https://ungovernable.network/topics/Privacy, self-sovereignty and freedom tech. Home of The Bitcoin Brief, Freedom Tech Friday and more value-for-value podcasts.en-usWed, 02 Sep 2026 02:45:11 +0000https://ungovernable.network/images/og-default.jpghttps://ungovernable.networknopodcasthttps://ungovernable.network/topics/3d-printing/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/3d-printing/Local, permissionless manufacturing using 3D printers.https://ungovernable.network/topics/artificial-intelligence/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/artificial-intelligence/AI models, agents and their effect on autonomy and society.https://ungovernable.network/topics/atomic-swaps/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/atomic-swaps/Trust-minimised exchange between different cryptocurrencies.https://ungovernable.network/topics/bitcoin-core/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/bitcoin-core/Bitcoin Core development, releases and policy.https://ungovernable.network/topics/bitcoin-fees/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/bitcoin-fees/Fee markets, mempool conditions and transaction confirmation.https://ungovernable.network/topics/bitcoin-inheritance/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/bitcoin-inheritance/Passing bitcoin access safely across generations.https://ungovernable.network/topics/layer-two/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/layer-two/Protocols that extend Bitcoin beyond the base chain.https://ungovernable.network/topics/bitcoin-nodes/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/bitcoin-nodes/Running and maintaining software that verifies the Bitcoin network.https://ungovernable.network/topics/bitcoin-payments/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/bitcoin-payments/Using bitcoin to pay, receive and settle value.https://ungovernable.network/topics/bitcoin-price/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/bitcoin-price/Price cycles, market moves and the exchange value of bitcoin.https://ungovernable.network/topics/bitcoin-regulation/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/bitcoin-regulation/Laws and regulatory actions affecting Bitcoin users and builders.https://ungovernable.network/topics/bitcoin-treasuries/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/bitcoin-treasuries/Companies, institutions and governments holding bitcoin as a treasury asset.https://ungovernable.network/topics/bitcoin-vs-gold/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/bitcoin-vs-gold/Comparisons between bitcoin and gold as savings and reserve assets.https://ungovernable.network/topics/cbdcs/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/cbdcs/Central bank digital currencies and their surveillance or control risks.https://ungovernable.network/topics/censorship-resistance/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/censorship-resistance/Systems designed to remain usable despite political or commercial pressure.https://ungovernable.network/topics/circular-economy/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/circular-economy/Earning, spending and trading directly within a bitcoin economy.https://ungovernable.network/topics/coin-control/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/coin-control/Choosing UTXOs deliberately to manage fees and transaction privacy.https://ungovernable.network/topics/coinjoin/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/coinjoin/Collaborative bitcoin transactions intended to improve privacy.https://ungovernable.network/topics/decentralised-social/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/decentralised-social/Social networks without a single controlling platform.https://ungovernable.network/topics/demand-response/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/demand-response/Miners adjusting load in response to power-grid conditions.https://ungovernable.network/topics/developer-prosecution/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/developer-prosecution/Legal action against developers of privacy and financial software.https://ungovernable.network/topics/digital-minimalism/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/digital-minimalism/Reducing technological dependency, distraction and unnecessary data exposure.https://ungovernable.network/topics/ecash/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/ecash/Private bearer tokens and Chaumian electronic cash.https://ungovernable.network/topics/encrypted-messaging/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/encrypted-messaging/Private messaging systems and end-to-end encryption.https://ungovernable.network/topics/exchange-delisting/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/exchange-delisting/Exchanges removing privacy-preserving assets or services.https://ungovernable.network/topics/fedimint/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/fedimint/Federated custody and community ecash infrastructure.https://ungovernable.network/topics/financial-surveillance/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/financial-surveillance/Monitoring, controlling and profiling people through financial activity.https://ungovernable.network/topics/free-speech/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/free-speech/Expression, platform control and the right to communicate.https://ungovernable.network/topics/geopolitics/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/geopolitics/International conflict, state competition and their monetary effects.https://ungovernable.network/topics/grapheneos/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/grapheneos/The privacy and security focused Android operating system.https://ungovernable.network/topics/hardware-wallets/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/hardware-wallets/Dedicated signing devices and the security trade-offs around them.https://ungovernable.network/topics/home-mining/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/home-mining/Operating bitcoin mining hardware at home or on a small scale.https://ungovernable.network/topics/human-rights/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/human-rights/The use of money and technology in defending basic rights.https://ungovernable.network/topics/kyc/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/kyc/Identity collection and verification requirements in financial services.https://ungovernable.network/topics/lightning-payments/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/lightning-payments/Fast bitcoin payments over the Lightning Network.https://ungovernable.network/topics/metadata/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/metadata/The revealing information surrounding communications and transactions.https://ungovernable.network/topics/mining-decentralisation/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/mining-decentralisation/The distribution of hashrate, pools and block-template control.https://ungovernable.network/topics/mining-energy/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/mining-energy/The relationship between bitcoin mining and electricity production.https://ungovernable.network/topics/heat-reuse/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/heat-reuse/Using heat from mining hardware for useful heating applications.https://ungovernable.network/topics/mining-pools/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/mining-pools/Coordinating miners and distributing block rewards.https://ungovernable.network/topics/monero/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/monero/The Monero network, software and community.https://ungovernable.network/topics/monero-nodes/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/monero-nodes/Operating and connecting to Monero nodes.https://ungovernable.network/topics/monero-privacy/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/monero-privacy/Monero transaction privacy, anonymity sets and traceability.https://ungovernable.network/topics/monero-supply/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/monero-supply/Verifying Monero issuance and discussing supply soundness.https://ungovernable.network/topics/monetary-policy/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/monetary-policy/Inflation, interest rates, money creation and monetary debasement.https://ungovernable.network/topics/multisig/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/multisig/Wallets requiring multiple keys or signers to authorise spending.https://ungovernable.network/topics/network-privacy/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/network-privacy/Protecting IP addresses, traffic patterns and network metadata.https://ungovernable.network/topics/nostr/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/nostr/The open protocol for censorship-resistant social communication.https://ungovernable.network/topics/off-grid-mining/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/off-grid-mining/Mining with remote, stranded or independently generated power.https://ungovernable.network/topics/op-return/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/op-return/Bitcoin transaction data policy and the OP_RETURN debate.https://ungovernable.network/topics/open-source/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/open-source/Software freedom, source availability and collaborative development.https://ungovernable.network/topics/password-security/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/password-security/Passwords, password managers and account security.https://ungovernable.network/topics/payjoin/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/payjoin/Interactive payments that improve privacy and break common transaction heuristics.https://ungovernable.network/topics/p2p-trading/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/p2p-trading/Exchanging directly between people without a central exchange.https://ungovernable.network/topics/privacy-coins/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/privacy-coins/Cryptocurrencies designed to obscure transaction details.https://ungovernable.network/topics/sanctions/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/sanctions/Financial sanctions and restrictions on people, protocols or countries.https://ungovernable.network/topics/seed-backups/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/seed-backups/Creating, storing and recovering wallet seed material.https://ungovernable.network/topics/self-custody/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/self-custody/Holding bitcoin keys directly rather than relying on a custodian.https://ungovernable.network/topics/self-hosting/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/self-hosting/Running services and infrastructure under your own control.https://ungovernable.network/topics/sidechains/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/sidechains/Independent chains connected to bitcoin through pegs or bridges.https://ungovernable.network/topics/soft-forks/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/soft-forks/Backward-compatible Bitcoin consensus changes and activation debates.https://ungovernable.network/topics/stratum-v2/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/stratum-v2/The mining protocol intended to improve security and miner choice.https://ungovernable.network/topics/threat-modelling/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/threat-modelling/Choosing defences based on realistic adversaries and consequences.https://ungovernable.network/topics/tor/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/tor/Using Tor for anonymous and censorship-resistant network access.https://ungovernable.network/topics/transaction-privacy/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/transaction-privacy/Preventing payments and transaction histories from becoming public dossiers.https://ungovernable.network/topics/value-for-value/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/value-for-value/Voluntary listener support through boosts, streaming sats, time and talent.https://ungovernable.network/topics/vpn/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/vpn/Virtual private networks, their trade-offs and their privacy properties.https://ungovernable.network/topics/wallet-exploits/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ungovernable.network/topics/wallet-exploits/Security vulnerabilities, attacks and responsible disclosure in wallet software.