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# /BALANCE SLASH COMMAND ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    @nextcord.slash_command(description="Check a coin balance.")
    async def balance(self, interaction: nextcord.Interaction, member: nextcord.Member = None):
        await interaction.response.defer()  # Defer the response
        user_id = member.id if member else interaction.user.id  # Use provided member or the user who invoked the command
        conn = sqlite3.connect('currency.db')
        cursor = conn.cursor()
        cursor.execute("SELECT balance FROM currency WHERE user_id = ?", (user_id,))
        result = cursor.fetchone()

        if result:
            balance = result[0]
        else:
            balance = 0
            cursor.execute("INSERT INTO currency (user_id, balance) VALUES (?, ?)", (user_id, balance))
            conn.commit()

        conn.close()

        if member:
            if balance == 0:
                embed = nextcord.Embed(title="", description=f"{member.mention} has a balance of **{balance}** 🪙.", color=nextcord.Color.red())
            else:
                embed = nextcord.Embed(title="", description=f"{member.mention}'s balance is: **{balance:,}** 🪙.", color=nextcord.Color.gold())
        else:
            if balance == 0:
                embed = nextcord.Embed(title="", description=f"Your balance is **{balance}** 🪙.", color=nextcord.Color.red())
            else:
                embed = nextcord.Embed(title="", description=f"Your balance is **{balance:,}** 🪙.", color=nextcord.Color.gold())

        await interaction.followup.send(embed=embed, ephemeral=True)  # Use followup to send the message