Core Lightning v25.09 “Hot Wallet Guardian” is here!

Bookkeeper, first introduced to CLN as a plugin by Lisa Neigut in 2022, is now fully integrated! It offers real-time visibility into payments, fees, and channel activity, making node management more transparent. 🧵⬇️

This release upgrades xpay with support for BIP353 “at-user” payment addresses (like cln@blockstream.com), making Lightning more human-friendly. Splicing is smoother and Reckless now supports Python plugins.

Since v25.05, Core Lightning has merged 321 commits in 76 days. A warm welcome to 4 first-time contributors who are helping CLN continue evolving with more stability, usability and developer power. Onward. ⚡

Read the full release blog: https://blog.blockstream.com/core-lightning-v25-09-hot-wallet-guardian/