ecash for the poets and the monks.
erik
erik@primal.net
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Bitcoin Product Designer @ Hoseki. Human Rights Foundation grantee working on ecash.
Bitcoin didn’t change me or my values. I wonder about people whose politics, worldviews, and cultural values change after becoming interested in Bitcoin. There must not have been much substance there to begin with.
Communicating about your designs can be more important than the designs themselves.
Say hello to Cashu 95.
Cashu95 #ecashdesign
I am not ready for what is coming.
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I have a huge urge to become a UI Engineer. I'm tried of just designing in Figma. I want to ship code.
Starting intermittent fasting. Not doing a bunch of research or anything, I’m just drinking coffee and eating only between 5am and 12am. Day one down. Will share periodic updates.
My talk from from Bitcoin Asia is now up. I discussed designing for ecash, showing examples of what bitcoin backed ecash can do that Lightning can’t, and share some examples of what ecash products are doing well.
Been diving into how DNS changes impact ecash. Took a look at Fedimint and Cashu’s approaches and possible solutions. Would love your thoughts on it. 
#5 On ecash DNS & Configuration Issues.
UX considerations for ecash mints that lose access to their DNS and require configuration updates. What are some current and future solutions?
Mint url updates and automated fixing of DNS issues are uncharted territories in ecash UX design.
I had fun working on this design at the ecash hackday. Teamed up with @Dario to create a concept for sending ecash notes via Bluetooth on Macadamia. Can’t wait to refine and ship this. iOS users, check out Macadamia. It’s a beautiful Cashu wallet:
macadamia Wallet
The first native iOS wallet for the Cashu ecash protocol. Private, instant, non-custodial digital cash.
Please, no more Bitcoin merch with a giant orange ₿. We look ridiculous walking around with that. We have the best designed electronic cash protocol in history but the worst merch imaginable.
If you've used ecash on bitcoin, what issues have you encountered? What do you find confusing about it?
If you haven't used it, what unclear impressions do you have about it?
What kind of information do you look for when choosing an ecash mint? When you look at the list on what do you find helpful? What is missing?
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