An experimental promo video for Arké about how bitcoin is a bit like a public park. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5JakxNnaJo Working on the app is fun, but man do I sometimes need creative side quests when Claude rattles on and on.

A new version of Arké is now up on TestFlight. Here are the changes, with the first two being the biggest ones: - Better fee estimation for lightning payments (including send all). - More precise refresh notification scheduling. - Change inline address expansion in receive to a sheet format. - Add option to export debug logs (thank you Duncan). - Make first use experience accessible. - X-Ray view iteration (single reload button, more usable VTXO refresh options…). - Dismiss wallet deletion view once deletion is complete. - Fix tag rendering after import. - Fix initial rendering and empty state of fee summary view. - Fix localization issues in devices screen. It's quite a diverse mix of things, many of them stemming from feedback and conversations. Please keep them coming, no matter how big or small.

A few Arké users have reported a balance that has been stuck in pending for a few days. Here's how you can get it unstuck (the underlying issue is already fixed and this should not happen anymore). In your balance details view, you'll see a timer that reads something like "Next round in 12m". Keep the app active until that point in time, and maybe give it another few minutes extra. That should fix it. If it doesn't reach out. Thanks to everyone for testing and helping make the app more solid.

It’s not, but they have a role. A parent can only set these things up when companies implement them properly. No chance when you’re not given the tools and are up against an engineering team maximizing virality and teens figuring out workarounds at light speed. Apple has great parental controls and we use them heavily at home. I also know many parents struggling with this. https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/06/apple-previews-new-child-safety-features/

Pretty sure social media bans wouldn't have come up if social media companies had taken more responsibility in protecting minors. Simple stuff like not letting kids be contacted by random adults, muting push notifications at night or during school hours, private accounts by default, removing engagement-maximizing mechanics, etc. When parents and teachers constantly fight against this stuff at home and in school, of course there's a strong counter-reaction at some point. Let's not let those companies off the hook easily.

Updated some pages on the Arké website: https://arke.cash/roadmap/ https://arke.cash/how/ https://arke.cash/how-technical/ Better, not perfect.

That sounds like message for Pedro who owns that domain. Could not find him here on Nostr, but he is on Twix (https://x.com/pedromvpg)

Thank you! Would love to hear more if you're open to sharing your feedback.

Some notes from the bark and Arké mainnet launches last week, along with first feedback on the app. It's been exciting. https://gbks.substack.com/p/toot

Jack Kruse specifically. Minor mention to the lady before that talking about how the “they” manipulate the weather.

Would be nice if bitcoin conferences did not put pseudoscience and conspiracy peddlers on the big stages. How about a dedicated BS stage?