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4 sats \ 0 replies \ @PiHiker OP 5h \ on: Shitcoin Blaster: arcade game demo + free ArkAPI credits gaming bitcoin bitcoin_beginners bitdevs

I just added sound and mobile support. Have fun! I think its pretty addictive! :)

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15 sats \ 0 replies \ @PiHiker 11h \ on: It's a Jackson Browne Economy: Running On Empty econ Music

Great song! If we double down on Bitcoin now it could be the solution we need to get us out of this mess.

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11 sats \ 2 replies \ @PiHiker 5 Apr \ parent \ on: U.S. CSAR Successfully Extracts Downed F-15E WSO Alive Politics_And_Law

I heard on the news from another former pilot they would carry a card with info in various languages with them, and your exactly right minimum reward for them handing them over to friendlies was 10 million. Good to see the rescue without all the BS but I heard we lost some more planes in the process. Happy Easter!

4 sats \ 0 replies \ @PiHiker OP 5 Apr \ parent \ on: I built a Bitcoin API with 25 endpoints on signet so it's free. Go hog wild. bitcoin tech lightning

Sats are your API key. was exactly the mental model I was aiming for.

On the Ark side: in the current implementation I'm not treating a session as a 1:1 long-lived VTXO. Once funding clears, the session balance is basically an internal service ledger, so the Ark/VTXO lifecycle is handled at the wallet layer rather than tied directly to the API token itself. That makes short-lived pay-per-call usage straightforward, which is the main target right now.

I also keep balances short-lived on purpose. Right now a funded session expires after 24 hours of inactivity, and each successful API call resets that timer. So the design is really optimized for active working balances, not for parking funds indefinitely, which helps avoid some of the longer-lived expiry edge cases.

You're also right that longer-lived dormant balances are where the design gets more interesting. For the current Signet deployment that hasn't been a real problem yet because sessions are short and mostly experimental, but for a production/mainnet version I'd want an explicit policy there: session expiry, balance refresh, auto-sweep, or some other deterministic handling instead of pretending idle balances can sit forever.

And yes, the barkd Lightning interop is the piece that makes the whole thing feel practical. That was the main appeal for me too: fast funding/auth semantics without turning every API call into its own payment event.

The WebSocket idea is a good one. Right now it's just polling, but for agent workflows a push model would be much cleaner. I've thought about either WebSocket or SSE for balance/session updates, especially for longer-running agent jobs.

Appreciate you kicking the tires on it. Domain Intel is a good place to start.

2 sats \ 0 replies \ @PiHiker 5 Apr freebie \ parent \ on: Bitcoin Faucet - The Real One bitcoin lightning

Ok fair point, I don't use Apple though so I can't use it even if I wanted to.

45 sats \ 0 replies \ @PiHiker 5 Apr freebie \ parent \ on: Bitcoin Faucet - The Real One bitcoin lightning

Agreed not touching this with a 10 ft pole.

I built a Bitcoin API with 25 endpoints on signet so it's free. Go hog wild.
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