Mat Balez

"celebrated graphic designer" | working for bitcoin @spiralbtc

[Mat Balez @matbalez]

This morning, my 7-year-old is off to the dentist for a filling. My eldest is staying home with a nasty cough. Meanwhile, my daughters are dressed as bumble bees and unicorn fairies. And it’s day #1 at @spiralbtc.

It might not seem like it, but all these things are the dream.

[Spiral @spiralbtc]

We hired another one… only this time… he’s Canadian. And, yes, in his own words, all of the stereotypes apply. He’s a poutine-pounding, Hockey-hooter and hollerer, one man infinite politeness machine. Please welcome @matbalez to Spiral. (We still need a new hire graphic.)

[Mat Balez @matbalez]

i am an enjoyer of @lexeapp

it makes building & experimenting with lightning easy and (dare i say) fun

happen to be building something with it as i tweet this

[Lexe @lexeapp]

Introducing the Lexe CLI.

Only three commands to a self-custodial mainnet Lightning wallet:

$ curl -fsSL https://t.co/PAbJfckwBg | bash
$ lexe init
$ lexe create-invoice

It runs in an enclave, is always online, is hosted for free, and only you hold the keys. 20 second demo 👇

[Mat Balez @matbalez]

@omg21btc @PhoenixWallet a good idea whether in a BIP or not, is a good idea

a bad idea whether in a BIP or not, is a bad idea

this discussion is the free market

🫡

[Mat Balez @matbalez]

i love @PhoenixWallet—it's been my daily driver for years

i would love it even more if it adopted the ₿

so clean

[Mat Balez @matbalez]

@omg21btc @PhoenixWallet good luck with your 3rd subunit exploration

sounds very simple and intuitive

[Mat Balez @matbalez]

@omg21btc @PhoenixWallet hyperinflation is not an option (and a non-sequitur?)

there is, and always will be, 21M BTC - a fixed and absolutely scarce amount of bitcoin

[Mat Balez @matbalez]

@omg21btc @Mandrik @PhoenixWallet the problem with this is that it’s terrible

we don’t need more symbols

we have all we need

₿

🫡

[Mat Balez @matbalez]

@omg21btc @Mandrik @PhoenixWallet 😂

[Mat Balez @matbalez]

@omg21btc @Mandrik @PhoenixWallet it’s the opposite

i am trying to build consensus on the visual representation and let people speak how they wish. you asked for suggestions, i suggested.

[Mat Balez @matbalez]

@omg21btc @Mandrik @PhoenixWallet AI will catch up

there’s a skill for that
https://t.co/p6BSj6Y7ve

[Mat Balez @matbalez]

@omg21btc @Mandrik @PhoenixWallet Phonetically the units may be spoken how you wish: “bitcoin(s)”, “units of bitcoin”, “bees”, “bits”, even “sats” for the OGs.

Bitcoin, the asset, remains priced at $75K (per BTC).

[Mat Balez @matbalez]

@omg21btc @Mandrik @PhoenixWallet Nope.

Bitcoin will continue to be valued at $75K per BTC.

[Mat Balez @matbalez]

@Mandrik @PhoenixWallet 1BTC = ₿100,000,000

bitcoin is all you need

[Mat Balez @matbalez]

@BitcoinCoderBob @moneyball @mhluongo @robin_linus @_pretyflaco @PhoenixWallet 🤜

[Mat Balez @matbalez]

@BitcoinCoderBob @moneyball @mhluongo @robin_linus @_pretyflaco @PhoenixWallet I personally use the mass noun bitcoin.

[Mat Balez @matbalez]

@BitcoinCoderBob @moneyball @mhluongo @robin_linus @_pretyflaco @PhoenixWallet I say it regularly.

[Mat Balez @matbalez]

@itsLIRAN @BitcoinCoderBob @moneyball @mhluongo @robin_linus @_pretyflaco @PhoenixWallet it has entered the zeitgeist as an asset

0% of people know what the fundamental unit of bitcoin is

[Mat Balez @matbalez]

@BitcoinCoderBob @moneyball @mhluongo @robin_linus @_pretyflaco @PhoenixWallet 100 million units is one BTC, not “one bitcoin”

[Mat Balez @matbalez]

Sats pie chart

[Mat Balez @matbalez]

@roberttheterror @100xChaser @PhoenixWallet @cakewallet I do not see a display option for ₿ in @cakewallet

maybe soon?

[Mat Balez @matbalez]

@xNZNKMT

[Mat Balez @matbalez]

i'm spreading new love for use of the ₿ symbol:

https://t.co/QC4bhRhLdr

what's inside?
- the case for expressing bitcoin with ₿
- teach your agent the skill
- edit a screenshot
- keyboard shortcuts for typing
- list of wallets that have adopted
- many instances of ₿