Too Soft To Fork? | THE BITCOIN BRIEF 68
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Max and Q cover the latest happenings in the world of Bitcoin, privacy and much more. NEWS Soft fork proposal Alby attack Solo Miner wins a block BitKey collaborative custoday improvement BIP Lugano Stream WoS Spark privacy concerns UPDATES/RELEASES Trezor release Ledger release Arkade beta Cake v5.5.0 + v5.5.1 Bull by Bull Bitcoin Bitcoin for Signal SatGo integrates Spark Peach BTCPay Plugin Stack Duo v1.3.0 RoninDojo v2.4.0 Education Passport guide And another Cupcake deep dive Seth Ark article Ark explainer by Neil 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! 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. (00:00:41) Welcome, show format, and brief housekeeping (00:05:19) UK weather banter and setting the scene (00:05:22) Events and product updates: Bitfest, Envoy 2.10, Passport audit (00:08:06) BIT-444 proposal to restrict arbitrary data on Bitcoin (00:12:03) Critiques: miniscript breakage, Peter Todd demo, and soft vs hard fork risk (00:18:26) Mining politics, hash power, and potential chain splits (00:18:33) Security incident: Alby password reset spam and email exposure (00:20:45) Feel-good story: solo miner finds a block via Public Pool on Umbrel (00:23:05) New BIP: Chaincode Delegation for private collaborative multisig (00:28:08) Conference notes and a privacy PSA on Spark implementations (00:32:28) Boosts and community feedback: swaps, Moon wallet UX, and Boltz reliance (00:37:09) Q&A: consolidating UTXOs, PayJoin, Whirlpool, and Robosats flows (00:42:11) Q&A: Running a self-hosted AlbyHub LDK node—backup and privacy (00:46:12) Hardware wallet releases: Trezor Safe 7 and Ledger Nano Gen 5 (00:52:35) Multisig device choices and inheritance practicality (00:52:38) ARC in the wild: Arcade.money public beta hands-on (00:53:55) Cake Wallet 5.5 updates and hardware support (00:54:22) Bull Bitcoin releases Bull Wallet: features and roadmap (00:58:12) eCash in Signal fork: UX gains vs custodial trade-offs (01:02:30) Spark adoption notes: SatGo and Wallet of Satoshi privacy caveats (01:03:31) Peach plugin for BTCPay and Stack Duo’s Frost multisig progress (01:05:06) RoninDojo 2.4 and Fulcrum 2.0 stability improvements (01:06:03) Education picks and closing logistics (01:07:29) Stats corner addendum by John: RoboSats, Whirlpool, Bisq, and more
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- 0:41 Welcome, show format, and brief housekeeping
- 5:19 UK weather banter and setting the scene
- 5:22 Events and product updates: Bitfest, Envoy 2.10, Passport audit
- 8:06 BIT-444 proposal to restrict arbitrary data on Bitcoin
- 12:03 Critiques: miniscript breakage, Peter Todd demo, and soft vs hard fork risk
- 18:26 Mining politics, hash power, and potential chain splits
- 18:33 Security incident: Alby password reset spam and email exposure
- 20:45 Feel-good story: solo miner finds a block via Public Pool on Umbrel
- 23:05 New BIP: Chaincode Delegation for private collaborative multisig
- 28:08 Conference notes and a privacy PSA on Spark implementations
- 32:28 Boosts and community feedback: swaps, Moon wallet UX, and Boltz reliance
- 37:09 Q&A: consolidating UTXOs, PayJoin, Whirlpool, and Robosats flows
- 42:11 Q&A: Running a self-hosted AlbyHub LDK node—backup and privacy
- 46:12 Hardware wallet releases: Trezor Safe 7 and Ledger Nano Gen 5
- 52:35 Multisig device choices and inheritance practicality
- 52:38 ARC in the wild: Arcade.money public beta hands-on
- 53:55 Cake Wallet 5.5 updates and hardware support
- 54:22 Bull Bitcoin releases Bull Wallet: features and roadmap
- 58:12 eCash in Signal fork: UX gains vs custodial trade-offs
- 1:02:30 Spark adoption notes: SatGo and Wallet of Satoshi privacy caveats
- 1:03:31 Peach plugin for BTCPay and Stack Duo’s Frost multisig progress
- 1:05:06 RoninDojo 2.4 and Fulcrum 2.0 stability improvements
- 1:06:03 Education picks and closing logistics
- 1:07:29 Stats corner addendum by John: RoboSats, Whirlpool, Bisq, and more
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