• Threads
  • Cashu cryptographic migration begins
  • AdGuard Home dual-track security shipment
  • Lightning channel evolution continues
  • Chromium-derived browser patch wave
• Patch board
• Releases
• News
• By the numbers

§Threads

§Cashu cryptographic migration begins

Cashu TS published parallel releases across two major versions. The 4.5.0 stable branch added on-chain Bitcoin mint and melt operations. The 5.0.0-rc.1 pre-release introduced BLS12-381 keysets, a breaking change that marks the start of v3 keysets support. Operators running Cashu infrastructure should plan migration timelines and test the release candidate in non-production environments.

§AdGuard Home dual-track security shipment

AdGuard Home shipped two releases flagged for immediate deployment: stable 0.107.75 and beta 0.108.0-b.86. Both releases carry security fixes, with the stable branch explicitly described as a security upgrade. Operators running either track should patch. Those on the beta track need to evaluate whether to remain on the 0.108 series or revert to the hardened stable release.

§Lightning channel evolution continues

Core Lightning v26.06rc2 refined its quantum-resistant channel implementation with documentation and GRPC interface cleanup. Eclair 0.14.0 shipped final versions of channel splicing, taproot channels, and zero-fee commitments. Phoenix and phoenixd both released coordinated updates tied to lightning-kmp 1.12.0. Operators should note that Eclair 0.14.0 marks the transition from experimental to production-ready for splicing and taproot channels.

§Chromium-derived browser patch wave

Vanadium shipped two releases tracking upstream Chromium stable: 148.0.7778.178 and 149.0.7827.22. Tor Browser 15.0.14 and Mullvad Browser 15.0.14 shipped the same day with backported security fixes from Firefox 151. IronFox 151.0 followed on the same upstream cadence. Operators of any Chromium or Firefox derivative should verify they are on current stable branches.

§Patch board

• AdGuard Home 0.108.0-b.86 (Patch now). Changes compared to the previous beta, v0.108.0-b.85.
• FreshRSS 1.29.1 (Patch now). Milestone This is bug-fix release for 1.29.0.
• A new way to fund internet freedom (Patch now). A coalition of privacy, internet freedom, cryptocurrency and open-source ecosystems, led by the Tor Project and Funding the Commons , today announced a new participatory funding campaign designed t…
• AdGuard Home 0.107.75 (Patch now). This update gives AdGuard Home a solid security upgrade - think of it as tightening the locks and double-checking the doors.

§Releases

• Dify 1.14.2. What’s New in v1.14.2?
• Core Lightning v26.06rc2 Quantum-Resistant Lightning Channel. This release has been named by @enaples Release Candidate 2 for cln v26.06 This RC builds upon RC1, with these changes: - Removed fields no longer present in documentation / GRPC interfaces.
• Cashu TS 5.0.0-rc.1. This release heralds an exciting new era for Cashu, with support for v3 keysets using BLS12-381.
• Cashu TS 4.5.0. This release adds ONCHAIN Bitcoin mint and melt!
• Bitcoin Seed Tool 2.3.0. v2.3.0 - Standalone tools, education layer, signed release rotation This release more than doubles the toolkit.
• Cline CLI 3.0.11. - Fix a regression in the ChatGPT OAuth provider where requests failed with max output tokens not supported , by restoring the full output token budget instead of applying an implicit cap.
• SimpleX Chat 6.5.3. New in 6.5.3: - Relays reject groups that were removed, can be manually re-allowed Commits: - flatpak: update metainfo ( 6982) - core, ui: persist “Remove link tracking” setting on database import ( 6977) - nodejs, python: bump packages…
• JoinMarket-NG 0.30.0. Major improvements for wallet performance, specially for exiting old wallets with lots of transactions.
• Blink Mobile 2.4.45. Features - LNURL pay and Lightning Address support for self-custodial sends ( 3765) - Stable-sats receive auto-convert and send-flow fixes ( 3764) - Add Stable Balance and BTC - USD conversion flow ( 3761) - Self-custodial onboarding and…
• Vanadium 149.0.7827. Changes in version 149.0.7827.22.0: update to Chromium 149.0.7827.22 hide removed settings from search results properly integrate permission check for the GrapheneOS per-app Sensors permission with the per-site Motion Sensors setting add…
• LibreTube 31.3. !NOTE Release Highlights This release fixes that channel videos and the feed don’t load.
• ZEUS 13.0.2. v13.0.2 Highlights: - New default RGS (Rapid Gossip Sync) server We rolled out our own RGS server at rgs.zeusln.com that provides graph updates every 15 minutes instead of every three hours.
• NetNewsWire 7.0.6. - Fixed bug, introduced in the previous beta, where the bottom of the article view could turn low-res and weird
• Duplicati 2.3.0. This release is a canary release intended to be used for testing.
• llama.cpp b9277. tests : move save-load-state from examples to tests ( 23336) tests : move save-load-state from examples to tests - Move examples/save-load-state/ to tests/test-save-load-state.cpp - Remove subdirectory reference from examples/CMakeLists….
• nostr-rs-relay release 0.10.0. release: 0.10.0 feat NIP-91 AND operator for filters fix disconnects on subscribe errors updated dependencies numerous other bug fixes numerous build fixes
• PhotoPrism May 23, 2026. This update introduces a redesigned Info Sidebar that lets you edit metadata, albums, and labels as well as manually tag faces without leaving the full-screen viewer.
• Bitwarden Clients CLI 2026.4.2. - Security fix for local storage of API keys - Various under-the-hood improvements and minor bug fixes
• NanoClaw 2.0.64. Changes - ncl destinations add and remove through the approval flow now reach the receiver immediately.
• Sparrow Wallet 2.5.1. - Update the BIP322 implementation to match the Completed specification - Bug fix: Fix incorrect script type selected in the Settings tab on loading a wallet with a non-default script type - Bug fix: Fix a potential NPE on the transactio…

§News

• Qwen Code 0.16.0. 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 and preserve queue o…
• Tor Browser 15.0.14. Tor Browser 15.0.14 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory .
• Tails 7.8. Changes and updates Update Tor Browser to 15.0.14 .
• 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 and preserve queue o…

§By the numbers

• Stories tracked: 128
• Featured: 43
• Releases: 105
• Active sources: 152
• Security patches: 4
• Days covered: 7

Top beats this week

• Privacy: 47
• AI: 41
• Bitcoin: 19
• Lightning: 8
• Freedom Tech: 7
• Nostr: 5
• Unspecified: 1

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