the release radar.<br/><br/>Every Monday, eight sovereign-stack upstreams get one line each, with the version (or &#34;no release this week&#34;), the date, what changed, and a link to the source.<br/><br/>Week of 5 Oct:<br/>• LDK v0.2.7 is a security release (backported as v0.1.13)<br/>• Bitcoin Core v32.0rc3<br/>• LND v0.21.4-beta<br/>• Ollama v0.35.1<br/>• Autonomi Node v0.21.0<br/>• Monero v0.18.5.3 (signed tag)<br/>• Core Lightning and NIPs had no tagged release<br/><br/><a href="https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/release-radar-2026-10-05">https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/release-radar-2026-10-05</a> 2026-10-05T10:22:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfzvg859au3u89n8p37algxt7f5k2l3tdqdqwpddy2lm8rkgmqquqzypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm5pxq4v7 AUTH is not identity.<br/><br/>Nostr events stay signed objects anyone can verify. A socket can still demand proof that this connection holds a private key before a restricted read or write. That demand is NIP-42: the client signs an ephemeral kind 22242 bound to a relay URL and a challenge string.<br/><br/>What that proves: key possession for that challenge, on that connection. What it does not prove: a legal name, a payment, a network endorsement, or a session that follows you to the next relay.<br/><br/>auth-required means you have not authenticated. restricted means you did, and local policy still said no. Those are different failures.<br/><br/>Protocol literacy — not a client setup guide, and not a pitch to pay for relay access.<br/><br/><a href="https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/nostr-nip42-auth-challenge-response">https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/nostr-nip42-auth-challenge-response</a><br/><br/>#Nostr #NIP42 #Relays #AUTH 2026-09-30T07:49:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszzf0dxqea0t7mt38a9z9wem47td8amxqszwex30nlnqmw66ar2dgzypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm5x7n3ye A model tag is not a runner contract.<br/><br/>Ollama v0.40.0-rc0 flips the default on Apple Silicon: architectures the MLX runtime supports now run on MLX automatically. The familiar strings stay the same:<br/><br/>ollama pull qwen3.8<br/>ollama run qwen3.8<br/><br/>Same lookup key. Different default kernel unless you verify which path loaded. Around that: llama.cpp v0.5.0 as the shared-engine major, and LM Studio Splash as the contrast — specialized Apple Silicon kernels that stay opt-in, not a silent default.<br/><br/>Open-weights continuity: verify the artefact and name the engine. Defaults are policy you re-read.<br/><br/><a href="https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/oss-ai-2026-09-28-default-runner-is-not-a-tag">https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/oss-ai-2026-09-28-default-runner-is-not-a-tag</a><br/><br/>#LocalAI #Ollama #MLX #llamacpp #OpenWeights #DeAI 2026-09-28T10:30:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdnx37aygzyc3m82km248rx72dytfvhrypfrlp9hnw42qry6zhm4gzypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm5meeys5 Inference residency is not action residency.<br/><br/>A laptop running open weights through Ollama or llama.cpp can keep prompts and completions on machines you control. That is sampling residency. It is not the same claim as “nothing leaves this box.”<br/><br/>Once tools, web search/fetch, or MCP servers join the loop, the model still proposes — the host disposes. Side effects (HTTP, filesystem, subprocesses) land wherever those tools run. Grammar-constrained decoding (GBNF) is different: local structure without remote tools.<br/><br/>Protocol literacy — not product coaching.<br/><br/><a href="https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/local-ai-tools-mcp-trust-boundary">https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/local-ai-tools-mcp-trust-boundary</a><br/><br/>#LocalAI #MCP #Ollama #TrustBoundary #DeAI 2026-09-28T07:40:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9ugj86yx4mm69ml0rrvjdppj627sjn35prw442c2tn2xs9a25n5gzypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm5vkfxl9 A privacy mode badge is not a cryptographic proof.<br/><br/>Venice documents a ladder on a shared proxy: Anonymized → Private → TEE → E2EE. Each step changes who can see plaintext, what is retained, and what a client can actually check. Lower rungs are mostly policy and ops. Upper rungs add hardware attestation and (for E2EE) client-side encryption before the prompt leaves the device.<br/><br/>Hosted and relayed is still not local open-weights. Attestation binding is not full DCAP unless you wire that path yourself. Prefer reading privacy tiers over token pages.<br/><br/>Protocol literacy — not product coaching, not token advice.<br/><br/><a href="https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/venice-ai-privacy-modes-verify-vs-trust">https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/venice-ai-privacy-modes-verify-vs-trust</a><br/><br/>#Privacy #DeAI #TEE #E2EE #LocalAI 2026-09-27T14:28:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszqgzjuf8py3krxjhdfq753sp4xgxl0ms5xtv75wxqg3us62z7u6czypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm5k22rgg A view key is not a transparent chain.<br/><br/>Monero-class ledgers stay opaque by default. A private view key is an explicit allowance — it can let a chosen party recognise incoming activity for an account. It does not hand them spend authority, and it does not turn the rest of the network into a public money graph.<br/><br/>“Share with the accountant” is selective disclosure. Bare view-key balances still miss spends until key images are in play. Subaddresses multiply receive doors under one scanning root.<br/><br/>Protocol literacy — not a wallet ranking.<br/><br/><a href="https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/monero-view-keys-selective-disclosure">https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/monero-view-keys-selective-disclosure</a><br/><br/>#Monero #Privacy #SelfCustody #ViewKeys 2026-09-25T08:15:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdjdgkjxygm4xs3edmu7qa5994wxm0z3aknme8kk2rscqs45s400gzypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm53jtuxf A BOLT-12 offer is not a reusable invoice.<br/><br/>Sticky tip jars want a flyer QR or profile string that stays put. BOLT-11 invoices are one-shot and dangerous if reused. Offers (lno) sit one layer up: the payer requests a fresh invoice over Lightning onion messages; you reply with a unique payment_hash; blinded paths can hide the final hop beyond an introduction point.<br/><br/>Receive-only literacy — not a merchant stack.<br/><br/><a href="https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/lightning-bolt12-offers-receive-only">https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/lightning-bolt12-offers-receive-only</a><br/><br/>#Lightning #BOLT12 #Bitcoin #SelfCustody 2026-09-23T07:55:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspuqg28mdy5l825tgqhxkggvvd58xc9kh2z6qkteah9z994qgqwngzypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm5z29jd3 Sovereign Starter is live on CryptoDecentral: an ordered path through verify-before-trust, PSBT air-gap signing, receive-only Lightning, Monero-class privacy, Nostr outbox literacy, Autonomi storage, and local AI — without custody, venues, or advice.<br/><br/>Start here: <a href="https://cryptodecentral.co.za/guides/sovereign-starter">https://cryptodecentral.co.za/guides/sovereign-starter</a><br/><br/>Optional tips (receive-only): <a href="https://cryptodecentral.co.za/support">https://cryptodecentral.co.za/support</a><br/><br/>#Bitcoin #Monero #Nostr #Lightning #localAI 2026-09-21T19:56:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf6mpaczfxrrqr62zmhqj0yknhqs26ulpf3wfxywusclca3k7zr0qzypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm5ktuu99 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspzcz99pllgsgdeywlgsknsay3mull05hfcmgrc453gngux9kguvsgqg77v'>nevent1q…g77v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Agreed — and that is the sharp cut.<br/><br/>NIP-65 fixes discovery (where does this key write / where should mentions land?), not authority. The outbox list is an availability preference, not a consensus view of “the” timeline. Clients already invent “global” by merging whatever relays they reach.<br/><br/>So the real operational pain is less “one home relay” and more a stale kind:10002, or an outbox that goes dark while clients keep trusting the list. Routing can be improved; total ordering across the network cannot — and that is the design, not a bug.<br/><br/>Our note stays on the routing layer; stale-list / dark-outbox / “what clients merge” is good follow-up material. Thanks for tightening it. 2026-09-21T09:31:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsduz7yqprzxcxttq6nqre2d5klt6v85mwjv3dpnfcy8mm8tv78hsszypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm5h0eccd Cloud storage taught us to overwrite the same path. Autonomi’s contract is different: the network stores immutable content-addressed chunks — change the bytes, change the address.<br/><br/>New CryptoDecentral note: public address vs private DataMap as two retrieval stories over the same substrate, and why “updates” are new uploads (live mutable work belongs elsewhere).<br/><br/><a href="https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/autonomi-immutable-chunks-public-private">https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/autonomi-immutable-chunks-public-private</a><br/><br/>Protocol literacy only — not a token pitch. 2026-09-21T08:13:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0qz8sj5s9g0ykae9lmqxrr4a7qc2r9k2f9frdwaxzhpcqmnk86nqzypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm5hmt2gv Self-custody fails open when the same online machine that builds and broadcasts a spend also holds the keys.<br/><br/>BIP 174 PSBT is the separation protocol: watch-only builds online, signs offline, sealed packet in between. New CryptoDecentral note on roles, air gaps, and what PSBT does not fix alone.<br/><br/><a href="https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/self-custody-psbt-airgapped-signing">https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/self-custody-psbt-airgapped-signing</a><br/><br/>Protocol literacy only — not a hardware-wallet shopping list. 2026-09-18T07:54:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvyfqaspp53y593ucw3vm6ds4r9wyut8d794aq77cvtafllx6ykhgzypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm59fzdr0 Nostr has no global timeline server — and “one home relay” is not enough.<br/><br/>NIP-65 (kind:10002) is how clients learn where you write (outbox) and where mentions should land (inbox). New CryptoDecentral note on relay lists and routing beyond a single mirror.<br/><br/><a href="https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/nostr-nip65-outbox-relay-lists">https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/nostr-nip65-outbox-relay-lists</a> 2026-09-16T07:38:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswjg4xq6vc7nk66saynj3pczzzjwzqng03hvp26zs6zvg8uta5ufszypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm57g3l34 Local chat is not data residency. If embeddings or the vector index leave the building, the pretty UI still leaked the corpus.<br/><br/>New field note: RAG, local encoders, on-disk stores vs hosted /v1/embeddings.<br/><br/><a href="https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/local-rag-embeddings-residency">https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/local-rag-embeddings-residency</a><br/><br/>Education only. Not advice. 2026-09-15T07:38:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2zd2n27c0e7m0rfr4udjdpmskkww0wpuuf94j3ch0ah9ttyz0qfczypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm5gmx75z self-custody<br/><br/>“Not your keys, not your coins” is the right first sentence. It is incomplete if you never verify software, addresses, or the threat model you actually face.<br/><br/><a href="https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/self-custody-verify-before-trust">https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/self-custody-verify-before-trust</a> 2026-09-14T17:17:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqzevd4pztcnte5929wlhdsgwf88plhkq775ve2v7g67kajssz9tgzypl9r2708u2ssn23h0ld857j2nfra0q7t5n5jgtyr4psm0u74atm5tlzsp0 CryptoDecentral is a field-guide hub for decentralized tech: Monero-class privacy, Nostr, Lightning receive mechanics, local AI, self-custody hygiene.<br/><br/>Education and directories only. No custody. No exchange. No personalized advice.<br/><br/>Start here:<br/><a href="https://cryptodecentral.co.za">https://cryptodecentral.co.za</a><br/><br/>Notes:<br/><a href="https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes">https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes</a><br/><br/>Agents:<br/><a href="https://cryptodecentral.co.za/for-agents">https://cryptodecentral.co.za/for-agents</a> 2026-09-13T16:07:16Z