onchain ux philosophy seems to be branching in two directions
group 1: be upfront about crypto in your app, show the value early on. educate the user, and gather momentum around changing the culture of value creation on the internet together
group 2: hide all explicit crypto mentions, but still show value it brings – like earning for posts. meet people where they are, then slowly introduce them to more explicit crypto concepts like self-custody and decentralisation
bencex.comonchain ux philosophy seems to be branching in two directions group 1: be upfront about crypto in your app, show the value early on. educate the user, and gather momentum around changing the culture of value creation on the internet together group 2: hide all explicit crypto mentions, but still show value it brings – like earning for posts. meet people where they are, then slowly introduce them to more explicit crypto concepts like self-custody and decentralisation
“abstract crypto away” is becoming an industry truism – which leaves us with the question of “then what?”
we’ll have simplicity in ux and users can mentally map their existing experiences to our apps
but some of the upsides of crypto, particularly in social contexts, come precisely from the value accrual that web2 hides – something that, if abstracte... See more
we’ll have simplicity in ux and users can mentally map their existing experiences to our apps
but some of the upsides of crypto, particularly in social contexts, come precisely from the value accrual that web2 hides – something that, if abstracte... See more
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My biggest takeaway from Cannes is that the crypto industry as we know it will not exist in 10-15 years.
We will be fully integrated into the broader financial world. "Working in crypto" will not be a thing, you'll just work on finance. That's the best outcome for the world.
A small group of nerds will work in the trenches. Quants, devs, cypherpu... See more
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After 18 days of diving deep into crypto, I didn't come out of it a decentralization maxi. There's space for both types of software, community, and utility. In many ways decentralized software really needs centralization: spam, fraud, content rights, powerful programs, etc.
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