MyNode v0.3.50 is has been released! ⬆️ ✅ LND v0.21.4 ✅ Lightning Terminal v0.17.6 ✅ Alby Hub v1.24.1 ✅ LNDg v1.11.1 ✅ Canary v1.7.0 ✅ Optional automatic upgrades ✅ Timezone control ✅ SMART drive health test and full filesystem check ✅ Marketplace filters and badges

What's one Bitcoin purchase you would make again without thinking twice?

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The Bitcoin ecosystem doesn't need every tool to become an all-in-one app. Sometimes the better answer is good software that works well together.

Claude and Bitcoin taking too many resources on your PC? Move Bitcoin to a dedicated node. The Model Two was built for that job. mynodebtc.com/order/two

The Bitcoin whitepaper is 9 pages. The arguments it created could fill a library.

A Lightning node without channel backups is one failure away from losing channel funds. MyNode keeps your static channel backups on hand, so recovery is a restore, not a loss. Seed + Channel Backup = Regain Channel Funds

✅ UI updates ✅ Backend upgrade for Python ✅ Bug fixes Full release notes: github.com/mynodebtc/mynode/…

Which Bitcoin app has improved the most over the last two years?

Searching your address on a public block explorer tells that site exactly which funds are yours. MyNode runs your own block explorer locally, so looking up a transaction stays between you and your node.

A node doesn't need your laptop. Give it its own machine. Model Two → mynodebtc.com/order/two

Your Lightning node can't watch its channels while it's offline. A watchtower can. If a peer broadcasts an old channel state to grab funds, the tower broadcasts the penalty transaction for you. MyNode includes a UI for LND's watchtower client and server.

Want to learn Lightning without risking real sats? Testnet can be enabled from MyNode's settings page. Bitcoin, Lightning, Electrum Server, RTL, Thunderhub, Specter, and BTC RPC Explorer work with it, so you can open practice channels before touching mainnet.

Bitcoin is open-source software. Anyone can inspect it, contribute, and run it. That's a pretty unusual foundation for a global monetary network.

MyNode v0.3.49 is out. LNbits v1.6.1, improved peer logic for faster initial blockchain downloads, more control over Tor remote access, HTTPS improvements, better developer tools, bug fixes, and more. Upgrade today! Full changelog: github.com/mynodebtc/mynode/…

Solo mining at home shouldn't route through someone else's pool. Public Pool runs a self-hosted Stratum server on MyNode, with a separate Public Pool UI app to monitor it. Point your miners at your own node and keep the whole stack yours.

Miners don't decide which transactions are valid. They build candidate blocks. Nodes independently validate those blocks against Bitcoin's rules. Two different jobs.