Ungovernable Misfits

Sick of being spied on, stolen from, and lied to?

Ungovernable Misfits aim to ignite a rebellious spark in every listener.

We explore ways to regain privacy and freedom using Bitcoin and open source software.

Freedoms are not granted, they are taken and defended.

We are rebels with a cause.

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Dec 22, 2023 • 11min

Freedom or fold! Monthly bitcoin update EP31. Stay up to date with what matters.

Nov 29, 2023 • 1h 23min

Bitcoin privacy defenders. Samourai community discussion on using the tools and never bending the knee.

This episode is from a live recording I did with Samourai (Samourai wallet) Zelko (Ronin Dojo) and the community following a discussion we had on a recent podcast about the release of Sentinel, a watch only wallet created by Samourai wallet. We decided to do a follow up and open the discussion to listeners who had questions or feedback and it was a great success. I know from personal experience that the world of Bitcoin privacy and security can be daunting and frustrating at times. We want to help people use the best tools available to actually use bitcoin. Having these open discussions really helps dispel myths and encourage use. Its always good to have these conversations with people who stand for freedom and refuse to bend the knee. We will be running another podcast and open discusion again next month and we would love to hear from you. Here’s the link to the original episode for those who missed it and show notes bellow. https://ungovernablemisfits.com/podcast/exploring-sentinel/ Sentinel is an open source watch only wallet that allows users to track offline, cold storage, and paper wallets without needing private keys. Users of sentinel can keep an eye on all balances and transactions as well as generating receive addresses without exposing private keys or reducing security. Your offline bitcoin wallet may eventually need to send a transaction, now you don’t have to compromise the security of your offline wallet by bringing it online, you can Use Sentinel to maintain the air gap. Samourai gave us the history of sentinel and where its going in the future and Zelko helped me understand the interaction between RoninDojo and sentinel, why its so seamless and fast. Ive been testing it over the past week and it is blazing fast as well as incredibly simple to use. Im enjoying the layout and being able to track all balances in one place. As is to be expected this is bitcoin software that is built to be used without revealing your identity or information that could leave you vulnerable to attacks. Native Tor integration, PSBTs, simple Dojo pairing and generating receive addresses from all tracked wallets are just some of the many incredible features. We are going to be running a spaces around a week after this episode goes live and would love to hear from you. If you have questions or feedback please join the conversation. I will announce the date and time in the next few days. To learn more about sentinel and to download it please use the link bellow. https://sentinel.watch/ To learn more about and to download it please use the link bellow. https://samouraiwallet.com/ To learn more about RoninDojo please use the link bellow. https://shop.ronindojo.io/?coupon=ungovernable For the Samourai/RoninDojo privacy defenders clothing please use the link bellow. https://ungovernablemisfits.com/shop/samourai-privacy-defenders/ For privacy defenders Art please use the link bellow. https://ungovernablemisfits.com/shop/privacy-defenders/ Thank you for listening and please let me know if you have any questions. Host - @MaxBitbuybit Guest - @RoninDojoNode Guest - @SamouraiWallet Show Sponsor: Ronindojo Want the best opensource node in the world? Here’s some money off and you can help support the show at the same time. Use code: Ungovernable https://shop.ronindojo.io/?coupon=ungovernable Show Sponsor - Foundation Devices 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 at check out for 3 months free VPN usage with IVPN. https://foundationdevices.com Show Sponsor: sx6.store SECURE YOUR BITCOIN IN MARINE GRADE, 316L STAINLESS STEEL! Use code: Ungovernable https://sx6.store/

Nov 22, 2023 • 1h 39min

Pleb Miner Monthly EP12 - Don’t sell out! Bitcoin deserves better!

Pleb Miner Monthly Episode 12 Show Notes It’s Thanksgiving season in the US, perhaps Plebs all around the world can stop, take a pause, and appreciate the wonderful world we live in. Intro Music: Rolling Band – Gratitude (Beastie Boys Cover) Statistics brought to you by Lincoin Mining. Lincoin Mining is a pool, an ASIC management hub, and energy trading platform. Ask about bundling services. Statistics Summary Global Hashrate 30 MA - 458 EH/s Other Mining pools of note: Foundry – 133 EH/s, Antpool 130 EH/s, Braiins 6.16 EH/s, CK Pool-24 PH, and Kano-17 PH. Hash Value - 251,426 sats per/PH/day ~ $91 Network Difficulty - 64.68 Trillion a +3.55% increase. Previously 2.34% TX fees/block reward – 1-2% end of October but as high as 34% so far Much of the TX fee push are due to ordinals and inscriptions. To date Wizards have spent over 77 million on fees to inscribe. Stay up to date with Statistic research by visiting Lens.Lincoin.com Boty is thankful for Electricity, Medi (for giving him a job), and the Pleb Miner Mafia. Bitesize Bitcoin Sponsored by the Lake Satoshi Beach Retreat by Bitcoin101.io The Lake Satoshi retreat is an inclusive event, welcoming individuals of all levels of experience with Bitcoin. With a focus on education, community, and fun; the retreat provides a unique experience for anyone interested in the world of Bitcoin. Learn from industry professionals or simply enjoy the lake. The annual Lake Satoshi Bitcoin retreat is an experience you won't want to miss. This is Pleb Culture and Community at its best. Tickets can be purchased at LakeSatoshi.com Bitesize Bitcoin – Shedding light on Ordinals, Inscriptions, BRC-20 Tokens, The Sophon BRC-20 killer, and how they relate to mining fees. Ordinal theory is a methodology of describing and tracking individual sats. Inscriptions are the digital artifact that is inscribed on an individual sat. BRC-20 tokens are an ordinal shitcoin. The bot called Sophon looks for incoming Bitcoin transactions that involve ordinals and jumps in line with higher fees to take the ticker name. Here is the site where I did much of the Ordinal research. ACTION NEWS!!! Sponsored by Clothing and Art on Ungovernable Misfits Nico Smid article on Miners diversifying with AI computation Follow Alex for more mining ALPHA and to buy gear. The Bitcoin Bugle: Sell Out by Richard Greaser Background music: Reel Big Fish – Sellout (Acoustic) New Auradine Miner Miners Steal Electricity in Taiwan Wrap Up Barnminer jerky, when he has it, you better get it. Eric Blockhouse started a new YouTube Channel called Blockhouse Bitcoin Brainiacs Tensai Bankai is helping promote the Capetown Bitcoin Conference January 27-28. A lot of the focus here is towards driving South Africans with the inclination towards self-preservation, autonomy, self-determination, and towards further understanding Bitcoin and how it can help protect South Africans from the coming storm.

Nov 15, 2023 • 56min

Privacy Defenders Samourai and Zelko introduce Sentinel, the watch only bitcoin wallet.

In this episode I spoke to Samourai and Zelko about the recent release of Sentinel, a watch only wallet created by Samourai wallet. Sentinel is an open source watch only wallet that allows users to track offline, cold storage, and paper wallets without needing private keys. Users of sentinel can keep an eye on all balances and transactions as well as generating receive addresses without exposing private keys or reducing security. Your offline bitcoin wallet may eventually need to send a transaction, now you don’t have to compromise the security of your offline wallet by bringing it online, you can Use Sentinel to maintain the air gap. Samourai gave us the history of sentinel and where its going in the future and Zelko helped me understand the interaction between RoninDojo and sentinel, why its so seamless and fast. Ive been testing it over the past week and it is blazing fast as well as incredibly simple to use. Im enjoying the layout and being able to track all balances in one place. As is to be expected this is bitcoin software that is built to be used without revealing your identity or information that could leave you vulnerable to attacks. Native Tor integration, PSBTs, simple Dojo pairing and generating receive addresses from all tracked wallets are just some of the many incredible features. We are going to be running a spaces around a week after this episode goes live and would love to hear from you. If you have questions or feedback please join the conversation. I will announce the date and time in the next few days. To learn more about sentinel and to download it please use the link bellow.https://sentinel.watch/ To learn more about and to download it please use the link bellow.https://samouraiwallet.com/ To learn more about RoninDojo please use the link bellow.https://shop.ronindojo.io/?coupon=ungovernable For the Samourai/RoninDojo privacy defenders clothing please use the link bellow.https://ungovernablemisfits.com/shop/samourai-privacy-defenders/ Thank you for listening and please let me know if you have any questions. Host - @MaxBitbuybit Guest - @RoninDojoNode Guest - @SamouraiWallet Show Sponsor: Ronindojo Want the best opensource node in the world? Here’s some money off and you can help support the show at the same time. Use code: Ungovernablehttps://shop.ronindojo.io/?coupon=ungovernable Show Sponsor - Foundation Devices 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 at check out for 3 months free VPN usage with IVPN. https://foundationdevices.com Show Sponsor: sx6.store SECURE YOUR BITCOIN IN MARINE GRADE, 316L STAINLESS STEEL! Use code: Ungovernable https://sx6.store/

Nov 7, 2023 • 1h

Critical vulnerability? Bitcoin monthly EP30

In this episode of bitcoin monthly EP30 we are missing our mouthy northern robot friend. With bitcoin QnA away on an NFT course Antomous and I had really enjoyable and engaging conversation. We covered the updates listed bellow and much more. Bitcoin core: 25.1 - bug fixes and performance improvements, as well as updated translations. Blue Wallet v6.4.9 - Fixes - airdrop cosigner LND v0.17.0 - Fixes - Musig2 based Taproot channels RTL v0.14.1 beta - Support for opening Taproot Channels - Default onchain address type is now P2TR RoninDojo v2.1.0 - software updates - Bug fixes SamouraiWallet v0.99.98i - PSBT support - Sign transaction tool - Batch spend import - option to mark transaction change as “Do Not Spend” immediately after broadcast - option to “reattempt broadcast” after transaction broadcast failure Zeus v0.8.0-beta1 - Embedded LND node - OLYMPUS by ZEUS 0-conf channel service -ZEUS PAY self-custodial lightning addresses, using Zaplocker - Simple Taproot Channels - Contact book Peach Bitcoin - connect your own node Robosats v0.5.3-alpha - f2f transactions Show Sponsor - Foundation Devices 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 at check out for 3 months free VPN usage with IVPN. https://foundationdevices.com Show Sponsor: Ronindojo Want the best open source node in the world? Here’s some money off and you can help support the show at the same time. Use code: Ungovernable https://shop.ronindojo.io/?coupon=ungovernable Show Sponsor: sx6.store SECURE YOUR BITCOIN IN MARINE GRADE, 316L STAINLESS STEEL! Use code: Ungovernable https://sx6.store/

Oct 31, 2023 • 1h 50min

“You can’t live in a bitcoin.” Ben Gunn Returns as Atlas Shrugs.

In case you missed our first conversation or want to re listen, heres the link. https://ungovernablemisfits.com/podcast/bitcoin-wins-faster-through-collaboration-with-antomousb-copy/ Ben Gunn Returns as Atlas Shrugs Intro Quote: “The Solution to Pollution is Dilution” --Ben Gunn Show Description Our friend and fellow pleb, Ben Gunn returns to the show after a testing couple of years in Bitcoin and the wider world, to share what has worked for him, what hasn't, and his thoughts and plans for the future. This is a fantastic follow-up interview to first episode we did in 2021, which if you haven't heard, you must and is here. In this episode, Max and Ben take a stroll around the park in Amsterdam, Netherlands to catch up on what he's been up to since we last met on his woodland back in simpler times. We kick off by reviewing life in the Fiat Mines, and how things are deteriorating in day to day work and relationships. Red tape, higher costs of getting stuff done, how the average person is affected and how it can't continue forever. We discuss the transformational power of acknowledging negative observations and turning them into positive actions. How there are just some things that we have no ability to influence or control, and that it's okay to switch off the doom vendors and focus on what you can build in reply. Getting fit and staying focussed on what's really important. We address the problem of when it's the right time to quit and where it's best to relocate in an increasingly uncertain world. The attractiveness of new locations such as El Salvador, and how leaving a broken system behind can fix many things, but not everything, and how it's all part of a much bigger cycle. The growing relevance of Atlas Shrugged to the world we're seeing around us, and what we can learn from the novel in today's context. We also announce a new project – a series of future shows that will analyse the book from the perspectives of Bitcoiners and as living people in a world of zombies, and help a new reader get to the end! We finish off talking about the pro's and con's of Bitcoin conferences and podcast business models, the pro's and con's of advertising based income vs Value for Value approach. We talk about the risk shifting behaviour of the dominant podcasts, and the impact on the listener's finances, as well as the overwhelming generosity and support of our own loyal fan base. Key Takeaways: The Fiat Mines are getting harder to work in. Where to focus your attention and turn a negative situation into a positive outcome. Meeting Bitcoiners in real life can be an amazing experience, but you can't trust everyone. Zombies are real and how we should be thinking about that in our real lives. Atlas Shrugged is a book written for our times, and we all should learn who John Galt is. Risk shifting behaviour in Bitcoin Podcasts and Conferences, and what to do about it. Host: Max BitBuyBit Guest: Ben Gunn Nostr - https://njump.me/npub1lt8nn8aaa6qa63wjwj8gz2djf5nlhg3zfd0v6l45v8zhvuyh0p3s5zzt5y Mentions: Bitcoin Q&A, Brother Rabbit, Untapped Growth, Matt Odell, Samourai Wallet, Hodlonaut DC786 Foundation

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