UNGOVERNABLE

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

This week we're joined by Nathan Day, co-founder of Bitfest, to talk about Freedom Fest, a new event for privacy, digital rights, civil liberties and freedom tech running alongside Bitfest at the Pendulum Hotel in Manchester this November. Freedom Fest is ticketed and marketed separately to reach freedom-minded communities who aren't into Bitcoin yet, with talks from the Tor and GrapheneOS teams, Free Cities and HRF's CBDC Tracker crew.

Listeners get 21% off Bitfest tickets with the code UNGOVERNABLE at bitfest.uk, limited to the first 21 uses.

We also get into Nathan's eight-ton overland camper mining three terahash off solar, the state of merchant adoption on BTC Map and the wrench-attack risk merchants take on by being on a map, and how Omarchy, OpenCode and Hermes have turned him into a prolific vibe coder.

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

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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!

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) Welcome to Freedom Tech Friday
(05:17) Nathan Day Joins Us
(06:36) Freedom Fest Meets Bitfest
(09:59) The Apocalypse Camper
(18:54) Bitfest Speakers and the Discount Code
(22:15) Putting Bitcoin on the Map
(32:44) Is It Omarchi or Omaki?
(39:02) The Laptop That Fixed Itself
(44:06) OpenCode, Hermes and Nearly-Free Tokens
(48:54) The Wrench Attack Question
(54:18) Tickets to Manchester
(56:03) See You Next Friday!

In these episodes, we read Keonne’s recent letters written from prison. The aim in sharing this is simple: amplify Keonne’s story, support him and Bill, and ensure help reaches their families. If listening isn’t your thing, the full text is linked in the show notes—please read, listen, and share.

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LINK TO THE LETTER AT THE RAGE

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A weekly news show informing you on the latest in Bitcoin, privacy and open source tech, hosted by Ungovernables, Max and Q.

AOB
Max: flooded the downstairs after leaving a sink running over the weekend, spent Saturday ripping out old timber and clutter he'd been meaning to clear out anyway, then a full kids' day that left them sick afterwards
Q: spent the weekend building his own local, voice-controlled AI assistant after watching the new Spider-Man film
Q: read this week's letter #7 from Keone, "Notes from the Inside", posted on The Rage -- a tough one on conditions moving between facilities; audio version out later this week, timed with Rick's Free Samurai prize draw
Q: enjoyed last week's Freedom Tech Friday listener questions episode, ranging from Bitcoin to Monero to privacy, multisig and local AI
NEWS
Research lab [alloc] init, founded by Misha Komarov with Clara Shikhelman as Head of Protocol Research, published Shielded Bitcoin, a proposal for Zcash-style private transfers needing no soft fork; shielded transactions are encrypted data blobs carried in OP_RETURN or witness data that Bitcoin only orders and timestamps, while separate indexer software checks zero-knowledge proofs and stops double-spends; value sits in encrypted "notes" spent by publishing a one-time nullifier that proves the spend without revealing which note it is; the peg moving real BTC in and out isn't designed yet and rests on an unproven witness-encryption scheme called PIPEs v2; CoinDesk reports fees around 4x normal, a trusted setup and no launch date -- Bitcoin Magazine, CoinDesk, allocinit
Blockstream published its own post-mortem of the 6 September Liquid exploit: a rangeproof-cache flaw dating to April 2018 ("Bug A"), responsibly disclosed 2 August and patched by 11 August, introduced a second flaw ("Bug B") where unprefixed cache keys let two different proofs collide; the attacker used it to mint about 4,000 unbacked LBTC and peg out 3,996 BTC through SideSwap, draining the reserve from about 4,205 BTC to 197 BTC; 3,400 BTC was returned and the network resumed 9-10 September, but about 602 BTC remains with the attacker and peg-outs stay paused with no date; the 11-of-15 federation multisig worked exactly as designed, the failure was in the software deciding what counted as a valid transaction -- Blockstream
Bitget detected unauthorised transfers from its hot and warm wallets at 18:31 UTC on 24 September and froze withdrawals platform-wide; CEO Gracy Chen says the attacker compromised a backend system, spoofed transaction data and triggered Bitget's own approval process, with private key compromise ruled out; the loss was revised from $351.6M to about $387.5M once Zcash and TRON assets were counted, mostly ETH, TRX and USDT with no bitcoin taken; Circle and Tether froze about $318K, while roughly $83M in native XRP moved beyond Ripple's power to freeze; North Korea attribution comes from Bitget, Elliptic and MetaMask's Taylor Monahan, not yet from any government; Bitget says its User Protection Fund covers the loss and is reopening withdrawals in phases from 28 September -- CoinDesk, TFTC, Bitcoin Magazine, CoinDesk (freezes), CoinDesk (XRP), Bitget
AMLBot traced part of the Bitget haul from TRX to USDT, bridged to Ethereum, swapped to about 145 ETH, then through THORChain into about 4.59 BTC, with roughly 4 BTC of that linked to an unnamed Wasabi coinjoin round and the addresses "blacklisted"; most of the stolen funds have not moved -- AMLBot on X, crypto.news
Matt Morehouse disclosed two denial-of-service bugs in Eclair v0.13.1 and earlier, fixed in v0.14.0: oversized feature-bit init messages could allocate about 300MB per message and crash a node, and zlib-compressed channel queries could inflate 64KB into 64MB; his smite fuzzer found the first, an LLM-assisted search for similar code patterns found the second -- Delving Bitcoin
Lightning Labs published four security advisories: a High-rated bug let an invoice be marked settled after an interceptor had already cancelled the HTLC, affecting tapd 0.5.0 and earlier and lnd 0.18.4 to 0.18.5; three Low-rated DoS bugs covered a gossip stall, a panic on a malformed DNS seed response, and memory exhaustion from Brontide write allocations; nodes on current lnd (0.21.3 or 0.20.4) are unaffected -- Lightning Labs security
Galaxy's Alex Thorn disclosed that 52.37 BTC from weak-entropy Coldcard addresses, about 2.8% of the total taken and roughly $4.5M, had been moved into an address belonging to a Wyoming "Crypto Recovery Trust" carrying an OP_RETURN reading "claim:cryptorecoverytrust.com"; the trust says owners can reclaim coins by proving control, but the white-hats are unnamed and its legal documents are unverified -- CoinDesk
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce announced she resigns effective 2 October after nearly nine years to join Regent University School of Law, leaving the SEC with two Republican commissioners and no replacement nominee named; two days earlier, at SIFMA's Digital Assets Conference, she argued for replacing KYC document collection with zero-knowledge proofs and attribute-based credentials, telling regulators "we build ever bigger data haystacks on the theory that we will find a needle or two inside" -- CoinDesk, TFTC, TFTC (speech)
New York Attorney General Letitia James and Governor Kathy Hochul sued Polymarket US in state court on 24 September alleging unlicensed gambling and underage betting, seeking at least $4.6B in fines; Polymarket moved the case to federal court and countersued, arguing the Commodity Exchange Act gives the CFTC exclusive authority; the next day a unanimous Sixth Circuit panel ruled Kalshi's sports contracts are subject to state gambling law, splitting with the Third Circuit and making a Supreme Court case more likely -- CoinDesk, CNBC, CoinDesk (Kalshi)
BitMEX stopped trading, deposits and new positions at 04:00 UTC on 23 September after 11 years, with API withdrawals ending 28 September and website withdrawals staying open; from 1 October verified accounts with a balance pay the greater of 1% a year or $50 a month; owner HDR Global Trading cites a strategic review, with no legal or regulatory issues behind the closure -- CoinDesk
The x402 protocol, reviving HTTP 402 "Payment Required" for machine payments, merged Ben Carman's spec for paying with Lightning: the server issues a BOLT11 invoice whose description hash commits to the exact request, the client pays and returns the preimage, and the facilitator checks it against the payment hash and invoice signer without querying the receiver's node -- GitHub PR #2861
RELEASES

Am I Exposed v0.36.0 -- 2026-09-26
Detects Whirlpool tx0 premix outputs and Wasabi 1.x coinjoins it previously missed or misgraded, and flags input-side address reuse as a leak instead of scoring it as good.
Jam v2.0.0-beta.4 -- 2026-09-24
Fourth beta of the JoinMarket web UI: adds Sign Message, pins the exact UTXOs shown when sweeping, and lets you freeze or unfreeze several UTXOs at once.
Shhark v0.8.1-shhark-preview.5 -- 2026-09-12
A self-hosted, privacy-focused Ark wallet preview adding optional Payjoin v2 on Signet, Tor-only networking that fails closed, Silent Payments and experimental post-quantum messaging.
ZEUS v13.2.2 -- 2026-09-23
Stable release embedding LND v0.21.3 with SATS Routing and Coinos as swap providers, plus a critical fix moving iOS wallet data out of iCloud-synced Keychain.
Blockstream Green Android 5.7.0 -- 2026-09-24
Adds manual coin selection filters, transaction notes and a price chart, and restores 2-of-2 and 2-of-3 multisig account creation.
umbrelOS 2.0.0 -- 2026-09-22
Stable release of Umbrel's home-server OS adding a Photos app, multiple user accounts, virtual machines, FailSafe RAID storage and a redesigned App Store.
SignerOS v1.3.0 -- 2026-09-23
Fixes a bug where one valid input in a multi-input transaction could make a fake change output look legitimate; every input is now checked against the actual cosigner keys.
Blockstream Green Desktop 3.6.0 -- 2026-09-21
Adds paying to Lightning addresses and LNURL-pay from the send flow, redesigns manual coin selection, and restores 2-of-2 and 2-of-3 multisig account creation.
Everything Else
Amber v6.6.5 -- 2026-09-21Nostr signer: relay backups are now encrypted with a separate derived key, previously readable by any app with a remembered decrypt permission.

Arkade TS SDK 0.4.76 -- 2026-09-25Developer SDK patch release for the Arkade (Ark) protocol, following 0.4.75 earlier in the week.

Bisq Easy (Android) 0.14.1 -- 2026-09-26Security release: embedded Tor updated to 0.4.9.13, closing high-severity Tor issues, now built from Bisq's own Tor fork.
Sister app: Bisq Connect 0.10.0 (2026-09-26), same Tor upgrade.

Breez Spark SDK 0.26.0 -- 2026-09-23Adds receiving USDT and USDC, and instant or expedited claims for on-chain deposits.

Cashu TS v4.11.0 -- 2026-09-22Backported fixes: melt preimages checked against the invoice hash, requests default to a 5-minute timeout, and closed subscriptions report an error.

cln-nip47 v0.2.1 -- 2026-09-26Nostr Wallet Connect plugin for Core Lightning. Dependency updates.

Core Lightning v26.06.8 -- 2026-09-22Security release fixing responsibly reported vulnerabilities, confirmed to include the dual-fund drain reported in issue #9498. Upgrade.

Ditto v2.42.2 -- 2026-09-27Nostr social server: verified-link badges, muted users blocked from push notifications.
Also in window: 2.39.2 to 2.42.0 (posting streaks, emoji packs, push).

JoinMarket-NG 0.40.0 -- 2026-09-27BIP-329 labels now distinguish coinjoin output, coinjoin change and deposits; adds PSBT v2 signing and warns when the wallet daemon listens in plaintext off localhost.

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

In this episode we answer your listener questions. Covering everything from local vs hosted AI, Bitcoin multisig solutions, private chat options and even who cuts Q's hair!

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/

TO DONATE TO ROMAN'S DEFENSE FUND: https://freeromanstorm.com/donate

VALUE FOR VALUE

Thanks for listening you Ungovernable lot, 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:

- 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.

(00:00:00) Welcome to Freedom Tech Friday
(00:07:16) Small Models, Big Moves
(00:24:01) Three Wallets, No Coldcard
(00:30:52) Vibes and Benchmarks
(00:33:35) Shielded Bitcoin, No Hard Fork
(00:37:18) Start9 Burned His Laptop
(00:39:50) RoboSats, NWC and DarkWisp
(00:45:06) Uncle Jim's Compute Farm
(00:51:11) Signal, Keet or SimpleX?
(00:56:11) CUDA vs the M5 Ultra
(01:00:16) See You Next Friday!

For years Max would call and ask, “Hey mate, what do you reckon about ___?” This is that conversation, turned into a show. First episode: mind control and influence operations, with a hard look at MKUltra.

We walk through history from the priest classes and their drug and sex rituals, war as the original mass psychological operation, Operation Paperclip and the Cold War labs, Sidney Gottlieb, Operation Midnight Climax in New York and San Francisco, Ewan Cameron, Jolly West in the Haight, the moment LSD left the building, Manson and the communes, then the quieter tools that followed: pharmaceuticals, screens, surveillance, COVID-era mass formation. We flag what is documented and what is speculation. We close on how you push back: escape dialectics, Occam’s Razor, question with boldness like Jefferson, and John Lisle’s eleven questions. MK Ultra, answered with MK Ungovernable.

What they cover
Ancient roots: Plato’s Cave, priests, cults, ritual drugs, war
Modern U.S. programs: Bluebird, Artichoke, MKUltra, Gottlieb, Church Committee
San Francisco: Midnight Climax, Haight-Ashbury Free Clinic, West’s crash pad, Manson
From the 1980s to now: corporate influence, pharma, social media, mass formation
How to stay ungovernable

Books they read for this one
Stephen Kinzer - Poisoner in Chief: Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA Search for Mind Control
John Lisle - Project Mind Control: Sidney Gottlieb, the CIA, and the Tragedy of MKULTRA
Tom O’Neill with Dan Piepenbring - Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties

Music
The Exploited – Sex and Violence
Slim Galliard Trio – Cement Mixer Pu-ti-put-ti
Jack Kerouac – October in the Railroad Earth (with Steve Allen)
Kraftwerk – Computer World
Marilyn Manson – Rock is Dead
The Beach Boys – Never Learn Not to Love

Got a stone you want turned over?

History, intrigue, health, collapse, spirituality, the weird and the unexplained — send topic ideas.
X: [@UngovernableMax] and [@prevhashnonce].
Nostr: ungovernablemisfits@nostrplebs.com and meshtadel@nostrplebs.com.

Want to sponsor What Do You Reckon?

We are looking for sponsors that belong next to these conversations and fit the Ungovernable ethos. Reach out the same places, or start at [ungovernable.network](https://ungovernable.network).

A special thank you to Cake Wallet, Foundation Devices, and MyNymBox for already carrying the rest of the Ungovernable network.

Question everything with boldness. Stay ungovernable.

ungovernable.network

HELP GET SAMOURAI A PARDONSIGN 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:

- BOOST IT OR STREAM SATS on the Podcasting 2.0 apps @ https://podcastapps.com
- DONATE via Paynym to JON @ https://paynym.rs/+idealpresident82
- DONATE via Monero @ https://xmrchat.com/ungovernable
- BUY SOME STICKERS @ https://ungovernable.network/shop/

(00:00:00) What Do You Reckon?
(00:07:55) Mind Control Through the Ages
(00:12:29) The Priest Class & the First Cults
(00:23:40) Operation Paperclip & the Birth of MK Ultra
(00:51:22) LSD, Gottlieb & the Origins of the Program
(01:05:28) Operation Midnight Climax
(01:22:55) Jolly West & the Shaver Case
(01:35:05) Haight-Ashbury, Manson & Chaos
(02:03:00) From the '80s to Now
(02:22:00) How to Stay Ungovernable