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Weekly Recap Sun, Aug 23, 2026 7 min read

A remediation week: Bisq patched its old and new branches on back-to-back days after an external audit

Patch board

Weekly threads

Coordinated Bisq audit remediation

Bisq 1.10.6 and Bisq 2 2.1.12 both shipped as Patch-now hotfixes addressing vulnerabilities surfaced in a recent external audit. Both carried no CVE identifiers. Operators running either branch should prioritize the update; no downtime window or migration path was disclosed.

httpx2 breaking wave across Python AI toolchains

Anthropic SDK Python 1.0.0 and OpenAI SDK upgrades both migrated to httpx2, dropping backward compatibility with httpx 1.x. LangChain followed with langchain-core 1.6.0 and langchain-anthropic 1.6.0, inheriting the same breaking change. Operators pinning transitive dependencies will need to audit lockfiles.

Hardware wallet Bluetooth and recovery polish

BitBox02 Firmware 9.26.5 fixed a crash when listing many backups over Bluetooth and patched slow secure-chip operations on iOS. Passport Prime 1.4.0-beta1 shipped a redesigned launcher, and Coldcard released maintenance patches for both the 1.5.1Q and 5.6.1 branches. No emergency-severity issues were disclosed.

Release board

Privacy

  • IronFox 154.0.0. Fix -
  • Tor Browser 15.0.20. Is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory
  • Bitwarden iOS Authenticator 2026.8.0. Overview Various under-the-hood bug fixes and improvements shipit: Feature Development PM-33861 Add dismissal tracking for organization banners PM-33981 Add device management models an
  • Tails 7.11. Changes and updates Update Tor Browser to 15.0.20
  • Vanadium 152.0.7977. Changes in version 152.0.7977.54.0: update to Chromium 152.0.7977.54
  • uBlock Origin 1.73. Remove support for cap user stylesheet - Improve scriptlets framework - Add env brave preparser token (by @ryanbr) - Add set/unset/given cookie values (by @ryanbr) - Add procedural operator content(...), to lookup elements inside templ
  • Proton Bridge Pamban 3.26.0. Added BRIDGE-576: Added logging to current auth session ID
  • Mullvad Browser 15.0.20. All Platforms Updated Firefox to 140.14.0esr Updated uBlock Origin to 1.73.0 Bug 570: Rebase Mullvad Browser stable onto 140.14.0esr mullvad-browser Bug 45219: Backport Security Fixes from Firefox 154 tor-browser Build System All Platfor
  • Delta Chat Desktop 2.59.1. Fixed - Messages staying "unread" even when read from another device for profiles created on Desktop v2.59.0 If you see "Team" when hovering over your profile's square on the left, (and you didn't intentionally click "Team Profile" when
  • Signal Android 8.24.1. The media editor has been completely redesigned to better support tablets and foldable devices, and now it looks great on screens of all sizes
  • Bitwarden Android Authenticator 2026.8.0. Overview Various under-the-hood bug fixes and improvements Community Highlight PM-40773 bug: Fix accessibility detection on Android 16+:shipit: Feature Development PM-40930 Added log when fill
  • Trilium 0.105.0. V0.105.0 !IMPORTANT If you enjoyed this release, consider showing a token of appreciation by: Pressing the "Star" button on GitHub (top-right)

7 more Privacy releases tracked in the weekly totals.

Self-hosting

  • AdGuard Home 0.107.79. It's not always the big issues: sometimes what you need is a few fixes and tweaks to pump up the overall stability
  • n8n beta. 2.36.2 (2026-08-19) Bug Fixes API: Return a request schema for decorator routes in /discover core: Resolve end-user credentials when loading node parameters editor: Keep agent preview user messages right-aligned (7050
  • N8n 2.36.2. 2.36.2 (2026-08-19) Bug Fixes API: Return a request schema for decorator routes in /discover core: Resolve end-user credentials when loading node parameters editor: Keep agent preview user messages right-aligned (7050

AI

  • opencode 1.18.19. Core Improvements - Added native OpenAI and Anthropic passthroughs for Cloudflare AI Gateway models
  • Claude Agent Sdk Typescript 0.3.234. Removed unused bypass permissions disabled from ExitReason type; The value was never emitted - TypeScript consumers with an explicit case branch get a compile error on upgrade (runtime unaffected) Updated the ApiKeySource type to include
  • Anthropic Sdk Python 1.0.0. 1.0.0 (2026-08-20)
  • Ollama 0.33.0. Claude Desktop Ollama now integrates with Claude Turn individual Ollama models on or off for use in Claude, directly from the menu bar Choose from your available Ollama models from within Claude; Cloud models appear only when you're sign
  • Ollama 0.32.15. Add a model metadata cache to reduce Ollama's per-request overhead
  • Cline 4.1.13. Everything here lands through the SDK bundle, so it applies to windows running that bundle
  • Qwen Code 0.21.14-nightly.20260822.7a4566cb3b. Tell the author why a review loop is not settling stop the fallback comment from denying a review it already posted bound daemon transcript retention to stop renderer OOM crashes by @
  • langchain-openai== 1.5.2. Changes since langchain-openai==1.5.1 release(openai): 1.5.2 preserve reasoning item boundaries release(openai): 1.5.2a1 extract gateway metadata from response headers when available
  • langchain-anthropic== 1.6.0. Changes since langchain-anthropic==1.5.6 release(anthropic): 1.6.0 add standard model exception types exclude sibling directories from grep search scope
  • LlamaIndex 0.14.24. Close HotpotQA evaluator file handles - preserve oversized leaf nodes in CodeSplitter - preserve multiblock chat history writes - skip empty nodes in HTMLNodeParser (
  • Mistral Vibe 2.24.3. Added Slash commands and setting pickers can be used while the agent or a command is running The process is named "Vibe CLI" and the bottom bar shows its PID Changed Models are shown name instead of the raw config alias Python dependenci

Nostr

  • YakiHonne Web 6.0.0. Complete visual redesign of the app with a new top navbar, refreshed layout, and updated styling throughout
  • Lightning.Pub 0.0.38. Patch release fixing outgoing invoice payments that could hang when LND never emits a payment index
  • Amber 6.5.2. Fix the Applications screen taking several seconds to load on populated accounts: the list no longer decrypts the encrypted secret / localKey columns it doesn't render, and the Keystore key handle is cached instea
  • Sprout Buzz Desktop 0.5.17. Desktop and shared changes - bound remote agent mention authorization ( ) - bind presence retry timers ( ) -
  • Amethyst 1.14.0. Add NIP-84 highlights support: composer, feed, and share intent New Crowdin Translations Desktop: profile scree

Bitcoin

  • ZEUS 13.2.0-beta1. V13.2.0 Highlights: - LDK: support for 24-word seed phrases - Embedded LND v0.21.2-beta - Cashu CDK upgrade (Minibits compatibility) - Privacy: set custom Mempool instances - Security hardening - Bug fixes stores: clear stale ZEUS Pay au
  • Passport Prime 1.4.0-beta1. KeyOS 1.4.0 is a major release for Passport Prime, headlined fully redesigned launcher
  • KeyOS 1.4.0-beta1. KeyOS 1.4.0 is a major release for Passport Prime, headlined fully redesigned launcher
  • Bull Bitcoin 6.13.0
  • BitBox02 Firmware 9.26.5. Security improvements - Fixed a crash when listing many backups over Bluetooth - Fix unexpected NACK responses on iOS due to slow securechip operations Note: When upgrading from a firmware with version v9.17.0 or below, you first must
  • Lightning Terminal 0.17.2-alpha. This version of Lightning Terminal (LiT) ships taproot-assets v0.8.1 and loop v0.34.0-beta-v0.8.1-tapd
  • Blink Mobile 3.0.29. Bug Fixes - Stop the country selector from taking half the phone row - Stop the unseen-highlight spec racing the render chain - Patch uniffi-bindgen-react-native RustBuffer for 32-bit Android - Let users dismiss the secure-wallet modal F
  • Ashigaru Desktop 1.3.0. V1.1.2 Release 1.1.2: bump version and add release notes Add architecture/dev docs, fix Whirlpool cl
  • JoinMarket-NG 0.37.0. Big performance improvements for wallet commands, direct-send and taker CJ coin control, PSBT signing, fidelity bond status tracking, better md0 protections to not harm makers' liquidity, plus a few bug fixes
  • Nunchuk Android 2.8.2. Bug fixes and improvements

7 lower-priority releases omitted from the board but counted below.

The week in numbers
143Releases
8Security patches
183Sources tracked
147Stories tracked
59Featured
7Days covered
Stories by beat
AI51
Privacy40
Bitcoin29
Nostr13
Self-hosting13
Other1