Arké now also has a consolé. Very handy for doing some manual operations during development. Took 3 chats to build this with Claude in Xcode, mostly because I knew exactly what parts needed to be touched and also set up just a little bit of the skeleton to give Claude a more narrow scope. Such a breeze to build with.

Another update on Arké. Started to add tags, contacts and lightning functionality. It's a mess, but it's progress.

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Hello again with another update. I spent the last few days with the basic integration of tags and contacts and better address handling all around, ...

As I've been working on the Ark prototype, I tried to feel out the economic viability of the system, which can be a make or break. One part of is that every ASP is its own separate microcosm. That seems manageable for bitcoin payments, but adds exponential complexity for the advanced stuff in Arkade (lending, swaps, etc). And it seems like a centralizing force that will put intense pressure on ASPs and also invite regulatory scrutiny. - Stablecoins are locked into individual ASPs - how many of those will Tether/etc support? - Will ASPs need to provide liquidity for non-bitcoin assets also? - What if a liquidation cascade depletes ASP liquidity? What if rounds are too slow? - Is there unilateral exit for non-bitcoin assets? - If your app only implements the payments part, are you still exposed to the other dynamics? Do I have an answer, or understand the complexities of all this? Certainly not. If you do, congrats, please share. Intuitively, I prefer simpler systems. How do you think about these things?

In my Ark prototype, I added this super handy X-Ray screen. Let's you inspect all the underlying data that drives the wallet. Looks like I need to refresh my VTXOs...

Big thing I appreciate about AI assisted coding is that you can keep your brain focused on the architectural level. It really takes care of the small stuff.

Pretty amazing what you can do in a day with €0.5 worth of Claude Sonnet 4 credits via Github Copilot in Visual Studio Code. Man do I wish that these workflows were also available for design tasks.

I'll be on an X space next week to talk about Open Design. Tune in.

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First draft of the new milestone for Bitcoin Icons. What do you think of these? As always with icons, some are more intuitive than others. Also just realizing I need to add one for faucet.

I'm preparing a new release for the Bitcoin Icons (

Bitcoin icons

Bitcoin icons

Interface icons for Bitcoin applications, free to use.

). We've got some requests for mining pool, bitaxe, faucet, fingerprint, and derivation path. What are some other ones that should be added?

Saving Satoshi is a very special project to me. We got invited to speak about it with Nik Bhatia yesterday on his podcast.