I made the ultimate physical bitcoin!

I've frequently found myself gifting small amounts of bitcoin to friends and family, and wanted an end-all-be-all solution to it. Having them register an exchange or brokerage account for a casual gift is absurd, as is the cost and intense knowledge and preparation necessary to manage a software or hardware wallet. I wanted something that was as easy as handing them cash, a gold bar, or a gift card, so I made these cards!

All existing solutions for a bearer-like instrument I found lacking in some way. I wanted it to be:

• Fireproof
• Not prone to flash-memory failure
• Tamper Evident
• Show it's denomination
• Show a verifiable address & QR code
• Explicitly state it contains bitcoin and is analogous to cash / gold bar, so it's not mistaken as a novelty product, and provides an analogy and some information for those unfamiliar with bitcoin
• Store a recovery phrase, not a private key (extremely easy electrum import and no risk of losing change funds while sweeping)

I had a lot of fun with this! I went with braille because it encodes text with the least amount of engraving and I didn't feel like investing in a proper CNC for such a small initial batch lol. I would love one day for there to be a physical bitcoin market as large as physical gold and silver, and buying them as seamless as buying a 1oz gold bar on JM Bullion. I want to enable bitcoin believers to onboard their friends and family, including those not experienced with technology, with as little effort as possible. Handing someone a bar and saying "hey, you own bitcoin!" is so cool, and undoubtedly gets them thinking about it's potential as a store of value.