UNGOVERNABLE

In this special series, Max shares why we’re hosting and preserving the Unbounded archive at Ungovernable Misfits. In the fourth re-release of the series, Dojo Coder (Pavel)— a long-time cypherpunk builder whose code has powered Samourai Wallet, Dojo and Ronin Dojo joins tbd.

Tbd and Pavel dig into the current state of Ronin Dojo, why the project remains alive despite setbacks, and a near-term UI update that will reintroduce a transaction privacy visualiser inspired by the now-defunct KYCP.org. Pavel also reflects on Ashigaru—a community fork of Samourai Wallet—and the relaunch of Whirlpool as an open act of defiance, the trade-offs and trust questions it raises, and practical guidance on evaluating transparency and risk. We close with Soroban’s peer-to-peer relay for Dojo to further obfuscate transaction origins, why code is speech even when courts disagree, and how listeners can support the Samourai legal defence while staying informed through reliable voices in the privacy community.


Stay resilient, and enjoy the series as we continue with Colonial in the weeks ahead.

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(00:00) Thank You TBD

(01:41) INTRO

(03:25) The Origin Story

(09:44) Ronin Dojo: Still Alive

(13:53) The Human Cost of Building

(23:32) The Bitcoin Privacy Movement

(34:52) Support Bill and Keonne

In this Confab, Max sits down with Vik Sharɱa, founder and CEO of Cake Wallet, for a candid journey from his early hacking days on the Apple II, through decades in the steel industry, to discovering Bitcoin in 2013 and Monero in 2016. 

Vik shares the eye‑opening moment Coinbase shut his account for a small darknet market purchase of antibiotics—an incident that catalysed his deep dive into privacy and ultimately inspired Cake Wallet’s creation. Max and Vik explore why privacy should be a default, how Monero’s out‑of‑the‑box protections compare with Bitcoin’s more complex privacy tooling, and why a multi‑coin world empowers users rather than divides them. Max and Vik also dig into the rapid rise of AI: how it’s reshaping software development, enabling non‑coders to build real tools, and what it might mean for self‑custody and user experience in the months ahead.

Vik reflects on the growing global demand for financial privacy and access—especially via stablecoins as on‑ramps—while emphasising real‑world utility as the backbone of value. He recounts Cake’s experimental culture (silent payments, PayJoin v2, Lightning via Spark) and the team’s willingness to learn in public. Max and Vik wrap on why decentralised money and local/secure AI can help people everywhere earn, spend, and build without permission, and why he’s more optimistic today than he was a few years ago about privacy tech gaining mainstream traction.

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CAKE WALLET

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Cake Wallet is an open-source, non-custodial wallet available on Android, iOS, macOS, and Linux.

Features:
- Built-in Exchange: Swap easily between Bitcoin and Monero.
- User-Friendly: Simple interface for all users.

Monero Users:
- Batch Transactions: Send multiple payments at once.
- Faster Syncing: Optimized syncing via specified restore heights
- Proxy Support: Enhance privacy with proxy node options.

Bitcoin Users:
- Coin Control: Manage your transactions effectively.
- Silent Payments: Static bitcoin addresses
- Batch Transactions: Streamline your payment process.

Thank you Cake Wallet for sponsoring the show!

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(00:00) INTRO

(01:11) BOOSTS

(03:42) THANK YOU FOUNDATION

(04:40) THANK YOU CAKE WALLET

(05:53) Welcome Vik!

(07:11) Before Crypto: Steel, Engineering & Early Tech

(14:36) The Bitcoin Rabbit Hole

(23:05) Building Cake Wallet

(27:07) Privacy, Tribalism & the Maxi Mentality

(42:14) Where It's All Going

(49:25) THANK YOU MYNYMBOX

In these episodes, we read Keonne’s recent letters written from FPC Morgantown. The aim in sharing this is simple: amplify Keonne’s story, support him and Bill, and ensure help reaches their families. If his voice isn’t your thing, the full text is linked in the show notes—please read, listen, and share. Consider sending a letter, a book via an approved retailer, or some sats. Your support matters, and together we can keep their stories alive and make a tangible difference.

LINK TO THE LETTER AT THE RAGE

Write to Keonne:


Keonne Rodriguez
11404-511
FPC Morgantown
FEDERAL PRISON CAMP
P.O. BOX 1000
MORGANTOWN, WV 26507


Mailing Guidelines:


Please note: You can only send letters (no more than 3 pages long). No packages or other items are allowed. Books, magazines, and newspapers must be sent directly from the publisher or an online retailer like Amazon. All letters must include a full return address and sender name to be delivered.

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Thank you Foundation Devices for sponsoring the show!

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CAKE WALLET

https://cakewallet.com

Cake Wallet is an open-source, non-custodial wallet available on Android, iOS, macOS, and Linux.

Features:
- Built-in Exchange: Swap easily between Bitcoin and Monero.
- User-Friendly: Simple interface for all users.

Monero Users:
- Batch Transactions: Send multiple payments at once.
- Faster Syncing: Optimized syncing via specified restore heights
- Proxy Support: Enhance privacy with proxy node options.

Bitcoin Users:
- Coin Control: Manage your transactions effectively.
- Silent Payments: Static bitcoin addresses
- Batch Transactions: Streamline your payment process.

Thank you Cake Wallet for sponsoring the show!

MYNYMBOX

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Your go-to for anonymous server hosting solutions, featuring: virtual private & dedicated servers, domain registration and DNS parking. We don't require any of your personal information, and you can purchase using Bitcoin, Lightning, Monero and many other cryptos.

Explore benefits such as No KYC, complete privacy & security, and human support.

• Prime SHIPPING!
• FTF with Zach
• Samourai Domain PSA
• Lauren on with Danny from WBD
• Q still vibing

• Kentucky HB 380 requires HWW manufacturers to reset users' seeds upon request https://x.com/bitcoinpolicy/status/2034702487995768878
• GrapeheneOS refuses to comply with new age verification laws for OS https://www.tomshardware.com/software/operating-systems/grapheneos-refuses-to-comply-with-age-verification-laws
• Google reverses Android developer verification requirement amidst user backlash - https://www.scworld.com/brief/google-reverses-android-developer-verification-requirement-amidst-user-backlash
• DOJ Seeks October Retrial for Tornado Cash Developer Roman Storm — https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/03/10/u-s-requests-october-retrial-for-tornado-cash-developer-roman-storm
• Bitrefill Hacked by North Korea's Lazarus Group — 18,500 Purchase Records Exposed — https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/bitrefill-cyberattack-points-north-korea
• Pokemon Go's 30 Billion Images Now Training Delivery Robots — Mass Surveillance Data Harvesting Revealed — https://www.therage.co/pokemon-go-users-trained-killer-robots/

• Am I Exposed? https://am-i.exposed/ by Arkad and Co
  • Self hosted chain analysis tool
  • Already on startOS
• Stealth Fork already emerged
  • https://x.com/MgkMshrmBrkfst/status/2033771448255566082?s=20
• Last Signal App https://lastsignal.app/
  • Self hosted dead man switch
• Sparrow Wallet 2.4.2 — March 10, 2026
  • Introduces support for v3 transactions in the editor, implements TOFU certificate pinning for TLS connections, and adds BIP-322 signing via QR and file methods. Numerous dependency upgrades plus bug fixes for PSBTv2 transaction issues, potential database corruption, and dark theme display problems.
  • https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases/tag/2.4.2
• Aqua v0.4.1 — March 13, 2026
  • Patch addressing multiple bugs and performance improvements. Re-adds region selector to the marketplace, introduces Arabic and Chinese language support, and adds new iOS icon designs. Fixes wallet setup errors when scanning certain QR codes.
  • https://github.com/AquaWallet/aqua-wallet/releases/tag/v0.4.1
• Boltz USDT Swaps - March 18, 2026
  • Announces USDT Swaps - connecting Bitcoin to the world's most used stablecoin. Swap between Lightning and USDT on all major networks, without custody, accounts, or KYC!
• Envoy 2.2.12 — March 13, 2026
  • Major update centred on Passport Prime device support. Includes multi-device pairing capability, Bluetooth reliability improvements, and fixes for dozens of bugs across BLE pairing, QuantumLink stability, and the Passport Prime onboarding flow.
  • https://github.com/Foundation-Devices/envoy/releases/tag/2.2.12
• BTCPay v2.3.6 — March 15, 2026
  • Stable release introducing wallet label filtering, API enhancements for payment method inclusion, invoice modal improvements, security upgrades for API key permissions, and plugin permission policy creation.
  • https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver/releases/tag/v2.3.6
• Bisq v2.1.10 — March 17, 2026
  • Implements new trade rules for payment references, adds trade history and QR code pairing support for the Bisq Connect mobile app, introduces TLS support for clearnet connections.
  • https://github.com/bisq-network/bisq2/releases/tag/v2.1.10
• Phoenix Android v2.7.5 — March 17, 2026
  • Introduces a diagnostics button and adds the spend-channel-address recovery tool to iOS. Android app now supports Indonesian language.
  • https://github.com/ACINQ/phoenix/releases/tag/android-v2.7.5
• Nunchuk 2.2.8 — March 18, 2026
  • Introduces support for sending to Silent Payment addresses and adds an option to view seed phrases for software keys after a two-hour security delay, along with various bug fixes.
  • https://github.com/nunchuk-io/nunchuk-android/releases/tag/2.2.8
• Peach Bitcoin 0.69.0 — March 18, 2026
  • Introduces unlimited premium functionality for offers, decimal premium values, improved dark mode colour contrast, and fixes for Revolut/Wise/M-Pesa payment information transmission.
  • https://github.com/Peach2Peach/peach-app/releases/tag/v0.69.0-337
• Mostro v0.17.0 — March 19, 2026
  • Three releases in the window (v0.16.4, v0.16.5, v0.17.0). Major refactoring work: migration to AppContext-based dependency injection, removal of legacy global state patterns, elimination of password-based database encryption infrastructure.
  • https://github.com/MostroP2P/mostro/releases/tag/v0.17.0
• Cake Wallet v6.0.1–v6.0.3 — March 6–21, 2026
  • Major redesign + Bitcoin Lightning support via Spark protocol. v6.0.1 (March 6) was the major release with the new UI and Lightning; v6.0.2 (March 17) added Linux distribution support; v6.0.3 (March 21) adds design improvements, performance enhancements, and bug fixes.
  • https://github.com/cake-tech/cake_wallet/releases/tag/v6.0.3

• Bitkey App Release 2026.2.1 — March 18, 2026
  • App update with emergency APK download for users who have lost app access and an Emergency Exit Kit reference document for account recovery.
  • https://github.com/proto-at-block/bitkey/releases/tag/2026.2.1
• Ibis Wallet v3.0 + v3.0.1-beta
  • Liquid w/LN swaps, Boltz on backend, wallet locks, cancel txs with RBF, notifications
• LNBits v1.5.2-rc3 — March 20, 2026
  • Three release candidates (rc1 through rc3) published March 18–20, building toward v1.5.2 stable.
  • https://github.com/lnbits/lnbits/releases/tag/v1.5.2-rc3
• Mempool v3.3.0-beta2 — March 20, 2026
  • Beta release tag with minimal release notes.
  • https://github.com/mempool/mempool/releases/tag/v3.3.0-beta2
• Start9 v0.4.0-alpha.21 — March 18, 2026
  • UI refinements for port labelling, SSH corrections, WiFi fixes, and support for preferred external ports beyond port 443.
  • https://github.com/Start9Labs/start-os/releases/tag/v0.4.0-alpha.21

• The Core Issue: Your Node Vs. The Digital Wilderness — https://bitcoinmagazine.com/print/the-core-issue-your-node-vs-the-digital-wilderness
  
  
• The Core Issue: Outrunning Entropy, Why Bitcoin Can't Stand Still — https://bitcoinmagazine.com/print/the-core-issue-outrunning-entropy-why-bitcoin-cant-stand-still
  
  
• The Core Issue: Consensus Cleanup — https://bitcoinmagazine.com/print/the-core-issue-consensus-cleanup

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Foundation builds Bitcoin-centric tools that empower you to reclaim your digital sovereignty.

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Thank you Foundation Devices for sponsoring the show!

Use code: Ungovernable for $10 off of your purchase

CAKE WALLET

https://cakewallet.com

Cake Wallet is an open-source, non-custodial wallet available on Android, iOS, macOS, and Linux.

Features:
- Built-in Exchange: Swap easily between Bitcoin and Monero.
- User-Friendly: Simple interface for all users.

Monero Users:
- Batch Transactions: Send multiple payments at once.
- Faster Syncing: Optimized syncing via specified restore heights
- Proxy Support: Enhance privacy with proxy node options.

Bitcoin Users:
- Coin Control: Manage your transactions effectively.
- Silent Payments: Static bitcoin addresses
- Batch Transactions: Streamline your payment process.

Thank you Cake Wallet for sponsoring the show!

MYNYMBOX

https://mynymbox.io

Your go-to for anonymous server hosting solutions, featuring: virtual private & dedicated servers, domain registration and DNS parking. We don't require any of your personal information, and you can purchase using Bitcoin, Lightning, Monero and many other cryptos.

Explore benefits such as No KYC, complete privacy & security, and human support.

(00:00:00) INTRO

(00:00:57) THANK YOU FOUNDATION

(00:01:38) THANK YOU CAKE WALLET

(00:02:43) PRIME TIME

(00:07:16) PSA: Avoid SamouraiWallet.com

(00:12:16) Vibe Coding Corner

(00:20:09) Kentucky HB 380 Would Break Self‑Custody

(00:24:31)

• https://github.com/cypherstack/carrot_core-audit

• Follow https://x.com/MoneroResearchL for updates

• https://apps.truenas.com/catalog/p2pool/

• https://github.com/brainchainz/Monero-Superbrain/

• https://soon.monerujo.app/

• https://skylight.magicgrants.org/

• https://github.com/gupax-io/gupax/releases/tag/v2.0.0

• https://github.com/bitcart/bitcart/releases/tag/0.10.3.0

• https://github.com/monero-project/monero/releases/tag/v0.18.4.6

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CAKE WALLET

https://cakewallet.com

Cake Wallet is an open-source, non-custodial wallet available on Android, iOS, macOS, and Linux.

Features:
- Built-in Exchange: Swap easily between Bitcoin and Monero.
- User-Friendly: Simple interface for all users.

Monero Users:
- Batch Transactions: Send multiple payments at once.
- Faster Syncing: Optimized syncing via specified restore heights
- Proxy Support: Enhance privacy with proxy node options.

Bitcoin Users:
- Coin Control: Manage your transactions effectively.
- Silent Payments: Static bitcoin addresses
- Batch Transactions: Streamline your payment process.

Thank you Cake Wallet for sponsoring the show!

FOUNDATION

https://foundation.xyz/ungovernable

Foundation builds Bitcoin-centric tools that empower you to reclaim your digital sovereignty.

As a sovereign computing company, Foundation is the antithesis of today’s tech conglomerates. Returning to cypherpunk principles, they build open source technology that “can’t be evil”.

Thank you Foundation Devices for sponsoring the show!

Use code: Ungovernable for $10 off of your purchase

(00:00:01) INTRO

(00:01:12) The Ish

(00:12:03) Monero Keys

(00:21:37) Monero & LN Swaps

(00:25:07) Carrot Passes Cypherstack Audit

(00:30:25) FCMP++ Multi-Stage Audit SOON

(00:33:35) P2Pool Released on TrueNAS

(00:34:13) Monero SuperBrain on Umbrel

(00:37:22) The BIG Cake Update

(00:44:42) New Monerujo!

(00:47:14) Skylight on iOS

(00:48:41) Gupax v2.0

(00:49:56) BitKart

(00:50:59) New Monerod

(00:51:58) XMR Chats

(01:04:11) OUTRO

A weekly live show covering all things Freedom Tech with Max, Q and Seth.

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FOUNDATION

https://foundation.xyz/ungovernable

Foundation builds Bitcoin-centric tools that empower you to reclaim your digital sovereignty.

As a sovereign computing company, Foundation is the antithesis of today’s tech conglomerates. Returning to cypherpunk principles, they build open source technology that “can’t be evil”.

Thank you Foundation Devices for sponsoring the show!

Use code: Ungovernable for $10 off of your purchase

CAKE WALLET

https://cakewallet.com

Cake Wallet is an open-source, non-custodial wallet available on Android, iOS, macOS, and Linux.

Features:
- Built-in Exchange: Swap easily between Bitcoin and Monero.
- User-Friendly: Simple interface for all users.

Monero Users:
- Batch Transactions: Send multiple payments at once.
- Faster Syncing: Optimized syncing via specified restore heights
- Proxy Support: Enhance privacy with proxy node options.

Bitcoin Users:
- Coin Control: Manage your transactions effectively.
- Silent Payments: Static bitcoin addresses
- Batch Transactions: Streamline your payment process.

Thank you Cake Wallet for sponsoring the show!

MYNYMBOX

https://mynymbox.io

Your go-to for anonymous server hosting solutions, featuring: virtual private & dedicated servers, domain registration and DNS parking. We don't require any of your personal information, and you can purchase using Bitcoin, Lightning, Monero and many other cryptos.

Explore benefits such as No KYC, complete privacy & security, and human support.

In this Confab, Max sits down with veteran journalists Rod Palmer and Richard “Dick” Greaser to take the pulse of Bitcoin culture after a year away from the fray. They dive into the surge of intra-community debates (from node client wars to “paper Bitcoin” angst), why pleb politics resemble bread-and-circuses, and how Maxi Madness—now running in parallel on Nostr and X—has evolved into a spirited, democratic spectacle that both celebrates and sharpens the culture.

Max, Rod and Dick also explore the uneasy overlap of AI and Bitcoin: from “AI glaze” addiction and identity crises to why creativity and fun are strategic advantages, culminating in the debut of a powerful Maxi Madness anthem collaboration with singer Noah Grumman. Beyond the headlines, we talk cultural drift, keeping conviction amid price fatigue, and why playfulness, music, and building matter as much as technical progress. If you’ve felt the scene get too serious, this conversation is a reminder to have fun, create, and participate—because eternal glory awaits in Maxi Madness and beyond.

Maxi Madness brackets and voting on X (Bitcoin Bugle) and Nostr (Primal), the bracket pick’em challenge, and prediction markets via PreX (Bitcoin-only).

MAXI MADNESS SUPER LINK: https://maximadness.carrd.co/
BUGLE NEWS WEBSITE: https://bugle.news

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FOUNDATION

https://foundation.xyz/ungovernable

Foundation builds Bitcoin-centric tools that empower you to reclaim your digital sovereignty.

As a sovereign computing company, Foundation is the antithesis of today’s tech conglomerates. Returning to cypherpunk principles, they build open source technology that “can’t be evil”.

Thank you Foundation Devices for sponsoring the show!

Use code: Ungovernable for $10 off of your purchase

CAKE WALLET

https://cakewallet.com

Cake Wallet is an open-source, non-custodial wallet available on Android, iOS, macOS, and Linux.

Features:
- Built-in Exchange: Swap easily between Bitcoin and Monero.
- User-Friendly: Simple interface for all users.

Monero Users:
- Batch Transactions: Send multiple payments at once.
- Faster Syncing: Optimized syncing via specified restore heights
- Proxy Support: Enhance privacy with proxy node options.

Bitcoin Users:
- Coin Control: Manage your transactions effectively.
- Silent Payments: Static bitcoin addresses
- Batch Transactions: Streamline your payment process.

Thank you Cake Wallet for sponsoring the show!

MYNYMBOX

https://mynymbox.io

Your go-to for anonymous server hosting solutions, featuring: virtual private & dedicated servers, domain registration and DNS parking. We don't require any of your personal information, and you can purchase using Bitcoin, Lightning, Monero and many other cryptos.

Explore benefits such as No KYC, complete privacy & security, and human support.

(00:00:00) INTRO

(00:01:02) BOOSTS

(00:02:13) THANK YOU FOUNDATION

(00:03:00) THANK YOU CAKE WALLET

(00:04:01) THANK YOU MYNYMBOX

(00:05:31) What's the Scoop?

(00:19:35) Saylor, Paper BTC & The Cyber Hornets

(00:22:53) BIPs and Circuses

(00:29:08) Maxi Madness 2026

(00:49:52) AI Glazing

(00:57:28) Maxi Madness Anthem

(01:01:06) Building Culture in the First Turning

• Prime
• New letter from Keonne
• Q vibing hard

• GrapheneOS announces Motorola partnership
• Trump's "American Cyber Strategy" Puts Crypto on National Security Map
• Son of U.S. government contractor, accused of stealing millions in seized crypto, arrested in France
• Treasury tells congress mixers have valid privacy uses
• Strike now available in New York
• Solo Satoshi - Bitaxe Touch
• Bitwise to donate $233,000 to open source Bitcoin devs

• A Docker container that exposes local services to your Tailscale network. Combines Tailscale VPN, Caddy reverse proxy, socat TCP relays, and a Web UI for browser-based management.
• https://github.com/sudocarlos/tailrelay

• A privacy audit tool for Bitcoin wallets. Stealth analyzes the transaction history of a wallet descriptor and surfaces privacy findings from real on-chain heuristics.
• https://github.com/LORDBABUINO/stealth/tree/main

• Major release: complete UI redesign plus self-custodial Bitcoin Lightning integration via Breez SDK and Spark protocol. Privacy-first defaults — Lightning invoices don't embed Spark addresses, transaction data not published to public explorers by default. Custom @cake.cash Lightning addresses. Enhanced Monero syncing.
• https://github.com/cake-tech/cake_wallet/releases

• Bug fix releases addressing Android SQLite database issues for new wallets (sync past block 123,000), iOS safe area fixes, and crash prevention when returning from LSPS1 view.
• https://github.com/ZeusLN/zeus/releases

• Added BBQR support for Coldcard, simpler settings UI, and dates on transaction list.
• https://github.com/BlueWallet/BlueWallet/releases

• QR camera scanning now works on all platforms (Linux, macOS desktop). Fixed Electrum connectivity on IPv6 networks using "Happy Eyeballs" algorithm. Device erasure black screen fix and macOS app signing improvements.
• https://github.com/frostsnap/frostsnap/releases

• Maintenance release for both platforms. Release notes were sparse — Q may want to check changelog manually.
• https://github.com/ACINQ/phoenix/releases

• Stable release (up from v1.4.2). Full changelog not detailed in release notes — worth checking manually if covering.
• https://github.com/lnbits/lnbits/releases

• New accounts now generate PGP keypairs from seed phrases, payment details encrypted and backed up to servers. Added M-Pesa payment method. Transaction IDs now copyable. Fixed Android wallet emptying bug.
• https://github.com/Peach2Peach/peach-app/releases

• Block/Square's hardware wallet app update. Detailed release notes not available from feed.
• https://github.com/proto-at-block/bitkey/releases

• Beta release of v3.3.0. Details sparse.
• https://github.com/mempool/mempool/releases

• Alpha release with error info propagation, AI agent docs, preferred external ports beyond 443, SSH config fixes, WiFi deprecation handling.
• https://github.com/Start9Labs/start-os/releases

• Payment pools
• https://x.com/BlitzWalletApp/status/2028867592065105932?s=20

• Lightning is dead, long live Lightning - Roy from Breez
• Hater to builder - Seth from Cake

HELP GET SAMOURAI A PARDON

• SIGN THE PETITION ----> https://www.change.org/p/stand-up-for-freedom-pardon-the-innocent-coders-jailed-for-building-privacy-tools 
• DONATE TO THE FAMILIES w/ USD ----> https://www.givesendgo.com/billandkeonne
• DONATE TO THE FAMILIES w/ BTC ----> https://pay.zaprite.com/pl_JpxtkLv95T 
• SUPPORT ON SOCIAL MEDIA ---> https://billandkeonne.org/

VALUE FOR VALUE

Thanks for listening you Ungovernable Misfits, we appreciate your continued support and hope you enjoy the shows.

You can support this episode using your time, talent or treasure.

TIME:

- create fountain clips for the show
- create a meetup
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TALENT:

- create ungovernable misfit inspired art, animation or music
- design or implement some software that can make the podcast better
- use whatever talents you have to make a contribution to the show!

TREASURE:

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- DONATE via Monero @ https://xmrchat.com/ungovernable
- BUY SOME STICKERS @ https://ungovernable.network/shop/

FOUNDATION

https://foundation.xyz/ungovernable

Foundation builds Bitcoin-centric tools that empower you to reclaim your digital sovereignty.

As a sovereign computing company, Foundation is the antithesis of today’s tech conglomerates. Returning to cypherpunk principles, they build open source technology that “can’t be evil”.

Thank you Foundation Devices for sponsoring the show!

Use code: Ungovernable for $10 off of your purchase

CAKE WALLET

https://cakewallet.com

Cake Wallet is an open-source, non-custodial wallet available on Android, iOS, macOS, and Linux.

Features:
- Built-in Exchange: Swap easily between Bitcoin and Monero.
- User-Friendly: Simple interface for all users.

Monero Users:
- Batch Transactions: Send multiple payments at once.
- Faster Syncing: Optimized syncing via specified restore heights
- Proxy Support: Enhance privacy with proxy node options.

Bitcoin Users:
- Coin Control: Manage your transactions effectively.
- Silent Payments: Static bitcoin addresses
- Batch Transactions: Streamline your payment process.

Thank you Cake Wallet for sponsoring the show!

MYNYMBOX

https://mynymbox.io

Your go-to for anonymous server hosting solutions, featuring: virtual private & dedicated servers, domain registration and DNS parking. We don't require any of your personal information, and you can purchase using Bitcoin, Lightning, Monero and many other cryptos.

Explore benefits such as No KYC, complete privacy & security, and human support.

(00:00) INTRO

(00:57) THANK YOU FOUNDATION

(01:38) THANK YOU CAKE WALLET

(02:43) Vibe Cornin'

(17:42) PRIME TIME

(19:58) Notes From The Inside: The Skinwalker

(23:43) Motorola Graphene

(26:44) The Cyber Strategy

(29:30) John "Lick" Daghita Arrested for Crypto Crimes

(31:39) US Treasury Acknowledges Cryptocurrency 'Mixers'

(33:50) Strike Obtains a Bit License

(34:43) Bitaxe Touch Released

(36:40) Bitwise to Donate $233,000 to BTC Open Source

(37:32) BOOSTS

(43:41) Tail Relay

(45:02) Stealth Announced

(47:39) The Big Cake 6.0.1 Release

(48:41) The Rest of the Software Updates

(52:14) Blixt Payment Pools

(54:48) THANK YOU MYNYMBOX

A weekly live show covering all things Freedom Tech with Max, Q and Seth.

Stealth Github: https://github.com/LORDBABUINO/stealth/tree/main
Presentation: https://github.com/LORDBABUINO/stealth/blob/main/slides/Stealth%20%E2%80%94%20Bitcoin%20Wallet%20Privacy%20Analyzer%20_%20Stealth.pdf
Website: https://stealth.shakespeare.wtf

HELP GET SAMOURAI A PARDON

• SIGN THE PETITION ----> https://www.change.org/p/stand-up-for-freedom-pardon-the-innocent-coders-jailed-for-building-privacy-tools 
• DONATE TO THE FAMILIES w/ USD ----> https://www.givesendgo.com/billandkeonne
• DONATE TO THE FAMILIES w/ BTC ----> https://pay.zaprite.com/pl_JpxtkLv95T 
• SUPPORT ON SOCIAL MEDIA ---> https://billandkeonne.org/

VALUE FOR VALUE

Thanks for listening you Ungovernable Misfits, we appreciate your continued support and hope you enjoy the shows.

You can support this episode using your time, talent or treasure.

TIME:

- create fountain clips for the show
- create a meetup
- help boost the signal on social media

TALENT:

- create ungovernable misfit inspired art, animation or music
- design or implement some software that can make the podcast better
- use whatever talents you have to make a contribution to the show!

TREASURE:

- BOOST IT OR STREAM SATS on the Podcasting 2.0 apps @ https://podcastapps.com
- DONATE via Monero @ https://xmrchat.com/ungovernable
- BUY SOME STICKERS @ https://ungovernable.network/shop/

FOUNDATION

https://foundation.xyz/ungovernable

Foundation builds Bitcoin-centric tools that empower you to reclaim your digital sovereignty.

As a sovereign computing company, Foundation is the antithesis of today’s tech conglomerates. Returning to cypherpunk principles, they build open source technology that “can’t be evil”.

Thank you Foundation Devices for sponsoring the show!

Use code: Ungovernable for $10 off of your purchase

CAKE WALLET

https://cakewallet.com

Cake Wallet is an open-source, non-custodial wallet available on Android, iOS, macOS, and Linux.

Features:
- Built-in Exchange: Swap easily between Bitcoin and Monero.
- User-Friendly: Simple interface for all users.

Monero Users:
- Batch Transactions: Send multiple payments at once.
- Faster Syncing: Optimized syncing via specified restore heights
- Proxy Support: Enhance privacy with proxy node options.

Bitcoin Users:
- Coin Control: Manage your transactions effectively.
- Silent Payments: Static bitcoin addresses
- Batch Transactions: Streamline your payment process.

Thank you Cake Wallet for sponsoring the show!

MYNYMBOX

https://mynymbox.io

Your go-to for anonymous server hosting solutions, featuring: virtual private & dedicated servers, domain registration and DNS parking. We don't require any of your personal information, and you can purchase using Bitcoin, Lightning, Monero and many other cryptos.

Explore benefits such as No KYC, complete privacy & security, and human support.