wait wait wait, the solana blinks thing people are talking about requires a browser extension to even render?

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so you need a full fledged extension to support transaction interactions in the first place, and now need one (probably same one) to actively overwrite (and probably mangle) websites to support an interactive component that site operators might not even want, at what point does it continue making sense with the extension model rather than building a new browser? The raw security implications of completely overwriting a completely unrelated website, from user-supplied data, in the _same_ trust boundary as my crypto wallet steps way out of bounds for something I would remotely want to try.

yeah, afaik it requires an injected browser extension

they get all those permissions normally, to read/edit all data on all pages

Solana 2023: browser extensions are bad UX so we’re building a phone.

Solana 2024: please download this browser extension.

i thought it was just a link that triggers a transaction lmao

My favorite part was a joint NDA-powered effort to drop this fully integrated at one time.

Next week I don’t see why they don’t just drop automatic wallet KYC fed directly to whichever government the operators operate in because convenience

Memes

Thank you @antimofm.eth to have perfectly embodied my point into a meme 😂

https://warpcast.com/0xconca.eth/0x80221fa9

all good points, would the mass majority crypto users on Twitter use it though?

Yes, the Solana Blinks feature needs a browser extension to work. It won't display or function without it, so you'll need to install the extension to interact with the feature properly.

Doesn’t surprise me. Whenever they come up with new innovations that are “ Way more user friendly” I’m always immediately skeptical.
Crypto developers have literally NO IDEA how normal people interact with things. Ha ha ha. None 

I bet the new Base smart wallet is really confusing for example. I haven’t tried it.

and they are even comparing those with frames LOL