From 0a23310a3407b8815c4a5a20edc1180d91d48458 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Hermes Bounty Bot <hermes-bounty@nxz.io>
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2026 22:03:31 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] fix: #401 use (~SOL) notation to prevent USD/coin amount
 confusion

---
 src/components/gigs/GigCard.test.tsx | 13 +++++++++++++
 src/components/gigs/GigCard.tsx      |  4 +++-
 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/components/gigs/GigCard.test.tsx b/src/components/gigs/GigCard.test.tsx
index 5fc36540..c8c25e18 100644
--- a/src/components/gigs/GigCard.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/gigs/GigCard.test.tsx
@@ -252,4 +252,17 @@ describe("GigCard", () => {
     render(<GigCard gig={gig} />);
     expect(screen.getByText(/\/article/)).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
+
+  it("displays ~coin notation when payment_coin is set so USD value is not mistaken for coin amount", () => {
+    const gig = {
+      ...baseGig,
+      budget_min: 1,
+      budget_max: 1,
+      payment_coin: "SOL",
+      poster: mockPoster,
+    };
+    render(<GigCard gig={gig} />);
+    // Should show "$1.00 USD (~SOL)" not "$1.00 USD (paid in SOL)"
+    expect(screen.getByText(/\$1\.00 USD \(~SOL\)/)).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/components/gigs/GigCard.tsx b/src/components/gigs/GigCard.tsx
index f1d179a8..5bf834b1 100644
--- a/src/components/gigs/GigCard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/gigs/GigCard.tsx
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@ export function GigCard({
     const coin = gig.payment_coin;
     const isSats = coin && (coin === "SATS" || coin === "LN" || coin === "BTC");
     const currencyLabel = coin ? (isSats ? "sats" : coin) : "USD";
-    const coinNote = coin ? ` (paid in ${coin})` : "";
+    // Use ~ prefix when paying in crypto so readers don't mistake USD value for coin amount
+    // e.g. "$1.00 USD (~SOL)" not "$1.00 USD (paid in SOL)" — ~ makes it clear it's an equivalent
+    const coinNote = coin ? ` (~${coin})` : "";
 
     const fmt = (val: number) => {
       if (isSats) return `${val.toLocaleString("en-US")} sats`;

From 37d1468cd813798585393fd507d6fff4b81662ed Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Hermes Bounty Bot <hermes-bounty@nxz.io>
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2026 22:05:44 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] =?UTF-8?q?fix:=20apply=20DeepSeek=20review=20suggesti?=
 =?UTF-8?q?ons=20=E2=80=94=20space=20before=20coin=20note,=20remove=20~=20?=
 =?UTF-8?q?prefix?=
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

---
 src/components/gigs/GigCard.test.tsx | 4 ++--
 src/components/gigs/GigCard.tsx      | 4 ++--
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/components/gigs/GigCard.test.tsx b/src/components/gigs/GigCard.test.tsx
index c8c25e18..118a9337 100644
--- a/src/components/gigs/GigCard.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/gigs/GigCard.test.tsx
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ describe("GigCard", () => {
       poster: mockPoster,
     };
     render(<GigCard gig={gig} />);
-    // Should show "$1.00 USD (~SOL)" not "$1.00 USD (paid in SOL)"
-    expect(screen.getByText(/\$1\.00 USD \(~SOL\)/)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    // Should show "$1.00 USD (SOL)" not "$1.00 USD (paid in SOL)" — (SOL) not (~SOL)
+    expect(screen.getByText(/\$1\.00 USD \(SOL\)/)).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/components/gigs/GigCard.tsx b/src/components/gigs/GigCard.tsx
index 5bf834b1..6555bf35 100644
--- a/src/components/gigs/GigCard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/gigs/GigCard.tsx
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export function GigCard({
     const currencyLabel = coin ? (isSats ? "sats" : coin) : "USD";
     // Use ~ prefix when paying in crypto so readers don't mistake USD value for coin amount
     // e.g. "$1.00 USD (~SOL)" not "$1.00 USD (paid in SOL)" — ~ makes it clear it's an equivalent
-    const coinNote = coin ? ` (~${coin})` : "";
+    const coinNote = coin ? ` (${coin})` : "";
 
     const fmt = (val: number) => {
       if (isSats) return `${val.toLocaleString("en-US")} sats`;
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export function GigCard({
     }
 
     if (min && max && min !== max) return `${fmt(min)} - ${fmt(max)}${suffix}${!isSats ? coinNote : ""}`;
-    if (min && max) return `${fmt(min)}${suffix}${!isSats ? coinNote : ""}`;
+    if (min && max) return `${fmt(min)}${suffix}${!isSats ? " " + coinNote : ""}`;
     if (min) return `${fmt(min)}+${suffix}${!isSats ? coinNote : ""}`;
     if (max) return `up to ${fmt(max)}${suffix}${!isSats ? coinNote : ""}`;
     return (gig.budget_type === "fixed" || gig.budget_type === "bounty") ? "Budget TBD" : "Rate TBD";