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Video: Hashrabbit's Melissa Volkmann on Bitcoin's Design Mistakes

To Ƀ or not to ฿? That is the question posed by designer Melissa Volkmann, who wants bitcoin companies to rethink the industry's creative direction.

Updated Sep 14, 2021, 2:02 p.m. Published Feb 28, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
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To Ƀ or not to ฿? That is the question posed by designer Melissa Volkmann, who recently penned a blog post calling on bitcoin companies to rethink the industry's creative direction.

The self-confessed 'tech nerd', who heads up design at mining software firm Hashrabbit, is on a quest to "refresh public perception" about digital currency and increase its consumer appeal, starting with the businesses currently operating in the space.

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In this interview, we discuss the industry's biggest creative flaws, bitcoin's lack of designers and Volkmann's earliest experiences with the 'magic internet money'.

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