We had a nice project intro session about Arké yesterday, covering the origin story, ambitions, UX and design details, and lots more. Check it out.

https://youtu.be/ORIjqn1YMbQ

Coming up soon (probably): https://arke.cash

Arké is self-custodial. The app relies on iCloud and Keychain, which iOS users already trust. An Esplora server helps with bitcoin network data, and an Ark server helps with payments. So far there's no need for any other server infrastructure and I am looking to keep it that way if possible. https://arke.cash/

Arké is heading toward TestFlight alpha testing. It's an Ark wallet, based on the implementation by Second, and on signet at the moment. If you'd like to give it a whirl, there's a waitlist signup on the website: https://arke.cash/

Time to mess around and break things.

If bitcoin is good for data storage, anyone know how I can sync my iCloud to it? Would be nice to have an extra backup.

When you hide your balance in Arké, you see a nice scenic view of a Tuscan landscape instead. I find it feels quite nice. A masked balance ("*****") still makes you think about the balance. A nice landscape is more relaxing.

Arké is coming along nicely. I like this phase where you do a ton of small iteration and tweaking and you can feel the overall experience becoming more polished and smooth.

And I am sure a whole bunch of my decisions will prove to be wrong in user testing. But that’s no reason not go out with opinionated UX.

Have a good weekend. And let’s be kind to one another.