Show Notes
A weekly news show informing you on the latest in Bitcoin, privacy and open source tech, hosted by Ungovernables, Max and Q.
AOB (Any Other Business)
- KeyOS v1.4.0 now available to test - Envoy 2.3.2 - New website is live: https://ungovernable.network - Great AI chat with Seth on FTF - Talk about the brief going weekly??
NEWS
9/11 Families File Claim Over US Government's 127,271 Seized Bitcoin Published: 2026-08-23 | Source: The Rage
Trezor Shipping Provider Breach Leaks Data on ~14,000 Customers Published: 2026-08-13 | Source: Bitcoin Magazine
Chainalysis Sues US Gov Over $95M ICE Blockchain Surveillance Contract Published: 2026-08-18 | Source: The Rage
LND Reorg Vulnerability Disclosed: Channel Funds Drainable Before v0.20.0 Published: 2026-08-21 | Source: Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #419
Iceberg Paper: Threshold Custody on Lightning Without Protocol Changes Published: 2026-08-22 | Source: ePrint 2026/1757
RELEASES
Bisq 2 v2.1.12 — 2026-08-22: Mandatory security update addressing vulnerabilities from a recent audit. Adds reputation privacy via nullifiers and day buckets, strengthens bonded-role registrations with oracle validation, and improves bridge reliability. Updating is required to continue trading.
Bisq 1.10.6 — 2026-08-21 Hotfix for critical trade failures introduced in v1.10.5. Mandatory update for anyone who took the security patch.
Zeus 13.2.0 — 2026-08-22 Stable release adds LDK support for 24-word seed phrases, upgrades embedded LND to v0.21.2-beta, upgrades Cashu CDK for Minibits compatibility, and lets users set custom Mempool instances for improved privacy. Security hardening and bug fixes included.
Frostsnap v0.4.0 — 2026-08-23 Major update with 142 commits. Adds firmware downgrade protection, secure-boot signer verification at build time, descriptor checksum generation, 1-of-N threshold warnings, and unique device name enforcement during keygen.
Flint v0.1.5.2 — 2026-08-23 Seth for Privacy's BTCPay Server plugin for nodeless Lightning via the Breez Spark SDK. v0.1.5 addresses findings from a third external security review: fixes negative fee wrapping, restores the sweeping opt-in toggle, and gates token write-offs on balance. v0.1.5.2 hides stored API keys from the admin UI.
Bull Bitcoin Mobile 6.13.0 — 2026-08-18 Adds Payjoin support across wallet and exchange flows with configurable minimums and session lifetimes. Introduces a temporary swap service while Boltz is unavailable, Liquid UTXO consolidation warnings, and BTC Map integration.
QUICK MENTIONS
Mostro 0.18.5 -- Aug 2026. NIP-44 default encryption for P2P exchange over Nostr.
Peach Bitcoin 0.69.0 -- Aug 2026. Nym VPN integration for no-KYC P2P trading.
Fulcrum 2.1.2 -- Aug 2026. ARM64 Docker support for the high-performance Electrum server.
BTCPay Server v2.4.2 -- 2026-08-10. Critical security patch fixing actively exploited TOTP 2FA bypass. Basic auth now disabled by default. (News angle covered last episode.)
Fedimint v0.11.2 -- 2026-08-13. Security release preventing a gateway from losing funds to malicious counterparties, binding Lightning contracts more strictly to offers, and hardening request handling. Backported as v0.10.1 same day.
RoboSats v0.8.6-alpha -- 2026-08-15. Security hardening, removes three coordinators (Bitcoin Venetto, WhiteEyeSats, OverTheMoon), adds encrypted image uploads in chat and visual warnings for low-bond orders.
Aqua Wallet v0.5.2 -- 2026-08-16. Warning messages for temporarily unavailable Lightning swaps, shows swap provider per transaction, requires TLS with domain verification for custom Electrum servers.
Cake Wallet v6.4.1 -- 2026-08-12. Zcash performance after Ironwood shielded pool migration. AnyPay auto-detects address types and routes correctly.
Ride The Lightning 0.15.11-beta -- 2026-08-18. Establishes vulnerability disclosure channel, closes credential-crossing race in LND controllers, reduces dependency tree.
Coldcard Firmware 5.6.1 -- 2026-08-20. New firmware for Mk3/Mk4 li
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