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Gift: I made a Bitcoin Pokemon Card to teach my 4 y.o

752 sats \ 10 comments \ @sbounmy 28 Nov bitcoin

For the past 3 years, instead of buying $50 toys that often end up unused after 2 days for birthdays and Christmas, I’ve been printing custom paper wallets bitcoins as gifts instead.

This year, he is obsessed about Pokemon cards... So I made him a Bitcoin Pokémon-style card 7.5cm x 11.3cm with his face & best friend (stylized using ChatGPT).

Instead of HP and attacks, I put simple explanations of public key, blockchain and proof-of-work

It turns the Bitcoin into something fun and memorable for a 4 year old.

Over the years, this little tradition has unexpectedly orange-pilled friends, family, and even a few parents at school. Kids show the cards to each other, adults ask questions, and suddenly Bitcoin feels less abstract.

PS: if you have any improvements on the card, please feel free !

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4 sats \ 2 replies \ @plunda 28 Nov

this is awesome! but are you sure that QR was blurred enough?

51 sats \ 1 reply \ @grimtechnet 28 Nov

It's definitely not blurred enough. Gaussian blurs are not good at concealing secrets. It should be completely blacked out. This reminds me of a 2017 story where security researchers swiped one of Roger Ver's wallets. https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/lets-enhance-how-we-found-rogerkver-s-1000-wallet-obfuscated-private-key-8514e74a5433

1 sat \ 0 replies \ @sbounmy OP 2 Dec

thanks! I will know for next time. its a dummy private key on the pic

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @mateusdeap 28 Nov

I'm surprised there are 4 year olds that'd get a grasp on this, but hey, I can see how they'd all think this is super cool lol

Zapped for the dedication and because, yes, toys are overrated for kids. I'm definitely taking a page out of this for my kids

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @sbounmy OP 2 Dec

'm surprised there are 4 year olds that'd get a grasp on this, but hey, I can see how they'd all think this is super cool lol Zapped for the dedication and because, yes, toys are overrated for kids. I'm definitely taking a page out of this for my kids

thanks! i'm like "If you give a kid a toy, you entertain him for a day. But if you give him sats, you set him up for a lifetime."

So I spent quite some time building the design and app 🥲

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @OT 28 Nov

Are they showing the cards with the private key at school?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @sbounmy OP 2 Dec

haha I thinking on upgrading this with a card sleeve so the back is hidden and seal it :)