Merge pull request #72 from fedimint/add-fedimint-momentum-firsthalf-2025

Add fedimint momentum firsthalf 2025

Author: elsirion

blog/2025-06-30-fedimint-review-first-half.md

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-Think of it as a secure and decentralized way for individuals to collectively manage and spend bitcoin privately through "federated ecash." By blending distributed custody with blind-signed digital cash notes, it offers a robust path to using bitcoin as true freedom money, boosting both transaction privacy and scalability. Our core mission? To put powerful bitcoin tools directly into the hands of communities, making the experience of using bitcoin feel more personal and empowering.
+Think of it as a secure and decentralized way for individuals to collectively manage and spend bitcoin privately through "federated ecash." By blending distributed custody with blind-signed digital cash notes, it offers a robust path to using bitcoin as true freedom money, boosting both transaction privacy, decentralization and scalability. Our core mission? To put powerful bitcoin tools directly into the hands of communities, making the experience of using bitcoin feel more personal and empowering.
 
 ### **Ecosystem & Usability: Expanding the Reach**
 
 A good part of our energy went into making Fedimint integrate nicely with other services and become more enjoyable for everyone to use. We're consistently broadening our horizons and ensuring the tools are accessible and impactful.
 
 * New Wallet in the Ecosystem:  
-A new project joined our ecosystem, the [Vipr Wallet](https://github.com/ngutech21/vipr-wallet). This fresh web-based application (a PWA, which functions like an app directly in your browser) was built using the [Fedimint WebSDK](https://web.fedimint.org/). It's an independent project, currently in Beta, and a valuable contribution from [@ngutech21](https://hashnode.com/@ngutech21). Vipr Wallet comes with all the default goodies you’d expect from Fedimint wallets: Lightning payments, E-Cash, and multi-federation support. But it also introduces some clever innovations, like reimagining the onboarding experience by integrating Nostr mint discovery ([NIP-87](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/pull/1110)). Plus, it lets users pay Lightning Invoices directly through Nostr Wallet Connect. We appreciate seeing independent projects like this grow and innovate within our community. If you're working on a project or are interested in starting one, feel free to [reach out to us on discord](https://chat.fedimint.org/).
+A new project joined our ecosystem, the [Vipr Wallet](https://github.com/ngutech21/vipr-wallet). This fresh web-based application (a PWA, which functions like an app directly in your browser) was built using the [Fedimint WebSDK](https://web.fedimint.org/). It's an independent project, currently in Beta, and a valuable contribution from [@ngutech21](https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqsr6w23dpet8swhtsfvnqp2kttknax4zugp0f4cajtkg7m4uq9rrpqqly37f). Vipr Wallet comes with all the default goodies you’d expect from Fedimint wallets: Lightning payments, E-Cash, and multi-federation support. But it also introduces some clever innovations, like reimagining the onboarding experience by integrating Nostr mint discovery ([NIP-87](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/pull/1110)). Plus, it lets users pay Lightning Invoices directly through Nostr Wallet Connect. We appreciate seeing independent projects like this grow and innovate within our community. If you're working on a project or are interested in starting one, feel free to [reach out to us on discord](https://chat.fedimint.org/).
 
 
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 A *demo version* of the wallet is available at [beta.vipr.cash](http://beta.vipr.cash/)<u></u>
 
 * Highlight: BitSacco - Building Community Banking in Kenya  
-One of the most inspiring developments we've seen is the progress of [BitSacco](https://bitsacco.com/), a project beautifully showcasing Fedimint's real-world potential. Led by [@okjodom](https://hashnode.com/@okjodom), BitSacco recently received a significant grant from the [Human Rights Foundation](https://hrf.org/) (HRF), supporting their mission to reinvent traditional Kenyan SACCOs using bitcoin.
+One of the most inspiring developments we've seen is the progress of [BitSacco](https://bitsacco.com/), a project beautifully showcasing Fedimint's real-world potential. Led by [@okjodom](https://x.com/okjodom), BitSacco recently received a significant grant from the [Human Rights Foundation](https://hrf.org/) (HRF), supporting their mission to reinvent traditional Kenyan SACCOs using bitcoin.
 BitSacco is an open-source platform designed to bring community banking features, like digital savings groups (called *chamas*), peer-to-peer payments, and seamless fiat-to-bitcoin conversion, directly to users in emerging markets. Fedimint serves as BitSacco's core for bitcoin custody and payments, simplifying Lightning operations and providing its unique federated custody model for secure, scalable, and private transactions. This offers a compelling alternative to traditional banking for communities.
 
 
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-  * Running Fedimint from Home: A particularly anticipated development was the announcement of support for running Fedimint on [@start9labs](https://hashnode.com/@start9labs) using [Iroh](https://x.com/iroh_n0) networking. This means you no longer need a public IP address or complex domain setups, as Iroh creates secure, direct connections. We also gave the Guardian UI (that's the interface for managing your Fedimint setup) a sensible revamp, letting it run directly on your local machine (127.0.0.1:8175) without needing a separate web server. We genuinely believe this makes managing your federation at home simpler, cutting down on some of those typical technical hurdles.
+  * Running Fedimint from Home:  
+  A particularly anticipated development was the announcement of support for running Fedimint on [@start9labs](https://x.com/start9labs) using [Iroh](https://x.com/iroh_n0) networking. This means you no longer need a public IP address or complex domain setups, as Iroh creates secure, direct connections. We also gave the Guardian UI (that's the interface for managing your Fedimint setup) a sensible revamp, letting it run directly on your local machine (127.0.0.1:8175) without needing a separate web server. We genuinely believe this makes managing your federation at home simpler, cutting down on some of those typical technical hurdles.
 
 
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 ### **Community Contributions:**
 
-Our community truly is the engine behind Fedimint, and we’re grateful for the contributions pouring in. We want to give a special shout-out to [Harsh Dev Pathak](https://x.com/Harsh_dev098) and [OmSwami](https://x.com/OmSwami2004), who joined us as [@summerofbitcoin](https://hashnode.com/@summerofbitcoin) 2025 mentees. They’re diving deep into enhancing the [Fedimint WebSDK](https://web.fedimint.org/) to make it even friendlier for developers, and they’re also building an open-source wallet designed to help people use bitcoin with even greater privacy. Let’s just say something’s definitely cooking. Curious about what they’re working on? You can explore their ongoing work at the [WebSDK repository](https://github.com/fedimint/fedimint-web-sdk). Their dedication is truly inspiring!
+Our community truly is the engine behind Fedimint, and we’re grateful for the contributions pouring in. We want to give a special shout-out to [Harsh Dev Pathak](https://x.com/Harsh_dev098) and [OmSwami](https://x.com/OmSwami2004), who joined us as [@SummerofBitcoin](https://www.summerofbitcoin.org/) 2025 mentees. They’re diving deep into enhancing the [Fedimint WebSDK](https://web.fedimint.org/) to make it even friendlier for developers, and they’re also building an open-source wallet designed to help people use bitcoin with even greater privacy. Let’s just say something’s definitely cooking. Curious about what they’re working on? You can explore their ongoing work at the [WebSDK repository](https://github.com/fedimint/fedimint-web-sdk). Their dedication is truly inspiring!
 
-The journey towards widespread federated e-cash adoption is an exciting one, and we’re committed to pushing the boundaries. Stay tuned for more updates!
+Many thanks to all of our contributors, sponsors, integrators, and testers for your continued efforts and support. Together, we’re steadily building a more private, scalable, and trust-minimized future for Bitcoin!
 
-Many thanks to our contributors, sponsors, integrators, and testers for their continued efforts and support. Together, we’re steadily building a more private, scalable, and trust-minimized future for Bitcoin!
+Stay tuned for more updates!