Nunchuk has introduced generalized Miniscript support, expanding Bitcoin’s programmable capabilities beyond pre-set scripts and making complex custody rules accessible to everyday users. As explained in the company’s recent announcement, Miniscript (BIP-379) “turns Bitcoin’s built-in rules (signatures, timelocks, hashlocks, more) into safe, composable building blocks.” Users can now design wallets for inheritance planning, business treasuries, non-custodial escrow, or multi-party governance directly within an end-to-end encrypted app. Group Wallets, launched earlier this year, now integrate Miniscript with built-in secure chat, enabling coordinated, rule-based spending policies across teams and families. The release supports Taproot for privacy and MuSig2 for key aggregation, with hardware compatibility spanning Coldcard, Ledger, Jade, and others. Forthcoming, broader vendor adoption of Miniscript, Taproot, and MuSig2 could accelerate Bitcoin’s evolution toward mainstream programmable finance for institutions and individuals alike.
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Christian Keroles, writing in Bitcoin Magazine, argues that the Lightning Network remains one of Bitcoin’s most powerful but misunderstood technologies. Many expected Lightning to mirror Bitcoin’s plug-and-play sovereignty, yet running a well-connected node requires technical skill and capital. As Keroles notes, this reality “isn’t a failure: It’s simply a reflection of Lightning’s design.” Custodial wallets like Strike, Blink, and Wallet of Satoshi fill the gap, enabling instant payments and global reach. Keroles reframes Lightning as “enterprise-grade infrastructure,” built for exchanges, payment processors, and community operators, not every casual user. Real-world applications already showcase its impact: Kenya’s Tando integrates Lightning with M-PESA, Strike has outpaced PayPal’s expansion using Lightning rails, and Nostr’s Lightning-powered “zaps” have transformed online micropayments. Keroles envisions grassroots projects and local operators strengthening decentralization, positioning Lightning as the connective tissue linking Bitcoin to everyday financial freedom.
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Tether is extending its reach into Bitcoin by launching USDT transactions via the RGB protocol, reports Mat Di Salvo for Decrypt. RGB enables the issuance of assets on Bitcoin, effectively allowing stablecoins to exist natively on the network. “Bitcoin deserves a stablecoin that feels truly native, lightweight, private, and scalable,” said Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino, framing the move as part of the company’s belief in Bitcoin as the base layer of a freer financial system. Users will now be able to hold both BTC and USDT in the same wallets, execute payments offline, and benefit from Bitcoin’s security and decentralization. The integration follows Tether’s earlier Lightning rollout and coincides with growing regulatory clarity for stablecoins under the U.S. Genius Act. With Standard Chartered predicting stablecoin market caps could triple by 2026, Tether’s push dominantly positions Bitcoin as the platform for mainstream, dollar-denominated digital payments.
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Anthropic has published a stark new threat report detailing how AI is supercharging cybercrime, with digital assets serving as the payment rails. As reported by Josh Quittner, the firm highlights “vibe hacking,” where a single attacker used Anthropic’s Claude Code assistant to run a mass extortion campaign across 17 institutions, from government to healthcare. Instead of deploying standard ransomware, the AI automated reconnaissance, built malware, and tailored ransom notes demanding between $75,000 and $500,000 in Bitcoin. The report also points to North Korean operatives faking technical skills with AI to land Western tech jobs, then funneling millions into weapons programs, and a UK actor selling AI-built ransomware-as-a-service kits on the dark web for digital asset ransoms. “Traditional assumptions about the relationship between actor sophistication and attack complexity no longer hold,” Anthropic warned, underscoring how AI is collapsing skill barriers and scaling financial crime across Bitcoin-enabled channels.
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