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Bitchat Permissioned Channels

Bringing private, permissioned channels into decentralized messaging to enable secure, local, and anonymous group communication

Bringing private, permissioned channels into decentralized messaging to enable secure, local, and anonymous group communication

For Bitcoin Design Week’s Grand Challenges sprint at Presidio Bitcoin, my team and I designed a permissioned channels feature for Bitchat, enabling private, invite-only group communication for nearby users while preserving its core principles of anonymity and decentralization. We translated the concept into high-fidelity designs in Figma and quickly brought it to life by prototyping and vibe-coding the experience in Cursor.

Role

Product Designer & Developer

Tools

Figma

Cursor

Timeline

September 18th, 2025 (One-day design sprint)

Skills

User Research
Product Strategy
Mobile UI Design

Skills

February to

May 2025

Product Designer

User Research
Product Strategy
Prototyping
Usability Testing

Watch our prototyped demo below!

View our vibe-coded product!

Thank you!

Thanks for visiting!

Resume

Resume

tvranjan06@berkeley.edu

LinkedIn

LinkedIn

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tvranjan06@berkeley.edu