• Bitcoin
• Nostr
• Privacy
• AI

§Bitcoin

• Bitcoin Safe 2.0. What’s Changed Add fiat balance column to category list by @andreasgriffin in https://github.com/andreasgriffin/bitcoin-safe/pull/593 Use bdk walletevents by @andreasgriffin in https://github.com/andreasgriffin/bitcoi…

Release candidate. Adds fiat balance column, uses BDK wallet events, includes hardware wallet fixes.

• Specter Desktop 2.1.9. Please create a full backup before migrating or any major internal changes like switching to an electrum based installation.

Create full backup before upgrading, especially before switching to electrum-based installation.

• Trezor Suite 26.5.1. New features - Legacy labeling can now be migrated to Suite Sync.

Legacy labeling can now migrate to Suite Sync. Relevant for users with pre-Suite label data.

§Nostr

• Ditto 2.16.0. Ditto v2.16.0

§Privacy

• gopass 1.17.0-rc.1. 1.17.0-rc.1 / 2026-05-17 This release contains a larger than usual amount of changes and few which might be considered breaking, thus bumping to 1.17 already.

Release candidate with larger-than-usual changes flagged as potentially breaking. Test workflows before promoting to production.

• Nitrokey App 2 2.7.1. What’s Changed Fix firmware update for NK3xN and release v2.7.1 by @robin-nitrokey in https://github.com/Nitrokey/nitrokey-app2/pull/433 Full Changelog : https://github.com/Nitrokey/nitrokey-app2/compare/v2.7.0...v2.7.1

Fixes firmware update for NK3xN devices. Update if running affected hardware.

• haveno 1.4.0. What’s Changed - Support WebTunnels to connect to Tor https://github.com/haveno-dex/haveno/commit/c45c606bf7d4db7bff342b52c700a486ac53bf61 - Fix bugs editing offers https://github.com/haveno-dex/haveno/commit/da88766f…

Adds WebTunnel support for Tor connections. Relevant for operators behind censored networks.

• Whirlpool.Observer 1.0.2. Enhance Docker workflow for multi-architecture support Added support for multi-architecture builds and QEMU setup.

Adds multi-architecture build support. Relevant for ARM deployment.

• LibreTube 31.2. !NOTE Release Highlights This release includes mostly bugfixes.
• Logseq Desktop app Nightly Release 20260515. This is a nightly release of the Logseq desktop app.
• VeraCrypt 1.26.28. What’s Changed Use “unmount” instead of “dismount” in scripts and in text shown to the user by @samhocevar in https://github.com/veracrypt/VeraCrypt/pull/1548 All platforms: Update logo icons by @Jertzukka in https://…

Beta 3. Terminology change from dismount to unmount, logo updates, documentation revisions.

§AI

• koboldcpp 1.113.1. koboldcpp-1.113.1 intermission edition - Breaking change : Split mode is now set independently, in order to accommodate tensor split mode (experimental).

Breaking change: split mode now set independently to accommodate tensor split mode. Check launch scripts.

• Qwen Code 0.15.11-nightly.20260518.f44ed0941. What’s Changed feat(cli): wrap markdown links in OSC 8 so wrapped URLs stay clickable by @BZ-D in 4037 fix(core): normalize cumulative OpenAI stream deltas to suffixes by @chiga0 in 3896 fix(cli): auto-restore prompt…

Nightly build. CLI markdown links now wrap with OSC 8, cumulative OpenAI stream deltas normalized, prompt auto-restore on cancel.

• Hermes Agent 0.14.0. Hermes Agent v0.14.0 (v2026.5.16) Release Date: May 16, 2026 Since v0.13.0: 808 commits 633 merged PRs 1393 files changed 165,061 insertions 545 issues closed (12 P0, 50 P1) 215 community contributors (including co-au…
• Venice MCP Server 0.1.2-alpha. Changes - Expanded venice video generate inputs to cover full POST /v1/video/queue schema: - video url - video-to-video input (Seedance 2.0 R2V, upscale models) - reference video urls - up to 3 reference clips for mot…

Expanded video generation inputs: video-to-video, up to three reference clips and audio URLs. Check schema if scripting POST calls.

• llama.cpp b9204. feat: Support d conv=15 for ssm-conv.cu ( 23017) Branch: ModalityConditionalAdapters AI-usage: none Signed-off-by: Gabe Goodhart macOS/iOS: - macOS Apple Silicon (arm64) - macOS Apple Silicon (arm64, KleidiAI enabled)…

Adds support for d conv=15 for ssm-conv.cu. No impact unless using state-space models with that kernel.

• Cli 1.0.14. What’s Changed fix: decode SSE audio stream for music and speech by @RyanLee-Dev in 130 fix: register file commands, fix endpoints, harden SSE & region validation by @RyanLee-Dev in 131 fix: preserve search shorthand…

Fixes SSE audio stream decode, hardens SSE and region validation, adds OAuth device flow. Check auth workflows.

• Xai Sdk Python 1.13.0. What’s Changed feat: add prepare extension() for batch video extension by @double-di in 141 Full Changelog : v1.12.2…v1.13.0

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