v1.3.2 — Refined App Icon & Asset Optimization

• Refined App Icon: Removed notch tether line and perfected the golden sun coin silhouette rising over the island
• Optimized Asset Footprint: Rebuilt multi-resolution AppIcon.icns, cutting app bundle size from 9.9 MB down to 6.3 MB (-36%)

v1.3.1 — Rock-Solid Transitions & Release Automation

• Rock-Solid Transitions: Replaced lateral sliding with a calm, native opacity crossfade and eliminated capsule twitching
• Single-Command Release Script: Fully automated version bumping, building, Sparkle signing, appcast feed, and Homebrew tap updates

v1.3.0 — Fluid Coin Cycling & Micro-Spring Transitions

CryptoNotch v1.3.0 — Fluid Coin Cycling & Micro-Spring Transitions

This release introduces fluid trackpad and keyboard cycling across your favorite cryptocurrency pairs, tactile dynamic micro-spring transitions, strict gesture latching, and clean popover UI improvements.

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Highlights

• Fluid Favorite Cycling: Cycle through pinned favorite coins instantly with two-finger horizontal swipes over the notch, or use Option + Shift + Left/Right Arrow (⌥⇧← / ⌥⇧→) anywhere on macOS.
• Micro-Spring Pop Transitions & Island Pulse: Tactile, punchy micro-sliding directional transitions with a subtle elastic capsule squash/stretch pulse, matching the authentic Dynamic Island experience.
• Strict Single-Gesture Latching: Filtered trackpad momentum and inertia to ensure one two-finger swipe navigates strictly to one coin without accidental multi-skipping.
• Popover UI Polish: Streamlined the pair selector and customization sheets by removing unnecessary subtitle clutter and badges.
• Direct Number Shortcuts: Press ⌥⇧1 through ⌥⇧9 to jump directly to any of your top 9 pinned coins.
• Sparkle 2 In-App Updates: Signed EdDSA appcast updates for seamless background deliveries.

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Installation

Homebrew (Recommended)

brew upgrade --cask verzional/tap/cryptonotch

Manual Download

1. Download CryptoNotch.dmg below.
2. Drag CryptoNotch into your /Applications folder.
3. Launch CryptoNotch.

v1.2.0 — Multi-Exchange Ingestion & Dynamic Parity

CryptoNotch v1.2.0 — Multi-Exchange Architecture & Dynamic Parity

This release expands CryptoNotch into a true multi-exchange cryptocurrency monitoring utility, adding real-time ticker feeds, Level 2 order book depth, rolling price changes, and intelligent slot adaptation for Coinbase and Kraken alongside Binance.

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Highlights

• Multi-Exchange Ingestion: Native live market data ingestion and real-time WebSocket feeds for Coinbase and Kraken, selectable via the interactive pair search popover and menu bar companion.
• Level 2 Order Book Depth: Exhausted public order book depth across all three platforms, calculating top 20 bid depth, ask depth, and order book imbalance percentage (X% Bids).
• Rolling Price Changes & Synthesized VWAP: Ingesting 1-hour and 4-hour rolling candle percentage changes, plus 24-hour VWAP synthesis on Coinbase for complete price metrics parity.
• Dynamic Slot Adaptation: When switching exchanges, any metric unavailable on the target platform automatically substitutes with a suitable, non-duplicate default to eliminate missing or skeleton data states.
• Exchange-Filtered Customization: The stats grid edit sheet now filters metrics to those supported on the currently active exchange.
• Sparkle 2 In-App Updates: Signed with EdDSA signatures for seamless automated background updates.

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Installation

Homebrew (Recommended)

brew upgrade --cask verzional/tap/cryptonotch

Manual Download

1. Download CryptoNotch.dmg below.
2. Drag CryptoNotch into your /Applications folder.
3. Launch CryptoNotch.

v1.1.2 — Permissionless Global Hotkey & Shortcut Ergonomics

CryptoNotch v1.1.2 — Permissionless Global Hotkey & Shortcut Ergonomics

This release brings an upgraded global hotkey architecture that works out of the box without requiring macOS Accessibility permissions, plus a refined one-handed shortcut.

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Highlights

• ⚡️ Permissionless Global Hotkey: Replaced legacy event monitors with native Carbon RegisterEventHotKey. The hotkey now responds instantly system-wide without needing elevated macOS Accessibility permissions.
• 🖐️ Optimized Shortcut (⌥⇧C): Switched default shortcut to Option + Shift + C (⌥⇧C) for effortless one-handed ergonomics on the left hand, avoiding conflicts with window tiling managers (Magnet/Rectangle).
• 🏷️ Menu Bar Badge: Visual ⌥⇧C badge integrated directly into the companion menu bar item.
• 🔏 Apple Notarized & Signed: Signed with Developer ID, notarized via Apple Notary Service, and stapled.
• 🔑 Sparkle 2 Auto-Update: Feed updated with EdDSA signatures for seamless in-app updates.
• 🍺 Homebrew Cask: Updated in verzional/tap/cryptonotch.

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Installation

Homebrew (Recommended)

brew upgrade --cask verzional/tap/cryptonotch

Manual Download

1. Download CryptoNotch.dmg below.
2. Drag CryptoNotch into your /Applications folder.
3. Launch CryptoNotch.

v1.1.1 — Status Menu Refinement

CryptoNotch v1.1.1 — Status Menu Refinement

This maintenance release refines the companion menu bar layout in accordance with macOS Human Interface Guidelines.

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Highlights

• ✨ Status Menu Hierarchy: Grouped app management actions (Check for Updates... and Quit) at the bottom with a clean separator, isolating them from primary feature controls and preference toggles.
• 🔏 Apple Notarized & Hardened Security: Fully signed with Developer ID and notarized via Apple Notary Service with stapled tickets.
• 🔑 Cryptographic Verification: All DMG releases are signed with Sparkle EdDSA 25519 signatures and authenticated via our published appcast feed.
• 🍺 Homebrew Cask Availability: Install and update via brew install --cask verzional/tap/cryptonotch.

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Installation

Homebrew (Recommended)

brew install --cask verzional/tap/cryptonotch

Manual Download

1. Download CryptoNotch.dmg below.
2. Open the disk image and drag CryptoNotch into your /Applications folder.
3. Launch CryptoNotch from Applications or Spotlight.

v1.1.0 — Reorderable Favorites & Streaming Optimization

CryptoNotch v1.1.0 — Reorderable Favorites & Streaming Optimization

This release introduces seamless drag-and-drop organization for pinned favorite coins, eliminates heap allocation churn during high-frequency live price streaming, and optimizes network and concurrency pipelines.

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Highlights

• ✨ Reorderable Pinned Favorites: Easily organize your pinned favorite coins in the switch pair sheet by dragging and dropping them into any order. The layout dynamically responds with smooth spring animations.
• ⚡️ Allocation-Free Price Formatting: Implemented a thread-safe cached NumberFormatter architecture (PriceFormatterCache), eliminating heap churn and CPU spikes during rapid live WebSocket ticker updates.
• 🌐 Network & Concurrency Optimization: Deduplicated WebSocket connection events to prevent redundant UI state updates, and transitioned REST snapshots to an ephemeral session with cache bypass.
• 🔏 Apple Notarized & Hardened Security: Fully signed with Developer ID and notarized via Apple Notary Service with stapled tickets.
• 🔑 Cryptographic Verification: All DMG releases are signed with Sparkle EdDSA 25519 signatures and authenticated via our published appcast feed.
• 🍺 Homebrew Cask Availability: Install and update via brew install --cask verzional/tap/cryptonotch.

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Installation

Homebrew (Recommended)

brew install --cask verzional/tap/cryptonotch

Manual Download

1. Download CryptoNotch.dmg below.
2. Open the disk image and drag CryptoNotch into your /Applications folder.
3. Launch CryptoNotch from Applications or Spotlight.

v1.0.1 — Sparkle Auto-Update & Maintenance

CryptoNotch v1.0.1 — Sparkle Auto-Update & Maintenance

This release integrates seamless, background and one-click in-app software updates powered by Sparkle 2, along with Apple Notary validation and Homebrew cask support.

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Highlights

• ✨ In-App Software Updates (Sparkle 2): Never miss a release. CryptoNotch now supports background version checks and one-click upgrades directly within macOS.
• ⚡️ Status Companion "Check for Updates...": Added a dedicated menu item in the status bar companion menu to instantly check for the latest releases.
• 🔏 Apple Notarized & Hardened Security: Fully signed with Developer ID (Valentino Gunawan (Y335V6WGLV)) and notarized via Apple Notary Service with stapled tickets.
• 🔑 Cryptographic Verification: All DMG releases are signed with Sparkle EdDSA 25519 signatures and authenticated via our published appcast feed.
• 🍺 Homebrew Cask Availability: Install and update via brew install --cask verzional/tap/cryptonotch.

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Installation

Homebrew (Recommended)

brew install --cask verzional/tap/cryptonotch

Manual Download

1. Download CryptoNotch.dmg below.
2. Open the disk image and drag CryptoNotch into your /Applications folder.
3. Launch CryptoNotch from Applications or Spotlight.

v1.0.0 — Initial Release

CryptoNotch v1.0.0 — Official Release

CryptoNotch is a native, ultra-responsive macOS Dynamic Island and menu bar companion that streams real-time cryptocurrency market intelligence directly into your MacBook camera notch or as a floating island on external monitors.

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Highlights

• Hardware Notch & Dynamic Island Integration: Hugs MacBook display notches with fluid spring physics. Automatically converts to a sleek floating island on non-notch external displays.
• Sub-Second Live Market Feeds: Direct multiplexed WebSocket connection to Binance with real-time price tick flash indicators and 24h percentage badges.
• Customizable 2x3 Statistics Grid: 6 live slots supporting 22 metrics organized across 4 semantic categories (Price, Volume, Depth, Flow):
  • Price: 24h High, 24h Low, VWAP, Open Price, 24h Net $, 1h Change, 4h Change
  • Volume: 24h Vol $, 24h Base Vol, 15m Vol, 5m Vol, 24h Trades, 5m Trades, Avg Trade $
  • Depth: Book Imbalance, Top-20 Bids $, Top-20 Asks $, Spread, Best Bid, Best Ask
  • Flow: 5m Taker Buy %, 15m Taker Buy %
• Fast Keyboard Search & Switch: Keyboard-first search input with automatic USDT pair defaulting.
• Favorites Shelf: Pin up to 9 favorite coins with the star icon for one-click switching.
• Delisted / Unlisted Recovery: Instant one-click rollback if an invalid symbol is queried.
• Companion Controls: Menu bar companion, Launch at Login (SMAppService), Pin Mode, Stealth Mode, and global hotkey (Control + Option + C).
• Apple Developer ID Signed: Both the application bundle and DMG installer are signed with an official Apple Developer ID certificate (Verzional (Y335V6WGLV)) and hardened runtime.

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Installation

1. Download CryptoNotch.dmg below.
2. Open the disk image and drag CryptoNotch into your Applications folder.
3. Launch CryptoNotch from Applications or Spotlight.