BitcoinCash Weekly News July 29th 2024 by the Bitcoin Cash Foundation

By Bitcoin Cash Foundation | Bitcoin-Cash | 29 Jul 2024

JASON DREYZEHNER PROPOSES NEW BIGINT CHIP TO UPGRADE BITCOINCASH

The Bitcoin Cash community has a new consensus proposal to consider, CHIP 2024–07 BigInt, which aims to increase the maximum length of Virtual Machine (VM) numbers from 8 bytes to 258 bytes. This change, proposed by Jason Dreyzehner and titled “High-Precision Arithmetic for Bitcoin Cash,” is aimed at enhancing the precision and efficiency of arithmetic operations within the Bitcoin Cash network. The proposed increase follows the 2022 extension from 4 to 8 bytes and aligns with an earlier limit set by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2010. This proposal is designed to support higher-precision arithmetic without significantly increasing the processing or memory requirements of the VM, thereby improving contract security and reducing transaction sizes. Feedback and contributions to the proposal are currently being solicited from the community on https://github.com/bitjson/bch-bigint.

BITCOIN CASH LOGO SEEN ON THE SPARTANS JERSEY

Bitcoin Cash advocate Mike Komaransky has entered a sponsorship deal with The Spartans FC, a football club based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The agreement includes a Bitcoin Cash logo on the sleeve of the team’s jersey for the upcoming season. The Spartans FC will showcase the new jerseys in their cup match against Ross County on August 17th, a game that will be broadcast on the BBC.

YOU CAN NOW BUY GIFT CARDS FOR RETAILERS WORLDWIDE IN ZAPIT WALLET

Zapit wallet has announced an integration with Coinsbee that now allows the purchase of gift cards using BCH for various retailers worldwide. This development is particularly beneficial for those who earn or wish to spend BCH without needed to sell for fiat. Users are encouraged to try this new feature and share their feedback, as updates on further developments continue to be shared.

SPEDN 4.0 RELEASED: ENHANCEMENTS FOR BITCOIN CASH SMART CONTRACTS WITH NEW FEATURES AND UPDATED RUNTIME

Spedn, a high-level smart contract language designed specifically for Bitcoin Cash, has just released its latest version, Spedn 4.0. This new release introduces several improvements, including support for 64-bit integers, native covenant inspection functions, CashTokens inspection capabilities, and the addition of a multiplication operator. The update also simplifies the compilation process with an easy-to-use command line tool available on npm. Furthermore, the runtime backed by BCH-JS has been updated to leverage the latest version of BCH-JS.

CAULDRON.QUEST INTRODUCES NON-CUSTODIAL WALLET FOR BITCOIN CASH DEX

Cauldron.quest, a decentralized exchange (DEX) on the BCH blockchain, has introduced its own non-custodial wallet to enhance the security and convenience for its users. This wallet allows users to maintain full control over their private keys and assets, eliminating the need for intermediaries. To create a new wallet, users can simply visit app.cauldron.quest/wallet, click on “New Wallet,” and follow the prompts to get started. For more information, visit cauldron.quest.

BITCOINCASHCLIENT V1.5.X RELEASED WITH .NET 8 AND C# 12 SUPPORT

Developer David Shattuck has just deployed version 1.5.x of the BitcoinCashClient library, now upgraded to .NET 8 and C# 12. This release marks the first in a series of planned updates rolling out over the next few weeks. Future enhancements will include support for single transactions with multiple recipients and clearer error states. BitcoinCashClient simplifies the integration of native, non-custodial Bitcoin Cash transactions into C# .NET applications, providing a user-friendly interface for creating wallets, managing UTXOs, calculating network fees, signing and broadcasting transactions, all while ensuring private keys are never exposed. For more details and to access the latest version, visit nuget.org/packages/BitcoinCashClient.