Blockstream on Nostr: We'd like to extend a huge thank you and congratulations to the core contributors of ...

We'd like to extend a huge thank you and congratulations to the core contributors of CLN for their efforts in bringing Lightning innovations to life. A special thanks goes to:

Rusty Russell (npub179e…lz4s) for advancing BOLT12 into the Lightning Spec (originally proposed in 2017), Christian Decker for shepherding Greenlight, niftynei (npub1e0z…0txy) for championing dual funding, Alex Myers for the gRPC overhaul that has made CLN more developer-friendly,
Shahana Farooqi for creating the CLN app on Umbrel for greater accessibility.

Core Lightning thrives because of your hard work!

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Announcing an early Christmas present: the release of CLN v24.11, affectionately named by the team! With over 530 commits from 28 contributors, this release brings exciting updates for payments, network performance, and developer tools. ⚡️🧵
https://blog.blockstream.com/core-lightning-v24-11-the-lightning-dev-mailing-list/

⚡️Users First⚡️

⚔️ xpay is a new experimental plugin designed to optimize payments and improve routing accuracy. Built on askrene, it learns from payment attempts, gets smarter over time, and can remember successful payment paths, retrying them automatically.
⚡️ BOLT12 is no longer an experimental feature in CLN and full support is now live, making it easier to pay and receive offers, improving privacy and usability with the broader network.
🧼 We also shipped improvements to the autoclean plugin, reducing data freeze times for large nodes and allowing for more efficient operation during high-demand periods.

⚡️Developer Tools⚡️

Tooling just got better! cln-grpc is enabled by default, allowing secure interface exposure with the grpc-host option. Plus, the dev-splice command introduces flexibility in channel management, enhanced tracing offers deeper insights into operations.

⚡️Gossip Enhancements⚡️

CLN now connects easily to 10 nodes, requests gossip from one peer every hour, and sends updates to 50 peers. These updates help ensure up-to-date network info, enhancing network resilience and boosting sync speeds across the entire Lightning Network.

Finally, as always, we encourage you to download and test release v24.11. Your feedback is invaluable, so please do share your experiences with the community on Discord or in the comments below.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the team! 🎄⚡️
https://discord.gg/zkdxhJcy9Q