Kicking off.




BTC Prague dev/hack/day is today. Hope you see you around. https://btcprague.com/dev-hack-day/
Here's the schedule for the users track at @BTCPrague dev/hack/day, coming up next week on June 18.

We have a call with and about nostr:npub1864jglrrhv6alguwql9pqtmd5296nww5dpcewapmmcazk8vq4mks0tt2tq coming up in a few hours. Join us. https://github.com/BitcoinDesign/Meta/issues/804
The latest newsletter is out. Published via Nostr (thanks to Yakihonne). Check out what has been happening in the community. https://yakihonne.com/article/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzprpfkvsapu7xzdpcst4yjc37s3m3dyxdq4nwgzus7z896dpnd24qqq24zcjgdfqhqafhwek4jjr62ueykj65dexhzv8dc8x
Do you enjoy refreshing time locks with Payjoins? No clue what that means but interested in keeping bitcoin secure and design? Join our call today at 14:00 UTC. https://github.com/BitcoinDesign/Meta/issues/803 
Congrats to Arcana Seed Lodge for taking home the best design prize at the Bitcoin 2025 hackathon. They stood out with a unique concept and execution, mashing up seed phrases, a story-driven experience, pixel art, and personal location-based memories. https://devpost.com/software/arcana-seed-lodge

Make sure to check out all the other projects here: https://b25.devpost.com/project-gallery
The prize was sponsored by the Bitcoin Design Foundation: https://bitcoindesignfoundation.org
Make sure to check out the full list of projects.
https://bitcoindesign.substack.com/p/the-bitcoin-designathon-2
And last, but not least, the third prize on the ecash track went to Asit.

The prizes for Accessibility and Open Design, as well as the first ecash note prize, went to Design_r for their work on SafeBits and "Just another Ecash nutsnote".

Umar, Daniel, and Lola received came in sixth with BitTerms, which simplifies the complex bitcoin jargon and terminology that we all encounter so often.

Margaret won fifth prize with her focus on accessibility with BitAble.

Fourth prize went to Tobi and Timi for their efforts in improving the UX of Zeus Wallet.

V won the third prize overall, as well as second prize and crowed favorite prize, for the ecash note project called Sovereign Note.

Second prize went to fer10_m and unllamas for their bitcoin-native ticketing platform.

First prize went to Deeksha and Stephen for their work on BOLT-12 powered subscriptions for podcasts.

We'd like to give another round of shout-outs to the winners of our second Designathon, and thank everyone who participated, sponsored, judged, organized, and other wise helped make the event happen.
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We just wrapped up the second Designathon!
120+ participants explored new ideas, sprinted through UX challenges, and dug into accessibility, and so much more.
Catch the full recap here:
https://bitcoindesign.substack.com/p/the-bitcoin-designathon-2
Presentation Round 2 starts at 15:00 UTC!
Hop in for the next set of project demos and feedback. Presenters, have your projects ready! Everyone else, tune in to celebrate the community’s creativity.

OpenCash — For sponsoring the Ecash Note Design track at the Bitcoin Designathon. Your support is helping designers craft beautiful, artful banknote concepts that bridge tradition and ecash.

