matthewramsden
Matthew Ramsden

Block Screen (iOS) • NashBitDevs • BitcoinDevKit grantee • Prev: Spiral grantee

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2026-02-06 17:00:33 UTC

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😅 heh yea everything is breaking APIs included. In the most recent Block Screen v1.6.9 I added an additional API source for XAG & XAU so hoping that works for you now too (worked for me, I did have to restart my phone so the widgets would pick up on the change faster)

2026-02-05 15:13:30 UTC

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I shipped an update that added a backup endpoint (it was working when I released it), but the provider is now missing those rates on both the primary and backup endpoints, crazy! I’m monitoring today, and I’m also preparing a totally different source so I can ship another update in the next couple days if it doesn’t recover.

2026-02-01 18:37:36 UTC

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The 3rd party API endpoint I hit for this has an issue right now, I’ll keep monitoring the next few hours/days though to follow along to hopefully resolve in some way. Thanks for the heads up on this

2026-02-01 14:56:18 UTC

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lol. Lemme look into that

2026-01-14 14:26:08 UTC

i made an ai design reviewer for bitcoin iOS apps
https://bitcoinui.ai
install one line, run one command -> instant design review
support for claude, codex, cursor, opencode

2026-01-05 21:10:57 UTC

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The “I used to be a brother” -> “We’ll be your brothers, Dad” sequence at the end hit me

2026-01-05 20:58:34 UTC

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thanks for the knowledge and feedback, appreciate ya. 0 noise sounds perfect, I need to get one.

2026-01-05 19:59:16 UTC

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Good to know, it's definitely been on my radar https://github.com/reez/Traxe/issues/6 ... I need to get an Avalon at some point too

2026-01-05 16:16:55 UTC

Mine on two pools in parallel w Dual Pool for NerdQAxe.
Supported in Traxe.
https://blossom.primal.net/465120735c6cce8ea8a6699b316fe86f1ebe2e49bc2e703ced7b6b57d617a105.png

2025-12-30 14:12:45 UTC

Just added BTC/Silver option in Block Screen (already had BTC/Gold) so I could track TFTC @nprofile…raye 2026 predictions:
1. BTC ATH (40) in Gold?
Odell: Yes
Marty: No
2. BTC ATH (3500) in Silver?
Odell: Yes
Marty: No
https://blossom.primal.net/ae223f9f66b7bff2e5120649b483e757126485f4b8505a63e8a06d1b8d185a07.png
* Price (or Sats) Widget -> long press -> XAG/XAU *

2025-12-29 16:53:18 UTC

A few of my fav Block Screen’s from 2026 on Nostr.
@nprofile…szet @nprofile…3nf4 @nprofile…254y @nprofile…d5cw @nprofile…2u87
https://blossom.primal.net/1abcb90097ab46d952e5f28cf13580172ff79d73d7623567fa327764b4b38d4f.png
https://blossom.primal.net/8455576048ac52b77cfe91276a2f990514bfc6baa2f6e12b9b5ce81e57d3bad1.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/9693ce1c4cd3400ad39ab54219348a59d70246795e5b83e017828a49dc0eae1b.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/e3692ca6bde8a7c441ccd88b56dde03ebdf65090e6953b5ba5063a5f3a776c71.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/b6db41708ad9df9c506cdf58ca0e5eb49ba39188d1fd2442e9c99cfd75cfd15b.png

2025-12-09 18:07:04 UTC

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feel free to DM me or anything if you ever need help with them

2025-12-09 18:05:53 UTC

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huge thanks to nvk+doc for making products we want to build for

2025-12-09 15:46:02 UTC

SATSBUDDY iPhone app for SATSCARD
@nprofile…tjq5 and me made this app happen because we frequently give out SATSCARDs as gifts
SATSBUDDY is in alpha on TestFlight, send (sweep) support coming soon...
- SATSBUDDY on TestFlight: https://testflight.apple.com/join/Pq7KwWzB
- SATSBUDDY on GitHub: https://github.com/reez/SatsBuddy
- Rust implementation of Coinkite Tap Protocol: https://github.com/bitcoindevkit/rust-cktap
- Coinkite Tap Protocol: https://github.com/coinkite/coinkite-tap-proto
- SATSCARD: https://satscard.com

2025-11-10 17:34:31 UTC

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Be like @nprofile…jeg6 today
Pay in bitcoin & use Block Screen on your Lock Screen
#nevent1q…r9gf

2025-11-10 16:45:34 UTC

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Where’s this?

2025-11-01 17:09:27 UTC

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bitcoin vs gold on Block Screen now (iPhone + Apple Watch)
thanks to suggestions from @nprofile…7knp @nprofile…adk9
v1.6.5
https://blossom.primal.net/41a61d4bbcad0eb876237665a56c67c5cfb25169c4d2b29ffa63bb0cf87571ff.png
#nevent1q…jx79

2025-10-18 13:47:01 UTC

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Heck ya

2025-10-18 12:46:50 UTC

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thanks, hit me up anytime w feature requests or issues, that rules that you have 2 bitaxes ⛏️

2025-10-12 23:46:11 UTC

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Call screening. You?

2025-10-12 16:22:39 UTC

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Good point, lemme try to add that for the next release

2025-10-09 20:12:25 UTC

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Good lookin out. This will be updated in version 1.6.3

2025-10-09 14:22:06 UTC

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Thanks!

2025-10-08 19:39:19 UTC

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https://blossom.primal.net/bc7c5c684bba1c90f9bdaf7adc39c6deb96862c373d48fe1ae433d0291404f25.png

2025-10-08 19:39:04 UTC

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Block Screen version 1.6.2 is available now in the App Store and has this feature
(Sometimes with widgets you have to delete the widget and add the same widget back to show the new options, so if you update the app and don’t happen to see the new xau option then it’s one of these situations where ya have to delete+add)

2025-10-07 14:26:30 UTC

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Lemme see if I can get this into the next release 👍

2025-09-17 18:59:32 UTC

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It definitely would, I’m interested to look into Avalon now

2025-09-17 18:53:10 UTC

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Totally agree. Let me try to do that because I’d want that too

2025-09-17 18:52:18 UTC

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I thought I was, but it was a last minute add because of App Store review so good heads up I’ll check my logic again to make sure it removes the tag if no location access

2025-09-17 16:07:39 UTC

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Yeah if someone doesn’t allow weatherkit api then I approximate based on time of day and stuff

2025-09-17 15:34:11 UTC

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You’re on fire!
No Apple weather API that avoids asking location permission, sadly. I hate that too (and also they made me put the Apple Weather text at the bottom too 😑)
Thanks for saying the art+animations are clean, appreciate ya

2025-09-17 15:31:47 UTC

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💯

2025-09-17 15:31:08 UTC

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Right now it works w esp-miner https://github.com/bitaxeorg/ESP-Miner related firmware. It would be cool to support Avalon too, I’m not familiar with their firmware so I just opened up an issue on the Traxe repo to do some research to find out

2025-09-16 18:09:05 UTC

Getting up shots at an outdoor basketball court has always been one of my favorite things.
So I made an iPhone game trying to replicate it: live weather, endless play, chill.
Endless Basketball, a one-hand portrait-mode basketball game.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6748888531
https://blossom.primal.net/fa7efa55270f74d1dc6b91490d9433983e11071a13922d10b58d56b38ed36a8c.png

2025-09-16 18:05:25 UTC

Traxe is updated for iOS 26 Liquid Glass.
New in version 1.6.0 is Home Screen & Lock Screen widgets, and Apple Intelligence.
Track your Bitaxe, NerdQAxe++, Lucky Miner, and more.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bitcoin-mining-traxe/id6744660207
https://blossom.primal.net/c338da3cd9d4314b9c54d56e608baac2496a27d4ab9d12c15203fc4bc0e8b8e0.png

2025-09-16 18:01:17 UTC

Our family van now has block height & mempool stats on its touchscreen display.
Every Apple screen turns into a bitcoin widget:
•iPhone
•Apple Watch
•iPad
•Mac
•CarPlay
Block Screen is updated for iOS 26 Liquid Glass: live mempool & mining stats, price, news & more.
All features are free.
A native iPhone app built to look & feel like a native iPhone app.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/block-screen-bitcoin-widgets/id1533333210
https://blossom.primal.net/198b14b8b6d11b9f5a1594af058eba9d7a7665c9582b06f1af4b02f583246b5b.png

2025-09-09 02:49:39 UTC

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There’s some good ones on TestFlight I’ve been using. A few that are just insanely nice

2025-09-09 02:44:11 UTC

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Just downloaded so I’ll check it out and play around w it now, looks cool

2025-09-08 20:43:04 UTC

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Awesome I’ll be keeping an eye out

2025-09-08 20:38:52 UTC

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Yeah the scariest upgrade for me is always the macOS beta on my main machine. What are you using WebKit and such for that you mentioned there? Contex.st?

2025-09-08 20:35:55 UTC

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Both intention and execution are not perfect, but it’s just really nice using it on my daily driver and using it for my apps hitting next week when they allow new iOS 26 updates to go out to everyone.
That’s really funny you mention light mode because that’s actually what I’ve been using with it (have always been using dark mode previously)

2025-09-08 20:32:54 UTC

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Yeah I’m a dev, so it’s been on a dev device from the jump (and I was not totally in love w it), but ever since I put it on my daily device a week or two ago I’ve been loving it. Liquid Glass is nice.

2025-09-08 18:43:33 UTC

iOS 26 is good

2025-08-04 21:24:27 UTC

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Big ups to OpenSats
#nevent1q…fldq

2025-07-31 17:16:19 UTC

10
https://blossom.primal.net/e1a9678c0b5bd15d053dac6638245683170c0dd76aff0848e307a55590b56047.png

2025-07-30 16:08:19 UTC

NACKamoto / ACKamoto
My website listing Bitcoin Core ACKs & NACKS:
ACK ✅ ackamoto.com
NACK ❌ nackamoto.com
https://blossom.primal.net/2af9f36275bfc30d200a9620a3b9268b8995197ee80fa29b85402d68fb8bfa35.png
https://blossom.primal.net/4b4a71d61c0d9794970698512cb33e1ed3d28ab94d947f71fed2705d3fa4bca8.png

2025-07-30 01:19:30 UTC

Finished reading Mistborn The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson.
Started reading it April 9. An outlier for me because usually I finish a book fast or don’t continue reading it.
I started The Way Of Kings around Christmas time via rec from bro-in-law, couldn’t get into it for whatever reason at the time so stopped reading it, then decided to try Mistborn series instead to see if that clicked for me.

2025-07-15 15:17:57 UTC

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You dove in a lot more than me so far, so that was a really interesting read. Mostly I was messing around with adding menu bar items the other day to see how that felt in Block Screen on iPad

2025-07-15 14:11:21 UTC

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Yeah I see that Stage Manager issue now so thanks I’ll put in an update, although nothing in the app is related at all technically to “autolayout” since it’s not built with UIKit. Side note, what do you think of the new windowing system in iPadOS26?

2025-07-14 16:02:03 UTC

Check out @nprofile…lpwp https://base58.school and sign up for the Wallets for Devs course

2025-07-14 15:57:42 UTC

i am building cool stuff with good people

2025-07-14 14:36:37 UTC

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Will do 🤞

2025-07-14 12:46:17 UTC

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Thanks for kickstarting me on it, more updates to come in the next few months

2025-07-14 12:45:36 UTC

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Go Cubs Go, Go Cubs Go
PCA playing awesome, Cubs are winning, life is good.

2025-07-11 13:43:30 UTC

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Nice! sent a chat to ya on it

2025-07-09 03:00:47 UTC

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Looking for this solution too
#nevent1q…sx0p

2025-07-08 20:50:24 UTC

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Just messaged the address

2025-07-08 20:49:44 UTC

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😆 he’s a real wildcard that one

2025-07-08 20:02:13 UTC

bitchat + bolt12 + bitdevs
https://blossom.primal.net/3434049533cb8b22d228bf31942b685c69fd263d4acc53fde70bacc0116229c1.png

2025-06-26 19:49:46 UTC

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Will give iPad more love with iOS 26 release

2025-06-13 23:57:55 UTC

iPhone apps that look+feel like iPhone apps.
Android apps that look+feel like Android apps.
web apps that look+feel like web apps.

2025-06-09 20:14:25 UTC

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Apple is still bitcoin-only.
(SF Symbols 7)
https://blossom.primal.net/705a85ff568d4ec5775e50508177dc07c3a3dcb6393f9bf00eb886be123a2916.png
https://blossom.primal.net/3625beadd6f7768379f82308fc57767ea276c63c4fb9d86783ecc280b7c9e4d7.png
#nevent1q…9ve3

2025-06-04 21:04:11 UTC

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Your prob right on the two dashes ha

2025-06-04 20:01:48 UTC

🌎
abundance —> taste
scarcity —> utility

2025-05-24 17:22:01 UTC

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No prob, my widget game is strong because of my other app Block Screen

2025-05-23 21:15:25 UTC

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Awesome!

2025-05-23 12:04:34 UTC

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(Firmware version number)

2025-05-23 12:03:55 UTC

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What firmware is your bitaxe using?

2025-05-23 01:47:36 UTC

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I just pushed out an update (version 1.0.2) that *might* fix this, lemme know if it does, otherwise I’ll look into this regardless

2025-05-23 01:39:20 UTC

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Not yet at least
https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqswl88njps0qjszadeuptxv8deqdt5zmygf6940t2dfsp0y3cnaawq0s0q4e

2025-05-23 01:38:43 UTC

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I have a widget but only enabled it for Standby mode (right now at least?), maybe I’ll enable it for Home Screen too

2025-05-23 01:35:51 UTC

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I have an Android phone too so yeah I’d like to build one for that too

2025-05-23 01:34:13 UTC

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Yeah get one!

2025-05-22 16:09:13 UTC

Traxe: the iPhone app to track your Bitaxe
Available on the App Store.
Native iOS.
Supports StandBy and Dark Mode.
Open Source.
An experiment.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/traxe/id6744660207
https://blossom.primal.net/63fe69711643991a079ad1825f97b3aa003d172e997552f76f509e490fd8e807.png

2025-05-22 02:23:40 UTC

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I don’t think possible from Swift Playground iPad app, possible from a swift playground in Xcode but not as straightforward (maybe at WWDC they make this possible on iPad 🤞).
Trying out some different things on the Monday app collaborating w my friends Christoph&Daniel from Bitcoin Design Foundation which has been fun.

2025-05-22 01:52:36 UTC

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The nice thing about both BDK and LDK is written in Rust *but* provide Swift bindings, so if someone is a Swift dev they never even have to touch Rust they just use the Swift SDK

2025-05-22 01:49:40 UTC

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Monday is close to a public TestFlight, basically 1 more feature to be implemented. It has L1 onchain support currently (via LDK Nodes integration of BDK)
And thanks for saying that about the BDK Swift Wallet design!

2025-05-22 00:51:47 UTC

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Hard to distill it in all of its angles and nuance here. I like the KeychainServices integration, what are your thoughts? BDK is focused on L1 yet integrates really well with L2’s. I’m personally a big fan of Lightning https://github.com/reez/Monday (LDK Node uses BDK as the onchain wallet)

2025-05-21 22:25:33 UTC

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BDK is totally good for mainnet, iOS app still just testnet today for other considerations

2025-05-21 15:57:42 UTC

I’ve been TENET maxxing lately

2025-05-16 01:12:57 UTC

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Time to find out
nevent1qqsylxtzvu90dvrj98zrxfnsf5yuwv8tnx66wkuu43y20g9sylcs7fctcyvd6

2025-05-14 19:43:42 UTC

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I think it would be nice too. Not sure when/if I’ll do it, but you mentioning it will bump it up the list for me.

2025-05-02 21:07:36 UTC

Jesus therefore, perceiving that they were about to come and take him by force, to make him king, withdrew again to the mountain by himself. (John 6:15)

2025-05-01 13:26:00 UTC

big https://www.theverge.com/news/659246/apple-epic-app-store-judge-ruling-control

2025-04-27 19:27:29 UTC

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Call your version “One Bit”

2023-09-19 12:22:22 UTC

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Eli Rousso, one of my favorite designers over the past 10+ years