It was a good week. Plenty of cool things are happening at Voltage right now, but we’ll share more on that some other time. We had a great Bitcoin Socratic Seminar 36 at ATLBitLab on Wednesday night. Jordan and I dropped another episode of the Sovereign Computing Show about phone numbers (buying them with bitcoin,… Continue reading Stephen’s Lab Notes 02-21
Tag: lightning
Twelve Cash v1.1.0 Beta-1
You can now choose your own username with TwelveCash! In our early-access beta, that is. That’s right, Chad and I have our own carefully timed Bitcoin 2024 product announcement. Go to the beta website and select the paid option. Then you can type in whatever username you want. This will present an invoice on the… Continue reading Twelve Cash v1.1.0 Beta-1
Twelve Cash
Introducing Twelve Cash, a simple way to share your bitcoin payment info with the world. Some folks have already tried out this service through the latest @ZeusLN release or casual hearsay. However, @chdwlch and I never formally introduced Twelve Cash to the world after building it. Here we go. I’m a designer and care about… Continue reading Twelve Cash
Cyber Santa
Here’s my 5th weekly update. This week went by fast, and with Christmas approaching, it wasn’t the most productive, but that’s OK. Bitcoin Developers Twitch I added a tags feature to the upcoming website for the Bitcoin Developers twitch stream. This will allow the user to find episodes in a particular topic they might be… Continue reading Cyber Santa
Lucky numbers
Holiday Party The highlight of my week was definitely the Atlanta BitDevs + Atlanta BitPlebs holiday party. I wanted to do something special for the folks who show up to the ATL meetups week after week. After fantasizing about making cryptographic puzzles or dabbling in generative art, I finally settled on making bitcoin fortune cookies.… Continue reading Lucky numbers
It’s a way of life
It’s a way of life. That’s how it feels after executing my weekly update for the 3rd time. PlebFM Where I left off, I was preparing to spend the weekend hacking on PlebFM. Well, I spent the weekend hacking on PlebFM. And Monday, and Tuesday. Here’s our repo. We made a ton of progress. Alex,… Continue reading It’s a way of life
I didn’t screw this up (yet)
But there’s always next week. Where I left off, it was almost time for Thanksgiving and the Legends of Lightning submission time was drawing close. PlebFM Nick and I worked late into the night to get our submission polished up for Legends of Lightning. I worked on building out as many different screens in the… Continue reading I didn’t screw this up (yet)
The first of many weekly updates (unless I screw this up)
I’m planning to post a weekly update. It’s something I want to practice so that I form better habits around sharing my work early and often instead of hoarding it and attempting to perfect it (in other words, participating in delusion). I’ll probably be making these on Fridays just for a sense of finality and… Continue reading The first of many weekly updates (unless I screw this up)
Thoughts on CashApp’s Lightning user flows
Like many others in the US, I recently got access to the Lightning update for CashApp. Here are some of my thoughts as I tested it out. Onboarding I open the app and switch to the bitcoin tab. When I press the “Send” button on the Bitcoin home screen, it shows me this message about… Continue reading Thoughts on CashApp’s Lightning user flows
Lightning Invoice Expiration: UX Considerations
I did some thinking about Lightning invoice expiration times, which can be an annoyance or a tool to protect the user.
Lightning Address: Like an Email Address for Your Bitcoin
I have noticed Lightning Address receiving a lot of attention over the past few months. It has quickly gained adoption by many Lightning wallets. I think it’s a pretty useful tool for making Lightning payments easier for the user to accept. I’ve also heard some criticisms of Lightning Address. I decided to try and work… Continue reading Lightning Address: Like an Email Address for Your Bitcoin
Adopting Bitcoin: Days 7 – 8 in El Salvador
An incredible experiment is unfolding before our eyes in El Salvador. Adopting Bitcoin was focused on how we make this experiment a success.
Chivo ATM: Day 6 in El Salvador
The day before Adopting Bitcoin, I did some more Lightning payments to various merchants around town and had some misadventures with a Chivo Bitcoin ATM.
Volcano: Day 5 in El Salvador
The day where I find a new version of Chivo that accepts Lightning payments with minimal issue and hike a volcano.
Markets and Malls: Day 4 in El Salvador
On day 4, I visited the Palacio Nacional, explored the marketplace in Centro Histórico, and went to the mall.
IBEX, Chivo, and MUNA: Day 3 in El Salvador
I started the day off with a breakfast of huevos revueltos, with tortillas and frijoles refritos, then ventured out into the city. I decided to head over to Starbucks to get some work done on my laptop and checkout the Bitcoin UX there.
Designated Bitcoiners: Day 2 in El Salvador
One trend I am beginning to notice is that some businesses who accept Bitcoin treat it as a special edge case. I call this the “designated bitcoiner” approach.
First day in El Salvador
A recap of my first day in El Salvador: my first payment with Bitcoin as legal tender, Mi Primer Bitcoin, and learning about the country.