Announcing: Edge Firmware [developer preview] for CC Mk4
If you are not a developer, you can ignore Edge version completely.
Bitcoin is always evolving and there are many powerful new features that are “just around the corner”. We want to get closer to that corner, and make that new tech safe to use! But at the same time, we’re not sure if it is safe yet. It’s got bugs for sure, and some of those bugs might be very expensive.
Our answer is what we’re calling “Edge Firmware for Mk4”. It will be updated more frequently and contain the very latest in BIP’s and other upcoming tech for Bitcoin. It’s not for everyday hodlers: it’s for the wallet developers and power users who are itching to experiment with new types of signatures, and complex new on-chain wallet types.
Let’s not be #reckless — Do not use this firmware on your main stash. Do not run it to impress potential sexual partners.
Winning features from “edge” will be moved to the normal firmware only when they are ready, and we are still developing new and practical features on both branches. Isolating the riskier stuff allows us to concentrate on everyday features, that everyone can use right away, while the Bitcoin community develops supporting code for new types of signatures and consensus related changes.
If you are not a developer, you can ignore Edge version completely.
Where to Find It
The source code lives on branch edge on the same Coldcard github repo: Edge branch on Github
Binaries can be reproduced from the code in that branch and signed binaries will carry an X in their version number. The code will alert the user on each power up, and the scroll bar is marked with “EDGE”, on screen.
6.0.0X - First Edge release.
TAPROOT
Taproot keyspend & Tapscript multisig
sortedmulti_a(tree depth = 0)Paper wallets can be P2TR address format.
Limitations:
only TREE of depth 0 is allowed
max 32 signers in TR multisig, only allowed script is:
sortedmulti_aif we can sign by both key path and script path: key path has precedence.
BIP-0129 Bitcoin Secure Multisig Setup (BSMS)
Both Coordinator and Signer roles are supported.
Encryption and decimal and hex tokens are supported.
Fixes & Common Enhancements
Enhancement: change Key Origin Information export format in multisig
addresses.csvaccording to BIP-0380(m=0F056943)/m/48'/1'/0'/2'/0/0–>[0F056943/48'/1'/0'/2'/0/0]Bugfix: correct
scriptPubkeyparsing for segwit v1-v16Bugfix: do not infer segwit just by availability of
PSBT_IN_WITNESS_UTXOin PSBT
These have been fixed on master as well, but are not yet part of a release.
What’s Next
Obviously… Miniscript!