Bitcoin Design Newsletter #73
Bitcoin Design Newsletter #73
The Designathon is on. Let's get creative and have fun. Join us.
Our second [Bitcoin Designathon](
Presidio Bitcoin Design Week
Presidio Bitcoin Design Week
We’re bringing together designers from the bitcoin community and designers from across Silicon Valley’s tech community to tackle how to beautif...
) is happening, from May 4 - 18. It will be online and open for anyone globally to participate. A great time to explore creative ideas and design problems around bitcoin. For more info, to register, submit ideas and projects, [see the website](
Presidio Bitcoin Design Week
Presidio Bitcoin Design Week
We’re bringing together designers from the bitcoin community and designers from across Silicon Valley’s tech community to tackle how to beautif...
). Let’s go!
#### **Community 🧑🤝🧑**
* If you’d like to help plan or promote the Designathon, join our [event planning call](
GitHub
Event planning call #4 · Issue #770 · BitcoinDesign/Meta
UTCTime: 2025-04-10 14:00 UTC Duration: 1h Agenda Another event planning call to do some organization around the Designathon, Oslo Freedom Forum Re...
) on Thursday. We very much appreciate your support. Other initiatives being organized:
* [UX Research @ Oslo Freedom Forum](
Oslo Freedom Forum
Explore OFF
Oslo, Norway June 1-3, 2026 Buy Tickets Oslo, Norway June 1-3, 2026 Buy tickets About The Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF) is a global gathering of human r...
)
* [Design Week Presidio](
GitHub
Plan Presidio Bitcoin Design Week · Issue #746 · BitcoinDesign/Meta
This is a bit of a placeholder issue for an event that may or may not happen, in some form or another. There has been some loose conversation aroun...
)
* [Design track @ BTC Prague dev/hack/day](
GitHub
BTC Prague 2025 dev/hack/day design track · Issue #745 · BitcoinDesign/Meta
This is the third year we have the option to organize a design track at the BTC Prague dev/hack/day (one, two). Last year was great, so let's decid...
)
* The [Bitcoin 2025 Hackathon](
Hackathon
Build the future of Bitcoin! Join the ultimate hackathon focused on creating groundbreaking Bitcoin-based products and solutions
) started on Monday. It’s 1.5 months long, so you have plenty of time to participate. The [Bitcoin Design Foundation](
Bitcoin Design Foundation
We support designers who improve the bitcoin user experience.
) is sponsoring a design prize.
* If you’re in Austin on May 7-9, join the [Bitcoin++ conference and hackathon](
bitcoin++ ATX || May 7-9, 2025
Join us in Austin May 2025 for the bitcoin++, the premier FOSS conference for bitcoin
). The foundation is also sponsoring a design prize there.
* There are [8 design projects](
Summer of Bitcoin
Summer of Bitcoin 2025 Organizations
Learn more about the organizations and projects participating in Summer of Bitcoin 2025.
) in this year’s Summer of Bitcoin program. Take a look. Participants are currently preparing their proposals.
#### **Bitcoin design guide 🗺️**
Have you used the guide? We’re doing research on how it’s being used, what’s working well, and may need to be added. If you have feedback or would like to participate in an interview, [reach out](
GitHub
Bitcoin Design Guide: Use Cases and Interviews · Issue #1097 · BitcoinDesign/Guide
The Bitcoin Design Guide is an extensive resource used by builders. Like any resource collecting user feedback and documenting this will provide in...
).
#### **Seeking feedback 🗣️👂**
* [Bitcoin-Safe Desktop wallet](
Stacker News
Bitcoin Safe = Self-custody done right 🧡 \ stacker news
🔁 Synced address labels & categories 💻 Across all your devices 🔐 Encrypted via Nostr 🛠️ Use your own relay ✅ Instant or async sync ...
) is seeking users and feedback.
* [Bitcoin UX research toolkit](
UX Research Toolkit
A UX Research Toolkit for bitcoin builders.
) needs to improve and grow! What else you’d add?
* How do you like the BitPlebs bitcoiner [faction banners](
X (formerly Twitter)
Plebs Together Strong (@plebstogether) on X
Bitcoin isn’t just tech. It’s a rebellion.
At the #BitPlebs Summit, 4 Bitcoiner factions assembled.
Builders, educators, cypherpunks, and sove...
)?
* Does TikTok have good UX for live streams? [Discuss](
Discord
Discord - Group Chat That’s All Fun & Games
Discord is great for playing games and chilling with friends, or even building a worldwide community. Customize your own space to talk, play, and h...
).
#### **Wallet updates 👜**
* [ZEUS wallet](
https://njump.me/note1e4g4v76enmaywaqd5rtja5nxenrql94xpurn9np4ljyn9eh7x43q4xjjds) and [BTCpay Server](
X (formerly Twitter)
d4rp4t (@d4rp4t) on X
Is this nuts? 🥜
) (see [Erik’s designs](
Discord
Discord - Group Chat That’s All Fun & Games
Discord is great for playing games and chilling with friends, or even building a worldwide community. Customize your own space to talk, play, and h...
)) will integrate [Cashu](
ZEUS
Cashu is coming to ZEUS.
). Until then, get these Telegram and Signal [Ecash sticker](
BitPopArt
GM☀️ #coffeechain ✍️ Find here the #ecash stickers for Telegram and Signal #art Telegram Signal
).
* [Misty Breez](
X (formerly Twitter)
Breez ⚡ (@Breez_Tech) on X
Introducing Misty Breez ⚡️
The simplest self-custodial app for bitcoin payments.
Powered by the Breez SDK - Nodeless.
Read all about our new...
) is a new liquid wallet with lightning support.
* Eric has been helping to improve the design of [Sovran](
https://sovranbitcoin.com/), together with Sushant as part of the Bitshala x Bitcoin Design Fellowship. They designed [UI/UX updates](
https://www.figma.com/file/inNLo6AaPMX26D3GumcXGC?node-id=0:1&locale=en&type=design) for the send, receive, onboarding, transaction details, and more.
#### **Conferences 📅**
* Catch up with [talk recordings](
) from the [MIT Bitcoin Expo](
https://mitbtcexpo.org).
* FOSS Backstage 2025 [talk recordings](
) are available, with some great talks on design.
* [Bitcoin Film Fest](
Bitcoin FilmFest - the heart of Bitcoin Cinema
Bitcoin FilmFest
All Bitcoin movies here. Filmmakers, cinema fans, movie producers & investors. Immerse in Bitcoin Film industry with Bitcoin FilmFest, orangepill &...
), is happening May 22-25 in Warsaw, PL.
* ATL BitLab is organizing the [Battle of the Minehackers](
Battle of the Minehackers | ATL BitLab Hackathon
A global hackathon focused on all things bitcoin mining. Mining should be decentralized. Join the fight.
) Hackathon on June 7 - July in Atlanta, USA (online participation welcome).
#### **Opportunities 💡**
* Waye.dev is looking for a [brand and marketing designer](
📃.md).
* The Adopting Bitcoin conference team is hunting for a passionate [video creator](
Bitcoiner Jobs
Bitcoiner Jobs | Media & Events Jobs
Find Media & Events jobs working with Bitcoiners.
).
* 21bitcoin is looking for a remote [graphic designer](
21bitcoin (Remote): Grafikdesigner
21bitcoin has a remote job opening for Grafikdesigner (published: 27.03.2025). Apply now or check the other available jobs.
), ideally in Austria.
* Bipa is looking for a hybrid [product designer](
Bitcoiner Jobs
Bitcoiner Jobs | The Bitcoin Job Board
Bitcoiner Jobs is the leading career site helping to build the emerging Bitcoin industry and the careers of Bitcoiners within it.
) near Brazil.
* JAN3 is looking for a remote freelance [visual designer](
Bitcoiner Jobs
Bitcoiner Jobs | Design Jobs
Find Design jobs working with Bitcoiners.
) (Illustration & Motion).
* There is a [50k sats bounty](
Stacker News
💰 50k sats bounty to refactor HUSZONEGY.world to a SEO-friendly website \ stacker news
This is the website of https://HUSZONEGY.world -- Hungarian bitcoin-only community. This is a relatively small, static-content website, with no dyn...
) to refactor HUSZONEGY.world to a SEO-friendly website.
#### **Everything else 😀**
* Studio Twentyone posted their [March and April newsletters](
Studio Twentyone Newsletter | Sahil Chaturvedi | Substack
Your portal into the world of bitcoin design—
monthly, by SAHIL. Click to read Studio Twentyone Newsletter, by Sahil Chaturvedi, a Substack publi...
).
* Mo reflects on [The Human Side of Bitcoin Adoption](
The Human Side of Bitcoin Adoption
One conversation at a time
).
* Read about the history of [Freebanking](
Juraj Bednar
Cashu: Bitcoin freebanking
[Slovenská verzia] [Česká verze]
You can also listen to this blog as an audio:
https://juraj.bednar.io/assets/audioblog/podcast_audio/cas...
) and how it relates to Ecash.
* Listen to Conor and Stephen speak with Stephan Livera about [fixing bitcoin payment UX](
).
* Watch an [interview with Steven Roose](
) about Ark, a self-custodial layer 2 based on UTXO sharing.
* IxTech shared a design for a new [BitAxe cover](
https://x.com/IxTechCrypto/status/1804264812462985350).
For more, visit the [Bitcoin Design website](
Bitcoin Design
Bitcoin Design. Open-source design for bitcoin products.
Bitcoin Design is a free open-source community resource that helps designers and developers working on bitcoin-products to create better experience...
) and [follow us](
Bitcoin Design
Follow
Follow activity from Bitcoin Design Community on Twitter and other social media.
).
_This update is brought to you by [Christoph](
X (formerly Twitter)
Christoph Ono (@GBKS) on X
Helping improve bitcoin design with many others at https://t.co/T5tFjXaQhd & Bitcoin Design Foundation. I write a weekly update at https://t.co/J66...
) & [Mo](
https://twitter.com/MogashniNaidoo) and [Paperpsych](
X (formerly Twitter)
paperpsych (@_paperpsych) on X
Curator @bitshala #bitspace :)
). We’d love to hear [your feedback](
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