[Feedback] Gift Bitcoin in Red envelope

[salmaChan]

I'm working on this project with a friend, where we designed a red envelope (Hongbao🧧) with Bitcoin theme in mind.
We have two designs now:

• Red: https://talkimg.com/images/2025/07/16/UAGlSI.png
• Orange: https://talkimg.com/images/2025/07/16/UAGx3d.png

The app part is where user can generate a custom paper wallet
https://talkimg.com/images/2025/07/16/UAM295.png
Would love your opinion: https://hongbaob.tc/

[shield132]

I'm working on this project with a friend, where we designed a red envelope (Hongbao🧧) with Bitcoin theme in mind.
We have two designs now:

• Red:
• Orange:

The app part is where user can generate a custom paper wallet

Would love your opinion: https://hongbaob.tc/

I like the red envelope, it looks cool but I believe it would be better to use a different red because this one looks like the Red Diploma from the Soviet Union. As I see, I get free credits on every envelope purchase. How can I use those free credits? Also consider that your How It Works page is empty and you need to fill it with content. To be fair with you, I wouldn't generate keys on your website, I would download the PDF and change the QR code with my keys in Photoshop.

Btw I wish you good luck. Those songs in the footer were unexpected and funny to hear.

[salmaChan]

I'm working on this project with a friend, where we designed a red envelope (Hongbao🧧) with Bitcoin theme in mind.
We have two designs now:

• Red:
• Orange:

The app part is where user can generate a custom paper wallet

Would love your opinion: https://hongbaob.tc/

I like the red envelope, it looks cool but I believe it would be better to use a different red because this one looks like the Red Diploma from the Soviet Union. As I see, I get free credits on every envelope purchase. How can I use those free credits? Also consider that your How It Works page is empty and you need to fill it with content. To be fair with you, I wouldn't generate keys on your website, I would download the PDF and change the QR code with my keys in Photoshop.

Btw I wish you good luck. Those songs in the footer were unexpected and funny to hear.

Lol thank you, there's an offline mode for that very reason so you wouldn't worry about us taking they key + the code is public in Github so everyone can check it out
We were just having fun with the songs 
The red is to keep the chinese tradition with the red envelopes but we think of making other colors and designs
 

[goldkingcoiner]

I'm working on this project with a friend, where we designed a red envelope (Hongbao🧧) with Bitcoin theme in mind.
We have two designs now:

• Red:
• Orange:

The app part is where user can generate a custom paper wallet

Would love your opinion: https://hongbaob.tc/

Interesting project. From a first, quick glance I can say that you have obviously put in some time and effort!

I think if the art designs were not AI, then it would be a more valuable product. Over all, the AI does cheapen the entire project a bit, from my perspective. Perhaps a good idea would be a customizable option where people can send you pictures of their relatives/love ones and you just turn that into the design? That would definitely be more unique and memorable than some generic AI art.

Also, you already have at least two threads dedicated to the same project in the Project Development board. One is more than enough.

[r_victory]

I really liked the red; it's more elegant, and with the gold Bitcoin symbol, it conveys something truly exclusive. You mentioned that delivery is free. Is there a distance limit? If I order here in Brazil, will there be any cost beyond the envelope?

I want to take this opportunity to wish you success in your endeavor, and say that it's a great gift; in fact, Bitcoin is the best gift today...

[salmaChan]

I really liked the red; it's more elegant, and with the gold Bitcoin symbol, it conveys something truly exclusive. You mentioned that delivery is free. Is there a distance limit? If I order here in Brazil, will there be any cost beyond the envelope?

I want to take this opportunity to wish you success in your endeavor, and say that it's a great gift; in fact, Bitcoin is the best gift today...

Thank you ^^, delivery is free yes, we just need to get the envelopes to start shipping 

[shield132]

I'm working on this project with a friend, where we designed a red envelope (Hongbao🧧) with Bitcoin theme in mind.
We have two designs now:

• Red:
• Orange:

The app part is where user can generate a custom paper wallet

Would love your opinion: https://hongbaob.tc/

I like the red envelope, it looks cool but I believe it would be better to use a different red because this one looks like the Red Diploma from the Soviet Union. As I see, I get free credits on every envelope purchase. How can I use those free credits? Also consider that your How It Works page is empty and you need to fill it with content. To be fair with you, I wouldn't generate keys on your website, I would download the PDF and change the QR code with my keys in Photoshop.

Btw I wish you good luck. Those songs in the footer were unexpected and funny to hear.

Lol thank you, there's an offline mode for that very reason so you wouldn't worry about us taking they key + the code is public in Github so everyone can check it out
We were just having fun with the songs 
The red is to keep the chinese tradition with the red envelopes but we think of making other colors and designs
 

Oh, red in China represents the communist revolution, probably that's why it's similar to my local red diplomas that were made during the Soviet Union. I believe it would be a cool idea to let us customise the design of the envelope. Let us customise the colours and the graphics on it. Include major colours like red, green, orange, blue, black, white and etc...

I know that I can run it in offline mode but I can't read a code myself to know how securely and randomly seeds are generated and there was recorded one very bad case a few years ago. One online paper wallet creator, that was also letting you to create a wallet offline, had pregenerated wallets and was giving you a false assumption that offline generated wallets were safe while in reality thousands of wallets were pregenerated and each generation was giving you unique wallet, which was pregenerated and access by the scammers. To my mind, you need to work on this.

[salmaChan]

I'm working on this project with a friend, where we designed a red envelope (Hongbao🧧) with Bitcoin theme in mind.
We have two designs now:

• Red:
• Orange:

The app part is where user can generate a custom paper wallet

Would love your opinion: https://hongbaob.tc/

I like the red envelope, it looks cool but I believe it would be better to use a different red because this one looks like the Red Diploma from the Soviet Union. As I see, I get free credits on every envelope purchase. How can I use those free credits? Also consider that your How It Works page is empty and you need to fill it with content. To be fair with you, I wouldn't generate keys on your website, I would download the PDF and change the QR code with my keys in Photoshop.

Btw I wish you good luck. Those songs in the footer were unexpected and funny to hear.

Lol thank you, there's an offline mode for that very reason so you wouldn't worry about us taking they key + the code is public in Github so everyone can check it out
We were just having fun with the songs  
The red is to keep the chinese tradition with the red envelopes but we think of making other colors and designs
 

Oh, red in China represents the communist revolution, probably that's why it's similar to my local red diplomas that were made during the Soviet Union. I believe it would be a cool idea to let us customise the design of the envelope. Let us customise the colours and the graphics on it. Include major colours like red, green, orange, blue, black, white and etc...

I know that I can run it in offline mode but I can't read a code myself to know how securely and randomly seeds are generated and there was recorded one very bad case a few years ago. One online paper wallet creator, that was also letting you to create a wallet offline, had pregenerated wallets and was giving you a false assumption that offline generated wallets were safe while in reality thousands of wallets were pregenerated and each generation was giving you unique wallet, which was pregenerated and access by the scammers. To my mind, you need to work on this.

I see, i really appreciate the thought you put in giving me this review i'll make sure to look into it on how to gain user trust
As for the "red" in hongbao it has nothing to do with Soviet Union, the red in Chinese culture represents good luck and was in ancient times believed to scare off evil spirits
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_envelope
I understand the confusion but many countries have red flags for exp and they had nothing to do with SU

This is speculated on why red is used in Chinese culture
https://www.webtoons.com/en/slice-of-life/roar-street-journal/ep-198-lunar-new-year-story-of-nian/viewer?title_no=397&episode_no=201
Btw if you like wholsome comics i suggest this one even tho it looks simple

I'm looking for Bitcoin artists to create paper wallets in their own style
And then users can have original and unique paper wallets they can top up and print at home
For now we only have paper wallets inspired by fiat banknotes, we did that to make it look familiar to new comers
But we need styles that are different and original
I would love to have a collab with artists in the Bitcoin community

[salmaChan]

I'm working on this project with a friend, where we designed a red envelope (Hongbao🧧) with Bitcoin theme in mind.
We have two designs now:

• Red:
• Orange:

The app part is where user can generate a custom paper wallet

Would love your opinion: https://hongbaob.tc/

I like the red envelope, it looks cool but I believe it would be better to use a different red because this one looks like the Red Diploma from the Soviet Union. As I see, I get free credits on every envelope purchase. How can I use those free credits? Also consider that your How It Works page is empty and you need to fill it with content. To be fair with you, I wouldn't generate keys on your website, I would download the PDF and change the QR code with my keys in Photoshop.

Btw I wish you good luck. Those songs in the footer were unexpected and funny to hear.

Lol thank you, there's an offline mode for that very reason so you wouldn't worry about us taking they key + the code is public in Github so everyone can check it out
We were just having fun with the songs 
The red is to keep the chinese tradition with the red envelopes but we think of making other colors and designs
 

Oh, red in China represents the communist revolution, probably that's why it's similar to my local red diplomas that were made during the Soviet Union. I believe it would be a cool idea to let us customise the design of the envelope. Let us customise the colours and the graphics on it. Include major colours like red, green, orange, blue, black, white and etc...

I know that I can run it in offline mode but I can't read a code myself to know how securely and randomly seeds are generated and there was recorded one very bad case a few years ago. One online paper wallet creator, that was also letting you to create a wallet offline, had pregenerated wallets and was giving you a false assumption that offline generated wallets were safe while in reality thousands of wallets were pregenerated and each generation was giving you unique wallet, which was pregenerated and access by the scammers. To my mind, you need to work on this.

Having the possibility to customize the envelopes is a great idea, for now we don't have the means to do that, The red envelope with the golden effect demand a special printer and companies print by the bulk not by few ones
We are thinking of this idea but it would need some brainstorming on how to make it happen
We thought about having prints that people can DIY themselves but it won't have the same effect, the golden effect and the paper quality
But i really love the idea of making it customizable   

[buwaytress]

Reminds that I did something manually before -- a puzzle for a seed phrase inside a typical red packet. It... was not really a hit haha.

Not really my culture but these red packets (they say ang pao) are very common in Southeast Asia where I'm from. The Muslims and Hindus in the region have also taken to it for their own holidays/wedding gifts (green packets and purple packets). They get really, really fancy. 

Yours do seem a bit on the expensive side... should include more details like they do on these custom packet sites: dimension, paper thickness, weight, emboss, etc.

Also, where is your pay with BTC link?!

P.S. I've put the images down here for easier viewing (you can edit your OP to use these links).

[salmaChan]

Reminds that I did something manually before -- a puzzle for a seed phrase inside a typical red packet. It... was not really a hit haha.

Not really my culture but these red packets (they say ang pao) are very common in Southeast Asia where I'm from. The Muslims and Hindus in the region have also taken to it for their own holidays/wedding gifts (green packets and purple packets). They get really, really fancy.  

Yours do seem a bit on the expensive side... should include more details like they do on these custom packet sites: dimension, paper thickness, weight, emboss, etc.

Also, where is your pay with BTC link?!

P.S. I've put the images down here for easier viewing (you can edit your OP to use these links).

Aww thank you for uploading the images  
For the dimensions i put them on the website
And here's a picture explaining

As for the Lightning/BTC pay it's a new feature we're adding (in progress) hopefully it'll be done next week  


Just shipped the new dashboard 🎉

• Bitcoin Calendar : no excuses to celebrate and gift BTCs
• Mobile first : 40% of our traffic is from mobile based on Plausible Analytics
• Analytics on paper wallets (views + likes)
• Payment Methods : ₿ Wallet, Credit Card / Bank Transfer by Mt Pelerin

Check it out https://hongbaob.tc/dashboard
Preview: https://youtu.be/i7owGvOl0Ds

[buwaytress]

^ Ah right, I missed that. Yeah, let me know when you get a BTC payment option up and running, I'll throw in a few sats to buy these. Actually have such a large stock I can't finish using but these may come in handy in hopefully the not-so-far-away future. The Bitcoin Calendar too, maybe GL!

[salmaChan]

^ Ah right, I missed that. Yeah, let me know when you get a BTC payment option up and running, I'll throw in a few sats to buy these. Actually have such a large stock I can't finish using but these may come in handy in hopefully the not-so-far-away future. The Bitcoin Calendar too, maybe GL!

Thank you
I'll be sure to notify you as soon as BTC payment is ready and as soon as we're ready to ship,
Package is stuck at the customs 

[salmaChan]

Can you help me decide the name?

• HongBaoBTC
• HongBao Bitcoin

I'm stuck between these two 

[salmaChan]

Just shipped BTCTC & Lightning payments 🚀

@hongbaobitcoin
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• 0% Fees & No Third-party
• Open-source, censorship-resistant and free.
• Self-hosted: 9$ / mo (soon)

API is not as great as Stripe but it does the job.
Dev time : 2 weeks

Check it out:
https://hongbaob.tc/

[salmaChan]

As a developer with basic Photoshop and Illustrator skills, i want to share my process designing a red envelope specific for bitcoin
I started using AI, dw just to have a vision on what i want, to see it and have inspiration, which i think AI can be good at that


So this is what it gave and i cracked up Inkscape (since i'm using Mint) and started
It was a really fun process and after many tries i got to this design


And with the same process a new envelope is in the making
Hint:

[dkbit98]

So If I understand correctly this is just a paper wallet with nice custom design, right?
I think it would be better if keys are encrypted in some way.

I think this would be a good time to create something as a joke for new EURO banknotes, because they started contest recently and they accepting designs.
There are a bunch of funny AI generated images posted on twitter

[salmaChan]

So If I understand correctly this is just a paper wallet with nice custom design, right?
I think it would be better if keys are encrypted in some way.

I think this would be a good time to create something as a joke for new EURO banknotes, because they started contest recently and they accepting designs.
There are a bunch of funny AI generated images posted on twitter

This is actually the red envelope in which the paper wallet goes in, and funny enough i already did a design of Euro but with Bitcoin twist for a paper wallet 
you can check it out https://hongbaob.tc/en/papers/144?step=1

[dkbit98]

This is actually the red envelope in which the paper wallet goes in, and funny enough i already did a design of Euro but with Bitcoin twist for a paper wallet 
you can check it out https://hongbaob.tc/en/papers/144?step=1

This is interesting design you made, but these days I am not comfortable having private keys printed on anything.
I know some scary stories from customs in different countries opening packages and envelopes, so that is a security risk.
You should consider adding some alternative for private key, maybe separate sticker with private keys that can be printed locally.

[salmaChan]

This is actually the red envelope in which the paper wallet goes in, and funny enough i already did a design of Euro but with Bitcoin twist for a paper wallet 
you can check it out https://hongbaob.tc/en/papers/144?step=1

This is interesting design you made, but these days I am not comfortable having private keys printed on anything.
I know some scary stories from customs in different countries opening packages and envelopes, so that is a security risk.
You should consider adding some alternative for private key, maybe separate sticker with private keys that can be printed locally.

The idea is that you print that yourself, and with each envelope you buy you get scratch-able sticker to hide the key and mnemonic, so only you and the person you gift it it to can  see it
But the whole paper is printed at home, we only sell the envelopes