From ce7e6c5697d33b052d134643165bb0382da54091 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: thunderbiscuit Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2025 10:14:28 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] updates: publish 2024 Q4 update --- docs/_blog/2024_q4_update.md | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 41 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/_blog/2024_q4_update.md diff --git a/docs/_blog/2024_q4_update.md b/docs/_blog/2024_q4_update.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..dbf00dc100 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/_blog/2024_q4_update.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +--- +title: "2024 Q4 Update: What Have We Been Up To?" +description: "2024 Q4 Update on the Bitcoin Dev Kit Project" +authors: + - thunderbiscuit +date: "2025-01-15" +tags: ["BDK", "project"] +draft: false +--- + +The bitcoindevkit team was very proud to release the 1.0 stable version of our bdk_wallet API in Q4! It's been a long time coming, and all that testing, reviewing, refactoring, and polishing finally paid off. Onwards! 🎉 + +Here are some of the notable releases and changes over Q4 to the software libraries we maintain: +- **The bdk_wallet library is now 1.0.** If you've been with us for a while you know that this has been a big goal over the past year. +- **The Book of BDK is live and out of beta.** Check out [https://bookofbdk.com](https://bookofbdk.com) for high-level documentation on a range of things related to the family of libraries we maintain. +- **The work continued on Kyoto (Compact Block Filters client).** The [bdk-kyoto](https://github.com/bitcoindevkit/bdk-kyoto) library also moved into the [Bitcoin Dev Kit GitHub organization](). Congrats Rob! +- **Triaging for the new feature release cadence.** We have agreed on a new, 8-week release cadence for the feature releases of 1.0 (1.1, 1.2, 1.3, etc.). [You can see our milestones for those releases here](https://github.com/bitcoindevkit/bdk/milestones?direction=asc&sort=due_date&state=open). This should allow us to release stuff on a steady cadence. Look out for the things that didn't make it into the initial 1.0 but should be ready soon! +- **Bugfix release 0.32.0.** We published a fix to the 0.31 library in December. Check it out if you're still migrating to the 1.0 API. + +The language bindings for iOS, Android, and Python have also seen some new beta releases and a ton of new features, in preparation for the 1.0 final release. +- **Exposing Wallet and TxBuilder APIs.** Most of the `Wallet` and `TxBuilder` APIs from bdk_wallet are now available to language bindings users. +- **Better and more useful clients.** Our Electrum and Esplora clients have more methods exposed and can perform more things Rust users can do on the language bindings. +- **Docstrings are added to the library.** Leveraging a new feature of uniffi, this allows us to build API documentation for Kotlin, Swift, and Python once we're ready. +- **Increase our use of bitcoin-ffi type.** The bitcoin-ffi library is becoming more useful, with review from ldk-node and Payjoin developers. We're leaning on it more, and intend to continue its development moving forward. + +### BDK Team in Action +Full-time grants changes: +- Our part-time grantee [Wei Chen](https://github.com/LagginTimes) transitioned into a full-time role! Welcome to the team Wei. +In addition to our full-time grantees, the [BDK Foundation](https://bitcoindevkit.org/foundation/) provides part-time grants to folks on special projects. Q4 is funding 1 project in particular: +- **Nymius.** [Nymius](https://github.com/nymius)'s been working on the clean up of the `filestore` crate as well as reviewing and helping the continuation of development for the `bdk_chain` and `bdk_core` crates. +We've also been active at conferences! +- [Leo](https://github.com/oleonardolima) presented a workshop on BDK at [SatsConf](https://www.satsconf.com.br/) in Sao Paulo! +- [Rob](https://github.com/rustaceanrob) presented on the [Kyoto](https://github.com/rustaceanrob/kyoto) client at [TabConf](https://6.tabconf.com/) this year. +- [Steve](https://github.com/notmandatory) also presented a workshop at [TabConf](https://6.tabconf.com/) on a demo axum async web based bdk wallet. +- [Alekos](https://github.com/afilini) presented on BDK at [Adopting Bitcoin](https://sv24.adoptingbitcoin.org/) in El Salvador! + +### BDK in the Wild +Q4 saw 3 new projects integrating BDK into their software: +- [Alby](https://getalby.com/) is a browser extension that makes lightning and nostr easier to build on and use. +- [TwentyTwo](https://twenty-two.xyz/) produces the first 100% open source mobile-native hardware wallet: designed to keep your keys safe and seamlessly integrate into any mobile wallet app. +- The [Satoshi](https://satoshi.money/) app is live and is using BDK!