Some real talk about #bitcoin usability:

I gave away bitcoin at the last 2600 meeting. The goal was to show how easy it was and out didn't really go well. My go-to wallet has a bunch of security checks and education:

- phone pin required for app to work

- removing the pin, even temporarially, wipes keys

- lots of explanations before you van use the app

- forced backup and test before you can receive

It made for a crummy demo to be perfectly honest.

One person asked if he had to accept the terms (specifically the wiping keys if a PIN was removed). I told him no (which was the only part that really went well) and set him up with BlueWallet.

And after I sent the funds, they didn't see anything because it takes a bit to confirm.

In the end, I sent people a few bucks in coin and it probably arrived by now. Everyone who got set up on Friday was self-custodied, using entirely open source wallets, and have some KYC coins. So it wasn't a complete failure.

I wasn't going to set people up with a closed source wallet, or a custodial solution, so lightning was right out for a simple demo. It's way too complicated and cumbersome. Heck, it felt like on-chain was too complicated in this case!

So I need to work on leveling up my game of showing people how fast and easy it can be. That's the main takeaway here. 🤓