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Weekly Recap Sun, Jun 21, 2026 6 min read

Weekly Recap - Jun 14 to Jun 21, 2026

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Tor Browser 15.0.16 bundled into downstream releases

Tor Browser 15.0.16 shipped on June 17. Tails 7.9 bundled it two days later, and Mullvad Browser matched the same base on June 18. The coordinated lift suggests a shared Firefox ESR update, though no CVE flags appeared in the data. Operators running any of these three should already be on 15.0.16 or newer.

Blockstream wallet stack bumped GDK to 0.77.6 and LWK to 0.18

Blockstream Green iOS, Green Android, Green Desktop, and Liquid GDK all shipped within two days, each citing GDK 0.77.6 and LWK 0.18. The GDK release notes mention libwally 1.5.4 and zlib 1.3.2, plus a singlesig fix for GDK use over REST. Operators who run custom integrations against GDK should verify REST compatibility if they bypassed the official clients.

AI tooling churn: vLLM, Ollama, transformers, and HelixML all patched

vLLM 0.23.0 arrived as a minor release, Ollama 0.30.9 fixed single-token output issues for coding agents, Hugging Face transformers patched to 5.10.3 and 5.12.1, and HelixML 2.11.20 added disk-pressure admission control. None flagged CVEs. The churn reflects the AI stack's short release cadence, not a coordinated security wave.

Release board

Privacy

  • IronFox 152.0. 152.0 Signed-off-by: celenity
  • Cashu CDK 0.17.1. 0.17.1 Fixed - cdk: Token handling now decodes proofs from inactive keysets when redeeming or inspecting tokens ( thesimplekid ).
  • Immich 3.0.0-rc.2. \ !WARNING\ Disclaimer This is a release candidate , not a stable release.
  • Mostro Mobile 1.2.9. Mostro Mobile v1.2.9 A new version of the Mostro P2P Bitcoin trading app is here!
  • Vanadium 149.0.7827. Changes in version 149.0.7827.159.0: update to Chromium 149.0.7827.159 A full list of changes from the previous release (version 149.0.7827.114.0) is available through the Git commit log between the releases.
  • Bisq 1.10.2. Release notes DAO Consensus Security - DAO merit validation is hardened at and after block 954 200 .
  • Anytype Desktop 0.55.5. Changes from v0.55.4 to v0.55.5 Summary: 40 tasks, 159 commits, 64 merged PRs High Priority - JS-9783 : Opened widget state (2 commits) - JS-9751 : Update Notion import screen (2 commits) - JS-9579 : Quotes from editor and comments - JS-...
  • haveno 1.8.0. What's Changed User Experience - Support passphrase protection for all offer types https://github.com/haveno-dex/haveno/commit/e2955183e95a8a70b61de90f17608ed7c2764f18 - Support IPv6 Monero nodes by @lschomaker1 https://github.com/haveno...
  • Syncthing-Fork Android 2.1.2. What's Changed Fixes bug(onboarding): fix state consistency in onboarding activity (fixes 292) by @dbhavsar76 in https://github.com/researchxxl/syncthing-android/pull/293 Features Upgrade onboarding experience to material design by @dbha...
  • Kopia 0.23.1. Summary Kopia v0.23.1.

AI

  • NanoClaw 2.1.17. Rollup release covering v2.1.1 through v2.1.17 - every package.json bump merged since the v2.1.0 tag.
  • Claude Code 2.1.183. What's changed Improved auto mode safety: destructive git commands ( git reset --hard , git checkout -- .
  • Qwen Code 0.18.3. What's Changed chore(release): v0.18.2 by @qwen-code-ci-bot in 5243 fix(cli): Stop after cancelled ask user question by @doudouOUC in 5218 fix(cli): render slash suggestion descriptions on a single truncated line by @yiliang114 in 5236 c...
  • vLLM 0.23.0. vLLM v0.23.0 Release Notes Please note that Minimax M3 is not yet supported in this version.
  • Ollama 0.30.9. What's Changed Support for Cohere2Moe architecture Fixed LFM2 parser/render for cases where thinking was not emitted Fixed issue where ollama launch claude and other coding agent or assistant use cases would only output one token Ollama...
  • openclaw 2026.6.10-beta.1. Highlights - More reliable agent turns and session state: OpenClaw now preserves pending subagent completion announcements, keeps chat history transcripts non-empty, maintains media index alignment, restarts dormant follow-up drains, and...
  • Cline CLI 3.0.29. - Costs are now hidden for Cline free models - Fixed Z.ai model metadata resolution for Z.ai models accessed through the Cline provider - Reverted the model-name-only display change from v3.0.28; the model picker, selector, and status ba...

Nostr

  • nostream 3.0.0. What's Changed docs: add Linux DNS troubleshooting by @Anshumancanrock in https://github.com/cameri/nostream/pull/397 Fixing TODO in web-app-factory.ts.
  • Citrine 3.0.1. Citrine 3.0.1 - Fixed a crash when unregistering an unregistered Pokey receiver Download it with Zapstore, Obtainium, f-droid or download it directly in the releases page If you like my work consider making a donation Verifying the relea...
  • Sprout Buzz Desktop 0.3.24. - feat(desktop): refine thread-unread badge to two-token form ( 1069) ( de24b90aa ) - fix(buzz): prevent reconnect storms from reaped ephemeral channels ( 1071) ( fd2553726 ) - fix(buzz-acp): trim oversized observer frames to fit instead...
  • Amethyst 1.12.6. What's Changed Add translator credit automation via Crowdin sync by @vitorpamplona in https://github.com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/pull/3280 Seed translator npub placeholders by @github-actions bot in https://github.com/vitorpamplona/amethy...
  • Coracle 0.6.35. What's Changed Fix reposts being hidden when replies are disabled Full Changelog : https://github.com/coracle-social/coracle/compare/0.6.34...0.6.35
  • Grain 0.8.0-rc1. GRAIN v0.8.0 A Nostr client - and the library it's built on Release candidate 6.18.2026 Full Changelog : https://github.com/0ceanSlim/grain/compare/v0.7.1...v0.8.0-rc1 --- v0.7 turned the relay into something you operate from a browser.

Freedom Tech

  • Tails 7.9. Changes and updates Update Tor Browser to 15.0.16 .
  • Tor Browser 15.0.16. Tor Browser 15.0.16 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory .
  • SimpleX Chat 7.0.0-beta.0. New in v7.0-beta.0: - channel web previews: read recent posts before joining.
  • Mullvad Browser 15.0.16. All Platforms Updated Firefox to 140.12.0esr Updated NoScript to 13.6.24.1984 Updated uBlock Origin to 1.71.0 Bug 553: Rebase Mullvad Browser stable onto 140.12.0esr mullvad-browser Bug 45044: NS 13.6.19.902 DocStartInjection regressed t...
  • Nym Wallet 1.2.22. The v1.2.22 release of the Nym Wallet The full list of changes is in the CHANGELOG
  • SimpleX Chat 6.5.5. New in 6.5.5: - Initial support for supporter badges - Fix file names without an extension saved with a trailing dot - Shorter "close to tray" setting (desktop) Commits: - simplex-chat-nodejs: bump libraries ( 7042) - core: store context...

Bitcoin

  • Blockstream Green iOS 5.5.1. Changed - Bump GDK to version 0.77.6 - Bump LWK to version 0.18.0 Fixed - Minor UI issues
  • Liquid GDK 0.77.6. Release 0.77.6 - 26-06-16 Added - Python: Add Python 3.14 wheels for release - Python: Add OSX Python wheels from 3.10-3.14 for release Changed - Dependencies: Update zlib to 1.3.2, libwally to 1.5.4 - Dependencies: Update for Rust depen...

Lightning

  • ZEUS 13.1.1-beta1. What's Changed chore(deps-dev): bump @babel/core from 7.18.10 to 7.29.6 in /zeus modules/@lightninglabs/lnc-rn by @dependabot bot in https://github.com/ZeusLN/zeus/pull/4183 fix: empty fiat inputs on Currency Converter initial render by...
  • Arkade 0.9.9. What's Changed add Settings domain with DB persistence and admin CRUD API by @bitcoin-coder-bob in https://github.com/arkade-os/arkd/pull/939 make version interceptor configurable by @louisinger in https://github.com/arkade-os/arkd/pull/...

Research, policy & news

By the numbers

  • Stories tracked: 129
  • Featured: 35
  • Releases: 102
  • Active sources: 161
  • Security patches: 1
  • Days covered: 7

Top beats this week

  • AI: 49
  • Privacy: 40
  • Nostr: 12
  • Freedom Tech: 10
  • Bitcoin: 10
  • Lightning: 5
  • Unspecified: 3

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