Mat Balez
@matbalez
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working for bitcoin @spiralbtc
Vancouver, BC
Joined August 2007
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.
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.)
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we have the coolest mayor
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With just 1 sentence you can get AI to do work for you, and pay in Bitcoin. 👇👇👇👇👇 Checkout how Roland @rolznz sends his friend Rene @renepickhardt $1 in sats using @getAlby's MCP (Model Context Protocol) with Goose @goose_oss an open-source AI Agent by @blocks
One of the more futuristic talks: by Roland Bewick @rolznz of @getAlby He explains and demos just how cool AI and Lightning work together ⚡️ Learn how you too can weild the power of MCP servers, AI Agents like @goose_oss and the magic of Nostr Wallet Connect @nwc_dev! 👇👇
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@AdameMedia It may be legit. LLMs have answered many more of my questions over the last year than Canadians have.
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if you're not in there already consider joining the bitcoin design community. product or brand POV all are welcome. and all levels of ₿ knowledge from expert to no experience beginner ✨
If there’s anything the Spiral Product Team loves, it’s bitcoin, good design, and gratuitous blog posts. In this lengthy but pivotal piece, @matbalez and @ConorOkus outline a few long-term plans to grow the Bitcoin Design Community’s influence and impact. https://t.co/kmCK2jfWgF
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Don’t forget to listen to the limited edition audio version narrated by yours truly
If there’s anything the Spiral Product Team loves, it’s bitcoin, good design, and gratuitous blog posts. In this lengthy but pivotal piece, @matbalez and @ConorOkus outline a few long-term plans to grow the Bitcoin Design Community’s influence and impact. https://t.co/kmCK2jfWgF
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we’re all builders now
no matter the title, we’re all builders prepping a talk to introduce @cursor_ai to designers – what would you want to see?
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cool they’re going to make the rocks float
Today, @ekindogus and I are excited to introduce @periodiclabs. Our goal is to create an AI scientist. Science works by conjecturing how the world might be, running experiments, and learning from the results. Intelligence is necessary, but not sufficient. New knowledge is
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His closing thoughts: Variety is the spice of life. Get into some weird stuff. Be brave. Diversify the aesthetic. Make something people will remember.
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My favorite talk from Design Week: @kyleluvsew on "Bitcoin Creative". Kyle dives into the art-forward evolution of the @CashApp brand over the years and surveys modern artists whose works might point the way forward for bitcoin. His talk is art, too. https://t.co/OsG787a945
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The following posts were some of my output from Day 5 of Bitcoin Design week. The goal was to try and re-imagine Silicon Valley with bitcoin products. While some people tried to re-imagine specific companies, .e.g Uber, LinkedIn, AirBNB, I took a slightly different approach.
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99% of my favorite moments from Bitcoin Design Week @PresidioBitcoin are things that were entirely unplanned and unexpected I think it is true in general but maybe especially so with a design audience in the room: You can’t plan inspiration Show up, engage, let it happen
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🚀 Day 1 of Presidio Bitcoin Design Week is in the books! Just kicked off 5 incredible days of talks, debates & design exercises. The energy in the room was amazing and we're just getting started! 🧡 #BitcoinDesign #Bitcoin
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Looking forward to this one So much fun design work to be explored around how & what we communicate to merchants about accepting bitcoin
🌱Speaker Announcement🌱 Product Marketing Manager at @spiralbtc , Board member of @PresidioBitcoin and host of 21 in 21 podcast @HBerkoe will be leading a workshop on "Grassroots Bitcoin Merchant Onboarding" during Bitcoin Design Week.
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big vision by one of the biggest thinkers i know solar pirates unite!
8/ Backing these solar pirates is my top priority @hivemind_vc 🏴☠️🌞🔋⚡️ Together with @PresidioBitcoin, we're hosting a Type I Summit in the Presidio this November. If these crazy ideas resonate with you, please apply to join https://t.co/wH7l0tPrrO
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just made my vibe-coding experience with @lexeapp much easier and more repeatable by vibe-coding a python wrapper that handles all the typical gotchas the result? time to build a bitcoin tipping web app: 9mins (down from 15mins+) with just a short prompt: "build a web app that
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