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_posts/en/newsletters/2023-05-24-newsletter.md

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*In this monthly feature, we highlight interesting updates to Bitcoin
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wallets and services.*
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- **Passport firmware 2.1.1 released:**
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The [latest firmware][passport 2.1.1] for the Passport hardware signing device supports sending
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to [taproot][topic taproot] addresses, [BIP85][] features, and improvements to
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handling [PSBTs][topic psbt] and multisig configurations.
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- **MuSig wallet Munstr released:**
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The beta [Munstr software][munstr github] uses the [nostr protocol][] in order
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to facilitate the rounds of communication required for signing [MuSig][topic musig]
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multisignature transactions.
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- **CLN plugin manager Coffee released:**
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[Coffee][coffee github] is a CLN plugin manager that improves aspects of
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installation, configuration, dependency management, and upgrading of [CLN plugins][news22 plugins].
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- **Electrum 4.4.3 released:**
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The [latest][electrum release notes] Electrum versions contain coin control
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improvements, a UTXO privacy analysis tool, and support for Short Channel
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Identifiers (SCIDs), among other fixes and improvements.
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- **Trezor Suite adds coinjoin support:**
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The Trezor Suite software [announced][trezor blog] support for
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[coinjoins][topic coinjoin] that use the zkSNACKs coinjoin coordinator.
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- **Lightning Loop defaults to MuSig2:**
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[Lightning Loop][news53 loop] now uses [MuSig2][topic musig] as the default
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swap protocol resulting in lower fees and better privacy.
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- **Mutinynet announces new signet for testing:**
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[Mutinynet][mutinynet blog] is a custom signet with 30-second block times that
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provides testing infrastructure including a [block explorer][topic block
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explorers], faucet, as well as test LN nodes and LSPs running on the network.
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- **Nunchuk adds coin control, BIP329 support:**
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The latest Android and iOS versions of Nunchuk add [coin control][nunchuk blog] and
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[BIP329][] wallet label export features.
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- **MyCitadel Wallet adds enhanced miniscript support:**
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The [v1.3.0][mycitadel v1.3.0] release adds more complicated
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[miniscript][topic miniscript] capabilities including [timelocks][topic timelocks].
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- **Edge Firmware for Coldcard announced:**
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Coinkite [announced][coinkite blog] experimental firmware for the Coldcard
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hardware signer that is designed for wallet developers and power users to
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experiment with newer features. The initial 6.0.0X release includes taproot
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keysend payments, [tapscript][topic tapscript] multisig payments, and
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[BIP129][] support.
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## Releases and release candidates
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[news195 taro]: /en/newsletters/2022/04/13/#transferable-token-scheme
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[coinwitness]: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=277389.0
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[assumevalid]: https://bitcoincore.org/en/2017/03/08/release-0.14.0/#assumed-valid-blocks
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[passport 2.1.1]: https://foundationdevices.com/2023/05/passport-version-2-1-0-is-now-live/
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[munstr github]: https://github.com/0xBEEFCAF3/munstr
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[nostr protocol]: https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nostr
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[coffee github]: https://github.com/coffee-tools/coffee
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[news22 plugins]: /en/newsletters/2018/11/20/#c-lightning-2075
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[electrum release notes]: https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/blob/master/RELEASE-NOTES
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[trezor blog]: https://blog.trezor.io/coinjoin-privacy-for-bitcoin-11aaf291f23
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[mutinynet blog]: https://blog.mutinywallet.com/mutinynet/
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[news53 loop]: /en/newsletters/2019/07/03/#lightning-loop-supports-user-loop-ins
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[nunchuk blog]: https://nunchuk.io/blog/coin-control
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[mycitadel v1.3.0]: https://github.com/mycitadel/mycitadel-desktop/releases/tag/v1.3.0
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[coinkite blog]: https://blog.coinkite.com/edge-firmware/

_topics/en/hd-key-generation.md

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- title: Faster offline verification of BIP32 master seed backups
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url: /en/newsletters/2023/03/01/#faster-seed-backup-checksums
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- title: "ColdCard 6.0.0X adds support for BIP129 exchange of xpubs during multisig wallet set up"
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url: /en/newsletters/2023/05/24/#edge-firmware-for-coldcard-announced
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- title: "Bitcoin Core #24149 adds signing support for P2WSH-based miniscript-based output descriptors"
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- title: "MyCitadel v1.3.0 adds more advanced support for miniscript"
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url: /en/newsletters/2023/05/24/#mycitadel-wallet-adds-enhanced-miniscript-support
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- title: "BIPs #1372 assigns BIP327 to the MuSig2 protocol for creating multisignatures"
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- title: "Munstr wallet performing MuSig2 communication using the nostr protocol"
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url: /en/newsletters/2023/05/24/#musig-wallet-munstr-released
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- title: "Lightning Lab's Loop now uses MuSig2 by default for lower fees and improved privacy"
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- title: "Mutinynet launches a signet with 30 second block times and hosted infrastructure tools"
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- title: "BIPs #1412 updates BIP329 wallet label export with support for key origin information"
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- title: "Nunchuk wallet adds BIP329 wallet label export"
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